I love mental models and I use them wherever possible. They are not always perfect but they are sufficient to … More
Category: Happiness
On Living: Bertrand Russell, in his words
This page forms the Prologue to Bertrand Russell’s Autobiography and is titled ‘What I have lived for. Bertrand Russel is … More
Thumb Rules for Financial Planning
1. Calculating your risk appetite for asset allocation. Mutual Funds are one the of the most popular instruments of investing. … More
The Four Human Motivations
Most of us are familiar with only one model of human motivation: Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. I have been … More
Life without Work is Impossible
When I had just entered secondary school, I visited a book exhibition with my father in my hometown. I remember … More
Learning the skill of happiness
Fortunately today there is a lot of good research available on the topic of happiness. By relying on philosophers’ careful … More
Hormones of Happiness
If there is one aspiration that unites all humans, it is happiness. Every person, irrespective of their gender, race, religion, … More
The meaning of finding meaning in life.
Many people drift aimlessly through life or keep changing their goals, running around chasing whatever they choose to call happiness. … More
Live One Life. Live with Integrity
There are countless ways to live life: some of us believe in living for the day, some want to make … More
How we have become a Global Organism
In the science fiction of the 1920s, it was imagined that the humans of the future grow bigger and bigger … More