A peculiar ritual plays out in every Indian drawing room, every tea stall, every WhatsApp group, every college debate, and every dinner table argument. Someone will say something has gone wrong — a pothole that has been there since the UPA government, a hospital that … Read more
Why Going With the Flow Makes More Sense on Most Days Life has often been compared to a river. Some days we paddle hard against the current, determined to reach our chosen shore. Other days, we allow ourselves to drift, trusting that the flow will … Read more
As the workweek draws to a close, a familiar feeling bubbles up for many: the undeniable pull towards social gatherings and revelry. This weekend ritual of “partying” is more than just a frivolous pastime. Rather it is the outward manifestation of a deeply ingrained human … Read more
How to align the different perspectives of your mind, emotions, body and soul to overcome life challenges, career confusion, and find success at work, and maybe even true fulfilment. Introduction: Why You Still Feel Lost Despite Chasing Success In a high-speed, high-pressure, instant-gratification, dopamine-fuelled world, … Read more
Pune: The Best Place to Live in India Pune took the second spot in the last Ease of Living Survey, ranking after Bengaluru, one spot down from the numero uno position it held in the earlier report. But as most Punekars will tell you, the … Read more
A Japanese study by Takahiro Sekiguchi of Tokyo Gakugei University has shown a link between creative thinking and mind wandering or daydreaming as we more often call it. Mind wandering refers to the situation where your mind drifts away from what you are doing or … Read more
The 2023 World Happiness Index has placed India at the 126th spot, up 10 places from the 136th spot in 2022. But this is not the complete truth. Last year the index had 147 countries and we ranked 136th. This year it has 137 countries … Read more
Go on journeys – literal/metaphorical – that you enjoy. The destination/goals are usually not as great as they are hyped up to be. Most times they are let downs. This is especially true for the goals we pursue in life. After we have achieved the … Read more
Life will take you places you may not want to go. What you do when you are at that place depends on you. Others will give you advice, lead you astray – you have to ensure you back yourself – no one else will. Most … Read more
Feeling Unhappy? Down and Out? Here are 3 Life-Changing Ideas from Eckhart Tolle to Calm Your Mind and Take Back Control Feeling unhappy is said to be a part of life. People even say: life does not always give you roses. Nothing can be further … Read more
The latest world happiness index has placed India at the 136th spot in happiness among 146 countries. To give a reference of how low we are, the country at the bottom of the index, Afghanistan, where there was a civil war and a coup and … Read more
On a fundamental level there is only one thing we are looking for and that is to maintain our way of life. It does not matter to us that our way of life has changed over the years – that we have changed it ourselves … Read more
The Best City to Live in India: Bangalore Bangalore (official name: Bengaluru) took the first spot in the last Ease of Living Survey, effectively making it the best city to live in India. The city ranks at #1 for Economic Ability, at #17 for Quality … Read more
Up until 2019, it was virtually impossible to get an objective list of the best cities to live in India. Most of the lists on the net were subjective compilations of what the writers probably thought were some good bets as any. But in 2019, … Read more
This post gives you the facts behind the best places to live in India. We take the Ease of Living scores for 2020, and give you a breakdown of how each of the top 111 cities in the country rank across four parameters, viz. Quality … Read more
Indian Philosophy has a rich and vibrant tradition that dates back thousands of years. From the simpler Vedic hymns to the esoteric Upanishads, it encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices that have shaped the cultural and intellectual landscape of the Indian subcontinent. There … Read more
A WiseIdiot Curate Piece If you have read about mindfulness and Buddhism, you will likely have heard of Thich Nhat Hanh (IPA pronunciation: /ˈtɪk ˈnjʌt ˈhʌn/), the monk who popularised the now popular concept of mindfulness over 50 years ago. The below piece by Brooke … Read more
Most People Suffer from Stress on Mondays, Except in the Middle East They Suffer from Stress on Saturdays & Sundays The world can be a known and yet a very strange place. Not many of us know that the weekend in the Middle East is … Read more
Life has not promised you any break from hard work. But you can take breaks whenever & wherever you feel like it. Life is not a struggle to be endured but a journey to be lived. If you choose to live it and love it, … Read more
How to Have an Eventful Day 1. Find a Bull on the Road 2. Climb on Top and Dance 3. Use all Savings to Pay off Hospital Bills Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do … Read more