My seatmate on an evening flight was a woman from Switzerland. As soon as the meal was served, I noticed that she heavily salted and peppered her dessert – a mouth-watering piece of chocolate cake. The flight-attendant, somewhat taken aback, explained that it wasn’t necessary to do this.
“Oh, but it is,” the woman replied, smiling, “It keeps me from eating it.”
“High value” doesn’t mean a man with perfect grooming and ten books on his shelf he hasn’t read. Chanakya wouldn’t have wasted two seconds on that kind of man. He didn’t teach charisma. He taught control. He didn’t talk about being alpha. He built kings. His words weren’t written for influencers. They were written for […]
Chanakya’s timeless wisdom for life management, taken from his teachings in his texts, Arthashastra and Chanakya Neeti. 1) “There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.” While this might sound harsh to some, it is a bitter reality of life. So, it’s better to understand others’ motives and have realistic expectations from […]
Difficulties are a part of life. However, most people, when there is an upswing, are in euphoria, and when there is a downswing, get into depression. When they often get caught in this cycle, it makes life miserable for them. Here are eight harsh truths about life which are better to learn early in life. […]
