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Recently, I had an uncomfortable but eye-opening moment. A stranger confronted my young child directly over a misunderstanding. As a parent, I stayed relatively calm. I politely pointed out that if he had concerns, he should have spoken to me and not directly to a minor. The stranger’s face shifted quickly, he went from defensive to being irritated and even tried covering his mistake with small lies. He didn’t say sorry, but his silence as he walked away said enough. I took t

Recently, I was scrolling through LinkedIn when I came across the profile of a senior ex-colleague of mine who apparently switched careers. She has now added a new credential: Certified Life Coach, from a "Monk" founded Coaching School. It caught my attention. The name of the school was familiar and actually the "Monk" who founded the school is currently a bestselling author and viral content creator known for spiritual quotes, celebrity interviews, and a book themed around m

I had always observed this vaguely, but only recently did I start giving it more attention and thought. That curiosity led me to some truly fascinating insights about how the human mind works. It started with small things. A friend who passionately advocates for sustainability but casually throws plastic bottles in the trash. Someone, including myself who talks about how important health is, but skips sleep and lives on junk food. Another who says they hate drama and dramatic

I remember watching a hilarious scene from a Malayalam movie, where the tutor is asking his 12th grade student to write a letter on behalf of the institute requesting permission to meet an actor who is in town for a movie shoot. He goes like this - "Respected Sir, I want to see you. Please seeing me. I am very interesting to see you..." This movie scene was indeed the reality until few months back, precisely the Pre AI era. However things have changed now with the advent of A