Parth Sawhney

We all need to come up with filters that prevent us from associating with thoughts and actions that can cause harm to ourselves and others. In the spur of the moment and fueled by the momentum that has been building up, we can easily get carried away to think, speak

Jocko Willink has a simple way of dealing well with failures, setbacks and roadblocks. Whenever he faces a challenge and/or gets unexpected news, his response is the same as usual: “Good’. That’s wise and something that we all can learn from. When asked specifically about his response by

We need to become good at dealing with shocks and unpleasant surprises. We will get stirred as life progresses; bad news is just a text, call or email away. It’s important that we prepare ourselves for these challenging situations. The goal is to desensitize ourselves in a healthy way

We work hard and guide ourselves towards alignment and better well-being, and then out of nowhere come weak moments — times when we lose our shit and things go south. We say things we shouldn’t have, we cause mental or physical harm to someone, we argue against our better judgment

Learning is just a part of the process of growing up. Yes, it’s important but it’s not everything. We need to keep practicing and implementing what we learn. Unless we facilitate the rendezvous between words and our life experiences, we won’t be able to truly internalize what

Many times we go out of our way to soothe others. We want to make them feel better. But we don’t realize the hidden costs that we are paying when we go to any lengths to please people. We lose touch with our real selves. We make others feel

As artists, we need to constantly put ourselves in different and new environments so that we soak in the insights and ideas around us. They enhance our perception of this world as we view the world from new angles. We need to consistently be in touch with things that inspire

I have the ‘easy button’ that I got from Staples on my work desk. It reminds me that I need to find ways to make things easier for myself. Oftentimes, our mind complicates things and we overburden ourselves with our work tasks and other obligations. Things are not as difficult

Not all pains are created equal. There are two types of pains: the good pain and the bad pain. The good one helps us grow; it makes us antifragile. It stretches us and in the process we become better and stronger. It pushes our boundaries and takes us to new