Book Summary
Psychology of Money
When I picked up The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, I wasn’t looking for formulas or market predictions. I wanted to understand why money mak…
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Investment Journal
The Coin That Changed My Morning
When I look back on my investment journey, it’s hard to believe where it all began. It wasn’t with careful planning. It wasn’t with a detailed st…
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Personal Reflections
Salary in the Early Days: Between Pride and Planning
When you’re just starting your career, your salary is often small — so small that, when you compare it to what you might earn in a few years, it alm…
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Life Lessons
Silence Is a Response – The Art of Not Engaging With What Doesn’t Serve You
When I was a kid, I saw my grandfather at the market. A man shouted at him over a small argument about change. My grandfather didn’t say a word. H…
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Deep Talks
Why We Hold On to People Who Are Already Gone
There’s a strange kind of pain in holding on to someone who isn’t really there anymore. Whether they’ve left our lives physically or drifted away em…
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Life Lessons
The Day an ISUZU Took Flight – And Landed Inside a House
2024 was already shaping up to be an unforgettable year for me at Techspire Wireless Pvt. Ltd — but not for the reason I thought. Our company didn’t…
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Deep Talks
The Paradox of Control: Letting Go to Gain More
For the longest time, I believed that control was the ultimate key to success and peace. If I could just manage every detail perfectly—whether it w…
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Book Summary
Animal farm
Imagine this A farm full of exhausted animals, ruled by a careless human master. One night, the animals dream of freedom — a world without humans,…
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Life Lessons
The Lesson I Learned Too Late
Life has an unusual way of shaping us. Sometimes it teaches quietly, almost like a gentle tap on the shoulder. Other times, it delivers the lesson li…
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What Im Thinking Today
Why We Wait for the “Right Time”
We all do it. We delay starting. We delay deciding. We delay living the thing we say we want. And the excuse is always the same: “I’m just waiting fo…
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Habits and Routines
The Habit of Talking to Myself
I talk to myself a lot. No, not in the “shouting at walls” way — more in the “keeping myself company in my own head” way. It started quietly, without…
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Book Summary
Start With Why
Introduction Simon Sinek ’s Start With Why isn’t just another book on business strategies — it’s a fresh perspective on how leaders can inspire pe…
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Culture
Chithirai Thiruvizha 2011 — Summer, Sweets, and Stories
It was May 2011. I had just completed my 6th standard, annual examination leave had begun, and I was at home, ready for the one thing I always look…
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Personal Reflections
The bracelet That Stayed With Me for 8 Years
Some people come and go in our lives. They bring joy, lessons, or memories, and eventually drift away. But sometimes, it’s not a person who stays wit…
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Personal Reflections
The People Who Left Without Saying Goodbye
Some people leave like storms — loud, messy, and impossible to ignore. But some… slip away quietly. No slammed doors, no final words, not even a hint…
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