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Someone asked me this question recently on Quora.com, how do toppers study?. Here is what I came up with. Just like one size doesn’t fit all, top students also have different styles of studying. I will share some of the styles that I have come across at IIT Delhi and XLRI Jamshedpur: Phodu. Simply cracks […]
Keep ReadingSomeone asked me this question – why should I develop the studying habit? The person who asked this was a student. First thing I told her was to broaden the question to cover not only studying but reading habit as well. Studying refers to what we do as students but reading is something that we […]
Keep ReadingDuring my recent vacation to the mountains in Himachal Pradesh, India, I had the pleasure of reading about Elon Musk. I can safely claim that if there is a superman alive today, it is Elon Musk. I have always followed news about him with great interest and consider him a true visionary. This is because […]
Keep ReadingThe year was 1971. Two boys in Palo Alto, California, aged 21 and 16, both electronic geeks stumbled upon an article. The article was titled ‘Secrets of the Little Blue Box’. The boys were the best of the buddies owing to their common interest in electronic, the age difference notwithstanding. The article told about the […]
Keep ReadingRaman is a hard working management consultant. He has been in business for fifteen years now. Having climbed the corporate ladder fast, his income has been handsome. He not only enjoys a nice standard of living but also saves enough every month to achieve his target of retiring early. When he looks around in his […]
Keep ReadingThe other day, I showed my wife our investment portfolio. I was feeling good about the profits made over last couple of years and thought that it was a good time to do this. So, I started,’ Jaanu (Indian equivalent of Honey), let’s do a quick review of our investments. It’s been some time that […]
Keep ReadingDo you feel victimized by the office politics? Do you feel people at work gang-up against you? Priya had worked on this report all night and was excited to present it to her boss in the morning. The boss seemed grumpy but she was sure that as soon as he saw the report, he would […]
Keep ReadingRecently, a few professionals and managers contacted me through my blog (ashutoshm.com). They are experiencing severe stress in life as the company has put them into a new role or function. They don’t seem to have any experience in dealing with the demands of the new job. One person shared that she is feeling […]
Keep ReadingComfort zones are everywhere unlike the wifi zones. From the moment we are born, we weave these little nests called comfort zones. Some visible, some invisible. I happened to meet a person who is working in creative writing field. He has done some great work and I got to know it because of my interaction […]
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I found this question, “How to overcome depression?”, so relevant that I also put up this answer on my YouTube channel. Watch it here: Someone asked me this question: I am 22 and I feel stuck in life. I don’t know what I want. What should I do? My answer is as follows: There […]
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