By Sathyagama Abhinav Imagine asking someone how they plan to improve their life. Many people would describe a major event. “I’ll start exercising next month.” “I’ll completely change my diet.” “I’ll quit all my bad habits.” “I’ll begin waking up at 5 a.m.” Our minds are naturally attracted to dramatic transformations. We enjoy stories of…
By S. Abhinav Sathyagama Imagine asking a hundred people a simple question: “What do you want most in life?” Many would probably answer with one word. Happiness. It seems like a perfectly reasonable goal. After all, who wouldn’t want to be happy? Yet after years of studying psychology and observing human behaviour, I have come…
Sathyagama Abhinav Kumar Imagine two colleagues attending the same meeting. At the end of the meeting, their manager says, “I think this report could have been stronger.” One colleague leaves feeling motivated. “I’ve received useful feedback. I know what to improve.” The other leaves feeling defeated. “My manager thinks I’m not good enough.” The words…
By Sathyagama Abhinav Kumar Imagine driving a car and suddenly seeing a warning light appear on the dashboard. Most people would not become angry at the light itself. They would understand that the light is providing information. It is trying to communicate something important. Yet many of us treat our emotions very differently. When sadness…
By Sathyagama Abhinav Kumar Imagine arriving at your destination and suddenly realizing that you barely remember the journey. You know you drove the car. You know you followed the road. You know you stopped at the traffic signals. Yet much of the journey feels like a blur. Most of us have experienced something similar. What’s…
By Sathyagama Abhinav Kumar Have you ever found yourself replaying a conversation long after it ended? Perhaps you keep revisiting a decision you made days ago, wondering whether you chose correctly. Maybe you lie awake at night imagining countless scenarios about the future, despite knowing that most of them will never happen. If this sounds…