(My initial thoughts on Debt — The first 5000 years by Economic Anthropologist and Activist David Graeber) Ever since the subject came into being on its own with Adam Smith; economics has been one of the fascinating subjects that rule our collective psyche. Economics has never before been studied independently…

In modernity’s schools, there is a problem with definitions. All knowledge of any object is given through definitions before we come in touch with the object itself. We have established within ourselves what the object is before we perceive the object, and go through due processes of inferencing, deducing, comparing…

“Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after will seem inadequate.” — Michael Leavitt, a former secretary of US department of health. On the midnight of 31st December 2020, one was relieved that the disastrous 2020 is behind us and we were hoping for a…

In today’s world, our extent of understanding of our surroundings rests on our ability to explain it. Hence, we go about seeking to explain any and everything around us; unquestioningly. …

Creativity is generally understood to be an attribute that enables one to translate ideas to creation. A creative person is generally accepted to be one who derives ideas from thin air with sheer power of imagination. If this definition of creativity were to be accepted, there is very little room…

Walking away is one of the most difficult decisions that you may confront when facing a problem. A problem you may face with people or in relationships. A problem in your workplace or a personal challenge you may encounter. …

“Don’t try to understand it. Feel it.”- a quote from the upcoming movie ‘Tenet’ “Prediction, not narration, is the real test of our understanding of the world.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb In the natural world, it’s not the ability of a being to narrate its understanding of a system or…

One metric that parents may use to measure a school is - ‘The proportion that the school spends on its human resources (teachers, admin staff, helps) excluding their training.’ If this is 60%, it indicates that the school is run by the teachers (with admin and helps); If it is…

The Epicurean paradox is very often used as a tool to deny or seed doubts about the existence of a God; mostly in the realm of western monotheistic religions. A friend posed this paradox to me last evening. Surprisingly, the paradox unraveled instantly. I am posing my conclusion about this…