Human Behavior

Entrepreneur Naval Ravikant explains that jealousy is often misplaced. "Jealousy is such a poisonous emotion because, at the end of the day, you're no better off, you're unhappier, and the person you're jealous of is still successful or good-looking, or…

Our internal dialogue is our harshest critic. It often stops us from taking action due to fear of failure. I am not ready yet, I don't have the skill, remember the last time I screwed up - such thoughts bubble…

Some days are smooth. Everything goes as expected and you are able to do impactful things without breaking a sweat. The birds are singing and the sun is shining. You whistle your way through the world. Some days are rough.…

For each headache you face, ask yourself, "Is this mostly real or mostly imagined?" Solve the real problems, release the imaginary ones. James Clear The problems that we face are of two types. Some problems are like a muddy pond.…

Ambiguity is a silent killer. It kills ideas, aspirations and projects. Too many choices are a source of ambiguity. Jargon, complexity and muddled thinking are a source of ambiguity. The need to lay down all the steps to reach the…

Love is hard to explain in words. But it can be felt through mysterious mediums. When I thought about writing this post, I found my stream of words so inadequate that I gave up. And then one day, I came…

The way we teach history in school is mostly useless because it focuses more on information and less on insights. One quickly develops an aversion to history when forced to remember a succession of kings and empires and dates to…

In our modern world, it's astonishingly easy to start an outright lie, morph it into a disputed combination of half lies and half truths and then into almost-truth that many people readily believe in. Why does this work? Because the…

Why do so many people work so hard in life but still get nowhere? Our instinct is to think that more hours mean more productivity and progress. Sometimes we apply the same rule to decisions and think that the longer…

Newton's third law of motion states "For every action, there is equal and opposite reaction." This law can be extended to human behavior. When you are kind and offer help (action), you receive kindness and help in return (reaction). When…