Anish Passi

In this video, watch how Ronaldo motivates his teammate to take a penalty. While there is a lot to like in the way Ronaldo goes about it, there is one key thing that stands out for me. Why don’t you through the video, then I’ll share further. ‘If we lose, so be it’ I loved […]

I often get this question from students in a tough spot. The scenario looks something like this: “I’m at a 425 on my GMAT Focus mock. I need to score at least a 655 (around the 90th percentile), and I must take the test in 4 weeks. I can study 2 hours on weekdays and

I had a call with a prospective student who kept getting stuck on questions in their actual exams – taking up to 8-9 minutes on individual questions. (And these weren’t the first RC or MSR questions).I asked them, “So, what should you have done?”His immediate answer was: “Well, I should have guessed, bookmarked it, and

I’ve been attending Vipassana meditation courses on and off for years.If you’ve ever been to one, you know how intense they are – ten days of silence, meditating from 4:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., with short breaks in between.For a long time, my attitude was: “I’m doing pretty well.”Maybe I’d walk in at 4:35 instead

The question that feels like an accusation We learned that there are five ‘W’ and one ‘H’ questions – who, what, where, when, why and how. Yet, one of these questions has somehow become a statement. In fact, not just a simple statement, it has become an accusation. Say someone asks you: “”Why isn’t it

My AI assistant taught me a lesson So the other day, I asked my AI tool to help me draft an email reply. I shared my thoughts one by one. I asked it to check them – do they all seem logical? Is anything missing the point? Should I skip any of them? The AI

Many GMAT students wear long study hours like a badge of honor. Five hours yesterday, six the day before. But more hours don’t always mean more learning. In fact, after a certain point, they can mean less. Economics has a concept for this: the point of diminishing returns. Beyond a certain level of effort, each

I watched a documentary “American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden” about how the US Navy SEALs captured and killed Osama Bin Laden. One thing that fascinated me in the documentary was how the Navy Seals and the CIA prepared for the mission beforehand. The CIA built a mock-up of the actual compound in which they believed

Did you really see it, or did you just glance? My maid had been working in the kitchen for about 45 minutes—cleaning, chopping vegetables, moving around. Then she went to fetch the broom at the usual place right outside our kitchen. But it wasn’t there. “Bhaiyya, aapne jhadu dekha hai?” she called out. (“Have you