The voice in your head I carry a running commentary in my head all the time. I think most of us do. The other day I missed an easy shot while playing pickleball, and immediately I said: “What’s wrong with you?” While practising GMAT questions, ever happened with you: You make a “silly mistake”. When […]
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The Tale of Two “Easy” Courses While pursuing Engineering in Canada, I needed to take two electives in my second year. There were two common electives that students from previous batches typically considered “easy”. The first one was a course on Critical Thinking. I took that course. Loved it. I got the highest grade of
17. How could something so easy for everyone be so hard for me? Read More »
The woodcutter story Let’s start with a story. A woodcutter is in a jungle. He’s using his axe to cut a tree, and somehow he can’t seem to get the job done. He’s been at it for hours. He’s been swinging away with his axe. He’s been hitting at the tree from all possible directions
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Understanding the rushing problem A student gets a question wrong. He finds that he had missed a piece of information in the question. That caused him to answer incorrectly. He thinks about it and says, “I rushed.” And the solution: “Next time, I’ll slow down.” Sound familiar at all? If it does, I have two
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Today I want to talk about certain things I have realized about restarting something. I expect that some of you will relate. So I’d started working out with a trainer a few months back. I used to go to the trainer quite regularly, and even on the days that I didn’t go, I did the
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If you’re like me, you’ve tried everything to be more productive, but nothing seems to work. You’ve installed the latest task management apps, watched hours of YouTube videos on productivity, and read countless books on the subject. But still, you can’t seem to get anything done. Over the years, I’ve struggled to be productive. I’ve
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I was playing cricket with my then four-year-old son. He was batting, but he kept missing the ball. I gave him gentle instructions: “Keep your eye on the ball,” “Move your feet closer to where it’s bouncing,” and so on. But nothing seemed to stick. (Not that I minded much – he was four.) Yet,
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I watched a few people playing a friendly cricket match in a ground the other day. The batsman hit the ball. It went to a nearby fielder, and even before the fielder had had time to reach the ball, the whole fielding team – the bowler, the other fielders, the wicketkeeper, everybody – started shouting:
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I know I have a harsh start to this article. But, honestly I did want to be harsh. Once you see it, I think you’ll agree – it is indeed nonsense. I’ll explain. In school, when you reached Class 9 from Class 8, was everyone at the same level? No, right? Everyone doesn’t score the same
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Hey everyone, Today, let’s talk about some habits that can quietly, but powerfully, upgrade your prep. Of course you’d understand, it’s not just about the hours we put in, rather it’s about how we use them. I’ll talk about two habits and one mindset that could help you navigate the arduous GMAT prep journey with
8. Daily shutdowns, weekly audits and smarter restarts Read More »