Author: abhi

  • Mastery

    A man sought to meet a Master; When the Master was a student he grew tired of the world; For what he saw in the world could only be called entertainment; As a serious man devoted to his art; He tried this and that; He traversed deserts in the search of something; Until he found…

  • Shifting Gears: how startups are cleaning up transportation in India

    A version of this article appeared in Forbes https://bit.ly/3LvIiQK

  • Transcendence of the Self: a psychological perspective

    Transcendence of the Self: a psychological perspective

    Buddha started his life in a palace, surrounded by pleasure. The king, his father, intentionally created a world of beauty and Order. Despite this, he stepped out and saw the real world. He saw Suffering and misery and only then reached perfection. Humans build their lives into this Order, but in the insecurities, judgements, and…

  • The psychology of money: A summary

    People act from their experiences. Don\’t judge from yours. Luck & Risk is all around you. They don\’t fit the stories you want to tell. If you can\’t recognize when you have enough, you will soon have nothing. Warren Buffet could have been an ordinary investor if not for his longevity. Investing – if done…

  • The Pursuit

    The Pursuit

    Man possess gifts bestowed to him by Nature Most miss them Several attempt to realize them Only to stop or fail or give up Knowing that they have done well A few see it and are compelled by it Like metal to the magnet Without a choice Like moth to a flame They live for…

  • The Ego

    The Ego

    What does it mean to have an ego? Where does the ego arise from? Man seeks to answer these questions through intellect He traps himself in the way of the Mind The Ego looks at the past, it sees the future, it perceives and creates desire Little does this man know, that these multiply his…

  • 2020 in Books

    2020 in Books

    Just some books I like

  • Real Estate and Technology Industry

    Real Estate and Technology Industry

    CBRE, in their recent report titled Tech30 2020 measured the impact of the tech industry on the U.S. micro-markets. Some interesting findings– 1. The technology industry, as a whole, has seen an unprecedented contribution to job creation in the last decade, adding 1.5 million jobs. The heavily financed industry acts as a strong driver for…

  • Protected: Identifying Unethical Behaviour

    Protected: Identifying Unethical Behaviour

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  • The Nature of Marketing

    The Nature of Marketing

    \”Truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off\” Marketing has a massive influence on culture. Governments and businesses spend billions to get their ideology to become the truth. Most times, this hides the more objective and fundamental Truth.  Most marketing is unhealthy if you really reflect on it. Truth, with a…