Developing empathy will make the world a richer place with many more listening ears available to all of us Whether we are distraught, dejected or delighted, most of us benefit if we have an empathetic person to whom we can…
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Developing empathy will make the world a richer place with many more listening ears available to all of us Whether we are distraught, dejected or delighted, most of us benefit if we have an empathetic person to whom we can…
Be it money, prestige, power, knowledge, talents, or skills, we want more. However, believing that more is always better has serious consequences. For most of us, growth is synonymous with life. Even before babies are born, their foetal growth is…
One can rise above envy and petty feelings and enrich our lives and that of others While you are at a meeting, you receive a text from your best friend announcing that she has been admitted into a Master’s program…
Like other negative emotions, regret too can serve a useful purpose if it is used judiciously “I wish I had pursued Bharatanatyam in my teens instead of rebelling against my mom’s wishes.” “If I had studied harder in college, I…
Your professor makes a snide remark that you are always late in submitting your assignments. You bristle, as this is only the second time you have missed a deadline, and reply with a snarky, “But professors are also late in…
While disrupting and upending lives across the planet, the pandemic revealed our almost pan-human tendency to want to exercise control over our daily lives. The sudden lockdowns sabotaged our plans, both significant and small. Whether it was going to the…
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” “Seeing is believing.” “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.” Though cliched, these statements do convey some hard truths about our visual faculty. However, as most of us take the act of…
“I’ve gained vision by losing my sight,” confesses Issac Lidsky in his candid and literally eye-opening memoir, Eyes Wide Open. First diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease, at the age of thirteen, Lidsky’s sight gradually deteriorated during his…
How can one cultivate a healthy body image? Whether it’s an acne-infested face, hips too wide to fit into slim-fit jeans or a shorter than average stature, many of us are dissatisfied with our reflections in the mirror. While we…
Most people would attest that they know someone who lacks self-awareness. The perpetually irritable boss who thinks he is a paragon of patience. The stressed-out parent who thinks her kids are oblivious to her worries as she doesn’t talk about…
Aruna Sankaranarayanan is the author of Zero Limits: Things Every 20 Something Should Know. She was the Founder & Director of PRAYATNA, a centre for children with learning difficulties in Bengaluru & Chennai for 22 years.