How I Created a Mental Timeline of Global Events
I want to be a History Buff. A real junkie. I would like to have a map of all major events, personalities, and timelines in my head. So that as soon as someone mentions anything in…
Author: Arif Vakil
What I have learnt from my brother.
“Which of you is older and which is younger?” We get asked that ALL THE TIME! Too end the suspense, for those of you who don’t know. I’m the younger one. Okay, I’m…
A Math Cartoon that made my kids and Me go…Wow!
“Daddy, I’m bored!” Ask any Parent. Keeping children busy is difficult. Sometimes I wish children would be okay being bored. But that’s not the acceptable any more. There is a constant drive to be always…
Learning, about Learning.
Learning. It’s one of the Greatest joys of life! I’m currently doing a deep dive in everything related to Learning & Education. The purpose is to help, shape the learning journey of our students at…
Beyond fear lies LIFE!
When you wait for all your doubts to clear. When you refuse to take action unless and until you have the information needed to take an unequivocally “correct” decision, you close yourself to possibilities. You…
2015: The year of GTD.
Did you see it? If you blinked, you probably missed it. 2015. It just passed by. Making a loud whooshing sound too. Time! It’s oh so fleeting. Just one look at old picture…
Journaling 101: How I Got Started and What Can You Journal About
Photo credit: Kaizen Journaling You either journal or you don’t. And if you don’t, it is likely you would very much like to develop the habit. There is something very attractive about the idea of…
What do British Airways, Finnair and Lufthansa have in common?
They’re all courting and wooing Indians! First it was the hostesses at British Airways Airlines who joined their hands to greet us in a namaste. The Fins took it a step further and did an…
Why I love ILM Montessori
Steve Jobs commencement address at Stanford, is inspiring. I’ve watched it a couple of times. A line that stood out for me is when Steve says, “I was lucky — I found what I loved…
This year… make things happen!
“Getting things done is not the same as making things happen. You can… …reply to email. …pay the bills. …cross off to-do’s. …fulfil your obligation. …repeat what you heard. …go with the flow. …anticipate roadblocks….