Tag: parenting wisdom
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The Silent Power of Self-Esteem: Lessons from Naval Ravikant and Chris Williamson
Part 1: In a thought-provoking conversation between Chris Williamson and Naval Ravikant, they unpack one of the quietest, yet most significant forces that shapes our lives — self-esteem. Far from being a motivational buzzword or self-help cliché, self-esteem, in their view, is the silent engine behind confidence, decision-making, success, and even our ability to love…
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What it means to Understand
What do we mean when we say ‘I understand’ – in a relationship, in business, in academics, in the study of Vedanta? In their book, Understanding by Design (1998), Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe discuss “Six Facets of Understanding.” They came up with these six facets of understanding to help instructional designers to check if…
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Love and Walk Along
Love knows no taking, only to give, seeks no reward here or hereafter; Seeks no treasure at the end of life’s rainbow, so Love and walk along. Love springs from within, not from the other; It comes out of our own nature; like the sun shines, and the flowers bloom, it cant be held back,…
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Using beliefs as means rather than end
Most of us are products of societal learning and conditioning. Based on the communities and traditions that we have been brought up in, we grow up with different kinds of beliefs. A belief is an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof. Most of these beliefs we never question or are…
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How bondage arises out of freedom
Without knowing the skill to preserve freedom, one simply moves from one bondage to another.
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Wrong must first of all feel wrong
Human beings are not rational animals but rationalising animals. We reason in the favour of our intuitions. Realising that it is intuition that is our strongest defence and compass in life is really the first step in getting parenting right.
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