Don’t Choke Under Pressure: How to Keep Calm and Carry On

Cricket, for the uninitiated, is a sport—a bat and ball game with rules and formats that can take years to explain (and play, if you ask me.) In some parts of the world, though, cricket is sacrosanct—even more so than religion. It isn’t surprising then that a trending hashtag on Twitter recently was #chokers, an … Read more

Self-doubt: Will I Ever Get Anything Done?

Most people don’t realize this, but the number one thing that keeps them from pursuing their dreams and ambitions is their self-doubt—their lack of confidence in their own abilities. While positive thinking alone cannot make us successful, getting rid of the negative self-talk can make the road to accomplishment easier to navigate. A tale of … Read more

Pain Is Inevitable. And Necessary. Suffering Is Not.

The 2021 Nobel prize for medicine was awarded to two scientists, David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, who independently worked out the impact touch and temperature have on the body’s nervous system. Turns out, our sensory system is quite complicated and well evolved. A core part of their research was on the subject of pain—a universally … Read more