Life can feel unbearable when my focus stays only on myself. My problems begin to look larger than they truly are, and it feels as if there is no way out. But something changes when I lift my eyes and look around. I start to notice people carrying burdens far heavier...

Battles are not won merely by applying brute force.Brute force works only occasionally — usually when the opponent is much weaker. Most battles are won by changing the variables so that the outcome begins to favour us.That is strategy first, followed by strength and...

Both my strengths and weaknesses can mislead me if I begin to associate my identity with them. For example, if my strength is the ability to learn quickly and I start believing that I can always pick things up at the last minute, that strength quietly begins to work...

Frequency — the number of times something actually happens — is one of the most valuable metrics for gaining clarity and context in anything we observe or analyse. Consider a few examples. “This virus is deadly and a major threat to human life.”The real question is:...

Two countries go to war. Some people watch from the sidelines and start betting on who will win.Some panic and rush to move their families to safety.Some travel to the battlefield, seeing it as a chance to serve their homeland.Some analyse the financial markets,...

Kids naturally look for what is there for them. When they are at home, they search for something to eat or something to play with. When they go to a shopping centre, they look around for what they might get. Their attention revolves around nourishment, comfort and...