In tamizh there’s a phrase which goes like “Far many people are killed by their ego than by war”. The ego clouds everything and manifests in everything, even in this tweet as i write it. As naval says, we are monkeys on a small rock orbiting the sun.

#EgoMonkey

As Dr.kalam said, dreams are those which don’t let you sleep. What most of us do is day dream as a way of escaping reality. What’s needed is head in the clouds but feet firmly planted on the ground.

#DreamyEscapes

Some bored numbskull writers with idle time on their hands romanticised whatever they could, so much so that it has permeated and replaced whole cultures. Except that romance and reality mix like oil and water. Romance stays on top and hides reality.

#RomanticOils

KNOWLEDGE < UnDerStanDing < réalisation.
ALL know. MaNy understand. few realise.

#InThePursuitOfKnowledge

Everything in life is a transaction of energy in one form or the other. Some people emit energy, others are sinkholes for it. one must be miserly with energy as on is with time. Channel your energy in the right direction & for right pursuits.

#ChannelingEnergy

The first and the last thing every living breathing being does. Not your shallow breathing. Look at a sleeping child to understand deep breathing. This science is called pranayama in yoga. The heart can only be controlled by breath. Try it next time when anxious.

#Pranayama

Rarely given its due even though the short term impact is visible. Good posture not only improves mood and confidence but also is very important in the long run for health reasons. Indian squat, legs folded beneath while sitting on the floor, erect spine etc.,

#PosturalDues

There’s enough to go around and more for all our needs but never enough for all our wants or greed. Keeps you running like a hamster in its wheel.

#HamsterWheels

As many people say, routines are where creativity comes to die. Yes and no. Simple routines inculcates discipline. But most importantly frees up time and effort for other tasks. Routines != robot

#CreativeRoutines

If one needs to motivation to do something, then it’s most probable that one is either not ready for it or it’s not one’s priority.

#PriorityMotivation

Nothing matters in the grand scheme of things. Actually it does. But only to oneself. To understand and realise what one is in relation to the grand scheme of things. As naval says, life is a single player game. Relates to newton’s 3rd law of motion.

#GrandSchemeOfThings

Keeps one grounded and leads to contentment. To practice everyday. Some of the most content people are those with gratitude for what life has offered them. But the ‘I’ stands in its way.

#ThePathOfGratitude

Every action has a equal and opposite reaction. Either one strives to add good karmic balance or balance the equation to zero depending on one’s level of awareness. Very understated in its importance simply due to man’s limited intellect and ‘I’

#TheKarmaBums

This again thanks to taleb et al. The butterfly effect is an wonderful example of this. A miniscule change in one parameter of an equation produces an outcome entirely different from another. Impossible to predict in scale and links to entropy.

#SystemicComplexity

Everything is related in the grand scheme of things .
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” – carl sagan
Everything one does or doesn’t has an impact in the universal sense. It’s the ego of ‘I’ which prevents us from seeing it.

#RelativityPies

A new one which comes from taleb. Do not do unto others that you don’t want others to do to you. Much better than the golden rule.

#SilverRule

Wants are limitless and will never provide satisfaction. Needs are few and provides contentment. Very important to pick up and imbibe this distinction early in life.

#NeedyWants

Another oft abused phrase. It’s just an excuse to be an asshole and not own upto one’s mistakes or wrongsoings. Everyone is flawed and its ok. But using that flaw as an excuse and calling it being yourself, is not ok. Wisdom and maturity make the difference.

#BeingYourself

The surest way to find out who someone is, is to put them on a pedestal and attribute good qualities to them. Either they’ll live up the good standards for themselves or fall from the high place. Win-win for you in either case.

#PedestalStandards

Essentially to put themselves or others in boxes that they can understand. Means neither able to see another person’s perspective nor accept that one could be wrong. In the end, we all end up in a box or some sort of a box. Don’t be in a hurry to put yourself (or others) in one.

#BoxedPerspectives

People are quick to identify themselves either with regards to gender or politics or whatever crap that’s being sold as identity these days. Funny no one seems to identify themselves as a decent human being let alone a good one. No competition there.

#IdentityBeing

Means incapable of neither initiating healthy relationships nor put in the effort to maintain one. matters only when your actions impact only you or has a direct/indirect positive effect on others around you. Everyone is part of the universe. Remember that.

#Independent

If you think learning is difficult. Try Unlearning. That is why focus should be on good thoughts, actions, deeds etc. Not meant to be an ostrich in the sand but don’t feed the mind what it does not need to know especially if one doesn’t have the capacity to remain untouched by it. One cannot unsee what one has seen. Extreme caution.

#Unlearning

A double edged sword. Egos are built and whole lifetimes are whittled away thanks to a mirror. But at the same time, the toughest questions are posed eye to eye in front the same. The person looking back holds back no punches.

#PunchingMirror

Animals are spontaneous. They eat, drink, sleep, sh&t, f&*k etc., whenever they want. Beat that for spontaneity. It just means another headless chicken. Spontaneity is an economic privilege.

#SpontaneousChickens