“I want to join XYZ classes, BECAUSE my friends also go there”
Man is a social animal. Therefore, he is always trying to belong. Countries, states, villages, homes – any social unit-...
Study Abroad - How can I differentiate myself in the post-COVID 19 era
Differentiation is a difficult beast to tame, even in the easiest of times! It is like running on a treadmill - you have t...
Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book, David and Goliath, like his previous others, is a riveting read. Like always, his assertions are backed by research, compelling evid...
In some cultures, building a personal brand is considered an anathema. Something that is really frowned upon. But the Generation Z does not really think that ways. A recent survey highlighted that I...
Most of my ‘successful’ mentees have worked extremely hard to get into colleges or career paths that they are currently at. While I have constantly talked about the value of persistence an...
In our work, we have seen that the typical student is focused on a few domains that are taught at school, and the parents are focused on assessments and test scores.
It is a common expectation that w...
Reading through an article in the Atlantic on active forgetting (How Active Forgetting Makes Memory More Efficient?), it occurred to me that the current age of cheap memory sticks and cameras in every...
The Pygmalion effect is the phenomenon whereby others' expectations of a target person affect the target person's performance.
A corollary of the Pygmalion effect is the golem effect, in which low ex...
This chart from Rory Sutherland’s book, Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life is an eye-opener about the ways of the world.
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