Thought Catalog 12

If you are working too much, you aren’t working hard enough. Because being busy is possibly the worst form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. It is impossible to follow your dream without self-knowledge. Consistency driven by an insatiable love for your work will help you achieve greatness beyond your wildest dream. It’s not how […]

The Stupidity Of Obsession With Marks. A Sign Of Deeper Systemic Failure!

I am afraid there are no readymade answers to it. However, a sincere attempt can be made to diagnose the underlying pathological conditions of exceptional academic performance from the perspectives of different stakeholders namely, Parents, Institutions, Future Employers, Students. Parents: In India, the sense of pride associated with raising an academically exceptional kid is something […]

Thought Catalog 11

Flourishing is attained by engaging your highest drive to leapfrog up-to the highest level. Concentrating on changing what is in your control and accepting what isn’t, you can avoid frustration and increase your efficacy. Next time if the world doesn’t go your way, accept your fate and build from there. Start paying close attention to […]

Revisiting The Yardstick Of Measuring Intelligence

The first modern IQ test was developed by Alfred Binet in 1904 and was quickly adopted as a standard measure of intelligence. It’s changed over the years but still rests on the same logic today. In psychology, the study of intelligence is about how to rank individuals according to some cognitive ability. Binet was trying […]