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My love affair with Twitter started in 2008. Now many many followers and ten thousand plus tweets later, I can’t even begin to explain what Twitter is capable of. Imagine standing in a room full of thousands of interesting people. Then imagine that everyone can hear everything everyone else is saying clearly and effectively. Imagine being able to choose who you want to listen to, who is just plain faffing, and who just said what you were about to say. Imagine finding resonance with hundreds of people on topics that you always thought were outlandish or specific only to you. Imagine getting up to an email saying, “His Holiness The Dalai Lama is now following you.” A lot has been said about Twitter that is subjective. So I’ll keep this factual and simple. I started Twitter because I had moved to Gurgaon and didn’t have any friends and we started meeting up quite a bit. Restaurants on Twitter would offer discounts if we met up at their places. We would be abreast of...

God or no god. The powerful thing about religion is that it gives a common man immense resilience and hope. The power to not give up or break down. The power to steer his mind free of negative influences and cultivate good habits. Believe in good. And that is nothing short of a miracle. A day trip to Brindavan taught me that today. Also saw a man strategize a new way to sell god.  

Recklessness is a manifestation of your inner voice - before the brain reasons you out of it. It always stands strong for exactly what you want. Because the first instinct is sacred. It's is as true and pure as god's voice itself. It is this why sometimes recklessness is the weapon of choice. To act before fear takes over. To refute apprehensions and hesitations before you lose your nerve. To radiate confidence you do not feel, or avoid that trap all together. But recklessness works only as the start. If you don't follow it up with gumption, logic and a lot of faith in your inner voice, it's as empty as recklessness alone. We've all been there. Recklessness when followed up with gumption, logic and a lot of faith in your inner voice, can move mountains. And that is a truth not many last to discover. Because they give up recklessness way before they discover it in maturity. Brain will help you reason. Brain cannot make you happy. Only following your instinct...

Cynicism is not a result of bad experiences in the past. Cynicism is the fear of them happening again in the future. If you've learnt your lessons, and become stronger in the process, cynicism is not much use, is it? Cynicism is like rust for hope. It takes away possibilities and gives you defeat before you are defeated. It alienates company and erodes morale. But the most dangerous part about cynicism is, it makes you believe that you'll be happier being cautious. There couldn't be a bigger lie. When you're cautious, you're bound, restrained. You follow your brain more than your heart. And you still think being cautious will make you happy. Right? Wrong. Happiness is only a function of the heart, of freedom. Nothing more, nothing less.

Writers have often had to go a long way to prove their worth. And charge good money for it. What's great writing unless put in a great layout with cool design? Right? Wrong. The problem is, the quality of writing is not as visible as good design. As a result, clients often fail to see why they should pay premium for something they don't feel is important. More often than not, they won't see the value in saying something clearer, crisper, sharper, more flavorful and ultimately more effective. More than saying in words and content, good writing is about controlling the flow of reading. The mood, the imagery, the feeling evoked, the cleverness perceived. The joy in reading when you don't want to stop. So get clients who will pay you for being able to say something as effectively in 100 words as in 1000. Who will appreciate saying well whatever it is that needs to be said. For saying no without saying so. For implying what can never be said. And for knowing when not t...