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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ: ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง.
We instruct them to calm down, to be patient, and to not get so angry. But our lectures are whispers compared to the thunder of our own...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Oct 8, 20252 min read
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๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
ยท We spend our lives chasing happiness. We believe it is a destination, a prize waiting for us on the other side of a specific outcome....

Sreedhar Mandyam
Oct 6, 20252 min read
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"๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐" ๐๐ฌ "๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ": ๐๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ?
Iโve been thinking lately about the two different symphonies people conduct with their lives. Itโs an observation that stuck me as I...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Oct 3, 20252 min read
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๐๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐.
We all know someone who finds a deep sense of calm in a tidy room. The person who aligns the pens on their desk just so. The friend who...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 26, 20252 min read
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๐๐ฐ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
I was at a family social event recently when one of the older generation people asked the next generation youth why he had not yet...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 23, 20252 min read
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๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ.
We are taught to flinch from the word. Selfishness. It is a label we are taught to avoid, an accusation that makes us shrink. We are told...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 20, 20252 min read
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
"My mom is old but very unhappy. I don't know how to make her happy" "My sister has done so much for me, but has been unhappy for years....

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 19, 20252 min read
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๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ
ยท When they are young, we carry our children in our arms. Later, as they grow older, we carry them in our worries. Every parent knows...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 18, 20252 min read
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๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ.
ยท The need to test often springs from a deep, quiet fear. It is a whisper of doubt that asks, "๐ด๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐๐...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 17, 20253 min read
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๐๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ
ยท Before the event, we spend our days hoping for specific things. We tie our peace to a desired result, to an outcome we cannot fully...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 14, 20252 min read
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Congratulating people on getting a divorce that they wanted.
Recently, when I put the phone down after congratulating someone on the other side of the phone, the person who was in my presence asked,...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Apr 25, 20252 min read
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๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐ฒ โ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ โ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ โ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐!
We're all chasing somethingโwhether it's losing weight, getting fit, being more creative, or becoming a better parent. But hereโs the...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 27, 20252 min read
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๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Ever catch yourself replaying a conversation from yesterday, but adding dramatic plot twists and fiery comebacks that definitely didn't...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 24, 20253 min read
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๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐
Self-hatred. Itโs something so many of us struggle with, but we donโt always recognize how much it holds us back. When youโre constantly...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 22, 20252 min read
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ? ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ '๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ'!
Have you noticed how sometimes the key to solving a behavioural problem lies not in focusing on the problem itself, but in those moments...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 21, 20252 min read
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๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ?
We are all deeply aware of the injustices we have faced. Maybe youโve been overlooked for a promotion because of office politics. Maybe...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 20, 20252 min read
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๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ.
When someone puts money into buying the shares of a company, they generally have the idea of a stop loss in their head. If I have bought...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 18, 20252 min read
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๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐, ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐.
You know that feeling, right? That little (or sometimes HUGE) voice in your head replaying past mistakes, "๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 10, 20252 min read
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๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ - ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
As we age, one of the most freeing realizations we can have is this: ๐๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 7, 20252 min read
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐.
Freedom is a word we throw around a lot, right? But have you ever really thought about the kind of freedom you have? There's a huge...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 6, 20253 min read
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