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𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ‘𝐈𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲’.
· We are all travellers of imaginary worlds, going on elaborate trips of lives we never lived. At every fork in the road, we made a choice. We chose the only path we could see, the one illuminated by the light we held at that moment, a light made of who we were, what we knew, and all we had already lived. We walked it. That path became our reality. You chose a particular academic stream, a specific job, and the one partner you married. But the mind is a restless time travelle

Sreedhar Mandyam
3 hours ago2 min read


𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
We live in a world of now. A question appears in our mind, and Google provides an answer now. A hunger pang strikes, and Swiggy delivers...

Sreedhar Mandyam
5 days ago3 min read


𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲.
· A milestone is reached. An adult daughter, her own money in hand, buys a beautiful saree, a celebration of her independence and taste....

Sreedhar Mandyam
6 days ago3 min read


𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦: 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧.
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 82 min read


𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
· 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 62 min read


"𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝" 𝐕𝐬 "𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬": 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫?
I’ve been thinking lately about the two different symphonies people conduct with their lives. It’s an observation that stuck me as I...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Oct 32 min read


𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐂𝐃.
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 262 min read


𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬
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 232 min read


𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲.
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 202 min read


𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
"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 192 min read


𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
· 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 182 min read


𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬.
· The need to test often springs from a deep, quiet fear. It is a whisper of doubt that asks, "𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Sep 173 min read


𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬
· 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 142 min read


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 252 min read


𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐯𝐬. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 ‘𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠’ 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 ‘𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠’ 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞!
We're all chasing something—whether it's losing weight, getting fit, being more creative, or becoming a better parent. But here’s the...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 272 min read


𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐬. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠?
Ever catch yourself replaying a conversation from yesterday, but adding dramatic plot twists and fiery comebacks that definitely didn't...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 243 min read


𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞
Self-hatred. It’s something so many of us struggle with, but we don’t always recognize how much it holds us back. When you’re constantly...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 222 min read


𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬? 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬'!
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 212 min read


𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦?
We are all deeply aware of the injustices we have faced. Maybe you’ve been overlooked for a promotion because of office politics. Maybe...

Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 202 min read


𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬.
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 182 min read
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