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Gratitude

Posted on December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 by Anshumani Ruddra

I love good teachers and classrooms. Something about the act of learning – sitting in a room, completely distraction-free and being a complete sponge – listening intently to a teacher at the peak of their craft, sparring with your fellow students and building new neural connections – lights me up like the Rockefeller Center Christmas…

Doubt and a Miracle

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Anshumani Ruddra

Sometimes all it takes to part the clouds of self-doubt and let the rays of confidence shine through is for Novak Djokovic to lose at the Australian Open. Djokovic does not have bad days, especially at the Australian Open. Since the beginning of the 2019 tournament, he had not lost a single match in the…

Career Choices in the Wisdom Economy

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 by Anshumani Ruddra

One of the most significant problems that the next generation will have to deal with is one created by extremely long life spans: People who live longer will have to work longer Staying in the same career over 60-70 years won’t be possible  Many types of jobs will get wiped out Decisions made at a…

We Are Not Doing OK

Posted on December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 by Anshumani Ruddra

Over Sunday brunch I finally admitted to a friend that I was not doing OK. And then he admitted back to me that neither was he. The most common question that friends and acquaintances have asked each other over the last 9 months has been – how are you doing? How is everything going? And…

38 Lessons over 38 Years

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Anshumani Ruddra

No sudden wisdom has dawned on me. No life-altering epiphanies. Birthdays come and birthdays go. This will be just another day and the start of another year. But looking back is important. Weighing my current beliefs and recording them seemed important (especially given how this year has shaped up for the world). At 76, I…

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