A society that’s grown allergic to tradition is the last one that should be exporting ideas or influence of any kind. To a more evolved species, human behavior could be reducible to one trait. And it’s not a very flattering one. We use the entirety of our intelligence on trying…

But usually you’ve got to learn this the hard way — India’s contribution to humanity is a bit mindboggling. Somehow this chunk of land was able to dish out yoga, algebra, ashrams, mantras, numerals, mindfulness, decimals, the number zero, and indirectly catalyzed the industrial revolution when Britain tried to copy its cotton-weaving technology. It also produced Sanskrit, which is the oldest…

He might have invested a bit too much into the British East India Company — The records of the British East India Company say that at the time of arrival of European colonial powers in India, a merchant there was already the richest in the world. His name was Virji Vora. …

Walk through the scorching desert. Your future self needs you to do so. — I recently re-watched one of my favorite childhood movies, The Ten Commandments, and its much better modern re-make, Exodus: Gods and Kings. There was one scene that stuck out and burnt itself into my psyche like none other: the long walk of Moses through the desert, right after being banished. …

And how one tiny African country is changing the whole game — The first case of cocoa beans being processed for human consumption comes from the Olmec civilizations of Mesoamerica 4,000 years ago. It wasn’t just a food item, but also used as money, and for spiritual ceremonies for the Mayans and Aztecs. They literally thought this currency was sacred. Unfortunately for…

Make your workflow enjoyable again. — If you’re reading this, you probably feel you don’t have enough arms to accomplish building a business, exercising more, and all the other things you think will fix your life. We all have the same 24 hours — so why can’t some of us just get our acts together? The…

Its mysteries were not just unraveled, but actually systematized. Tong len. Tong means to give, and len means to take. For Tibetan nomads living 14,000 feet above sea level, it was a simple daily practice. Test it on your mind, using their procedure, and check out the results. After all…