Thoughts

We live in a world optimized for comfort. Every app, every algorithm, every convenience is designed to make life easier in the moment. But here's the paradox: the easiest choices rarely lead to the most meaningful lives. This truth hit me recently while watching a cricket match. Sanju Samson was struggling at the crease while Ishan Kishan was in extraordinary form. The question seemed obvious: why not swap them? Kishan felt right in the moment. But as I thought deeper, I realized the team management was playing a different game - one focused on long-term strategy, squad balance, and building trust. Sometimes the hard choice (backing Samson despite his struggles) serves the bigger picture better than the easy one. This cricket dilemma mirrors the choices we face every single day. The Moment vs. The Marathon Every day presents us with a fundamental choice: optimize for how we feel right now, or optimize for who we want to become. The easy choice always feels better in the moment: Scr...

Alright, so today we are going to talk about easy and hard choices. How important it is for all of us to take the hard choices in life which might not feel that good in the moment but will pay off in the long run. So let's start our conversation about the same. The thought about this came in when I was watching Sanju Samson bat and I realised that he is not doing justice to the role. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan was playing wonderfully well at the moment. It was a natural question that once Tilak Verma comes in the side, who gives the place to that talented batter once he is back. It was a question that pondered in my mind. Just before the World Cup Ishan Kishan played wonderfully well against the NZ series, however, and in the moment, I felt like Ishan Kishan should be playing in place of Sanju Samson. Interesting thought. However, as I pondered over the thought, I realised that Ishan Kishan is someone who has done well in the recent series, has been in extraordinary form, and in the m...