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Sreedhar Mandyam
May 25, 20222 min read
Refraining from being solution-oriented ALL the time.
First scenario: The child comes back home from school and says, “You know what happened today? My friend Rahul stopped talking to me.”...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
May 22, 20223 min read
Beta testing relationships
Society alters its shape every decade or so and it seems to be happening faster than before. The way we commute (Uber, Ola, Metro), the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
May 21, 20222 min read
The might to remain silent
Recently when one of my friends was being exhorted by his wife about what not to tell some visitors expected home, remarked, “Saraswati...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
May 20, 20222 min read
Do you become anxious when returning something to the shop?
My friend had recently bought a small pressure cooker and he did not notice a small, insignificant (insignificant is my judgement not...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
May 18, 20224 min read
Daily arguments over fans/lights switched on in empty rooms
Disproportionate responses to people’s behaviour around us cause a lot of unpleasantness. When we are on the other side don’t we feel for...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 14, 20223 min read
Giving up the need to be right
A wise man once said, “Avoid arguments if possible, especially if impossible”. Arguments are no doubt a part of every relationship and...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 12, 20223 min read
“I don’t know” is not a set of dirty words
I was travelling on the train to Bangalore and a young girl on her way to her first job was sitting opposite me. A middle-aged man...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Mar 3, 20222 min read
All complaints of loved ones do not have to be attended to.
Boundaries for self People who are important to us in our lives, our spouse, children, parents, siblings, friends etc will come and...
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Sarita Talwai
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Curiosity does not kill
The one gift every parent should bequeath to her child is the unconditional freedom to be curious. The world is full of wonderful things...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Teaching loved ones to carry their umbrellas
Like Helicopter Parents, there are Helicopter Spouses and Helicopter Siblings too. “I have to enter the kitchen to do something and my...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 20, 20222 min read
You are normal if you have many half-read books!
As book lovers, we pick up a lot of books offline and online. We start reading a book with a lot of enthusiasm, both fiction and...
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Sarita Talwai
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Psychology Lessons from playing Scrabble, anyone?
Scrabble Babble. We play Scrabble like we play life. Some of us are hoarders. We hold on to our Qs and Zs hoping to use them at the right...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Don't expect people to work hard for your quirky needs
A relationship would always mean a compromise. The moment we have a relationship and live with someone, (parents, spouses, siblings,...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 11, 20222 min read
PARALYSIS FROM ANALYSIS
We live in two worlds We live in two worlds, don't we? One is the real world out there where we can physically touch things, people,...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 10, 20223 min read
MAID IN INDIA
Day 1 “She has quit the job”, the wife started, bitterness and anger rising in her. “Why are you saying that?”, her husband asked...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Emotions and Problems - the relationship
We are so good at solving other people's problems. Why is that our issues seem so difficult to solve? With our issues, our emotions are...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Being Non-Judgmental – The 40-60-80 Principle
We were headed on the Bengaluru – Hassan highway in my cousin's car. The weather was glorious, the road smooth and the conversation...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 8, 20223 min read
HAPPY ENDING OR SAD ENDING?
Authors and Movie Directors are in a great position of power over their readers and movie viewers. While we turn the pages with burning...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 7, 20222 min read
The Apostrophe Connections in Our Life (In India)
Recently I ran into my friend who had come down from the USA where he stayed with his wife and two kids. Catching up with him over a cup...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
Feb 6, 20223 min read
The Art of Gifting
Recently an athlete from the Rio Olympics was gifted a BMW car by some sports association. The athlete wanted to return the car as the...
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