The Bridge of Logic

 

The Bridge of Logic

In November 2014, I faced an intensely stressful experience that disrupted my mental balance. Desperate to reclaim my old self, I spent four sleepless nights contemplating solutions. During this period, a powerful idea struck me while I was grappling with the concept of "World Happiness" as a consulting assignment.

This idea, though it may sound impractical, overwhelmed me. I envisioned the planet as a vast corporation, with its people as employees and owners, formulating a strategy to reduce stress levels to zero and ignite disruptive economic growth. In this model, every problem one person faces transforms into a business opportunity for another, fostering universal happiness through innovative solutions.

I can’t share this powerful thought yet; it requires building your capacity to understand it fully. The following posts will prepare you for this insight, which I believe can lead to a stress-free life.

Please note that my excitement in 2014 was intense, and some content may feel overwhelming. Keep this in mind as you read.



 A friend by the name Karthik Sharma posted a comment and later deleted it. You'll see what I'm referring to below.




What I mean by disruptive change in world order is the addition of CBS/Motivational Powerhouse to the World Organization Structure.






























Below is a testimonial from Gautam Kumar Das who attended my lecture. This testimonial was collected from him as part of some analysis that needed to be done for a course I took in Term 4.

So what happened after this?

After a week at home, I came back to IIMB to present my work to Prof. Sourav Mukherjee, Dean and Prof Pranav Garg from the Strategy Department. Pranav Sir was my Competition and Strategy professor. I reached back on a Saturday evening. Sunday morning was my meeting with the professors. I think Exemius - one of our campus fests was going on campus that weekend and Saturday night was for music performances.

Since I did not know how my meeting will go and since I did not genuinely know whether I'll be continuing my studies at IIM Bangalore, I wanted to perform one more time just in case I never get to perform again. Luckily, I think Ishaan from the other section took a video of the performance which you can see below. I sang this song called "Take me home country roads" by John Denver. I screwed up in between, which I acknowledged while singing itself (You'll understand when you see the video)The initial audio is slightly unclear but it will clear up.


Probably my favorite and most emotional performance of all time. I screwed up in between. Still. Loved it :)  (Play in full screen and with good speakers if possible)



What Happened after that?

Continued in   Post Mckinsey Story


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