Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Educate to Retain As human beings, we are constantly striving to attain knowledge and to identify our purpose in life. This endeavor ensures that we have something to look forward to, something that keeps us going. However, when it comes to imparting knowledge to children, while the curriculum is well defined, the purpose of knowledge…

Choosing Wisdom Someone once said, knowledge is knowing what to say, wisdom is knowing when to say it. These words resonate strongly with the belief that it is important to gain wisdom and not just knowledge. Knowledge is largely defined as the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, while wisdom is the quality of having…

Lit up the Character The foundation for our character is laid even before we know it. It starts with all that we observe around us and we inculcate all the traits and virtues that appeal to us and also some that don’t. Children start their school life at an early age, some even before they…

Teachers have the power to shape the lives of thousands of children, this in itself is a huge responsibility. Alongside that, add in the pressure of tests and meetings, expectations of administrators,  pressure from the parents, and the curriculum requirements. This makes one believe that teachers are superhumans… the sad reality, they are not… they…

A Mindful Day How often have you heard someone use the words exhausted, burnt out, stressed, just done with everything, overworked? These have become a part of our daily life. Every second person is anxious, tired, stressed and that is sole because we try to accomplish way too many things at the same time. However,…

As a parent of two, I often interact with other parents and between the dinners and coffee meet-ups (pre covid of course!), a constant feature in the conversation is the classes that our kids attend, over and beyond the school hours. Most kids nowadays spend anything between seven to eight hours in school, add in…

Are we raising children to merely join the future workforce or are we bringing up compassionate human beings? Doesn’t the world need an amalgamation of both? A Happy Workforce How often do you come back from work or finish a full day of work and feel that you haven’t achieved much? How often do you…

We have all heard of “being comfortable in our own skin.” Most of us exist in a bubble with the assumption that we are, however, the question is, are we really comfortable with ourselves? Do we understand what drives us, what motivates us, and what makes us happy? To be able to really decipher the…

A Step Towards a Brighter Childhood The definition of childhood for most of us begins with carefree days, running around with friends, playing games, and chatting, but the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. Childhood is now limited to staying at home, playing alone or with a sibling, increased screen time, and zero interaction with the…

“Mumma scolds me” complained a 5-year-old girl in my mom’s online class and my mom being the empathetic teacher told her not to worry and she will talk to her mom to not scold her. The child was happy and smiled geekily while reciting the rhyme. Punishments act as the aid to control a child’s…