​
​Mindset, not marks

Every year, when the Class 12th board results are announced, I share my Class 12th marksheet as well.
With an important note.

During our time, our comparison set was a small group of kids.
Class kids and colony kids.
Some scored better than us; some scored worse.
So, we got compared with a select few.
After a few days, things began to settle.

Today's generation has it intensely hard.
The entire world is their comparison set.
Even the ones scoring 99% have thousands of examples of kids scoring 99.1%, 99.2%, and even 99.9%.
Leaving them with a feeling of unworthiness.

But the one thing life has taught me is that the biggest misery of life is comparison.
The more we compare ourselves with someone else, the more miserable we will remain.

I scored 57 in English in my Class 12th.
Today, the top companies and colleges across the world invite me to address their employees and students.
I scored 93 in Chemistry.
And never touched that subject ever again.
I scored 87 in Physics.
Pursued it, only to change my life completely and do something far removed from Physics.

Our marks don't matter.
Our mindset matters.

Our comparison should not be with someone else.
It should be with who we were yesterday.
And if today, you are a better version of yourself than who you were yesterday — you are winning!

Our marks tell us how we performed in a 3 hour exam.
Our mindset will tell us how we perform in life.
​(Share on x)​

PS: Here is my Class 12th Marksheet​

Book I read this week

​

Finished reading Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies for Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol.
Light, insightful and relatable. Definitely a book I would have loved to read in my 20s.
​
I have shared several books in this newsletter over the years.
​A list of all of them can be found here.

​

​

​

Question of the week

What describes you the best?

• I think about the past a lot
• I think about the future a lot

(and see the results of others, too)

​

Results of last week's question

Future worries win, haha!
When young, they are worried about everything.
Past memories is surprisingly low.
And with age, "no worries at all" keeps rising. Which is lovely.
​
​My response?​
I don't worry at all about these.

3-2-1
​

3 pics from last week

Ruchi's latest water colour painting.
This is with 1+ year of practice, with no prior experience!
Insane what regular practice can achieve.

A fantastic Mexican rice bowl by Masterchef Vidur :))
There is a layer of rice below and then on top there is Tofu, Corn, Guacamole, Salsa, Black Beans, Mango and Jalapenos.

My 12th Class marksheet :))

​
2 quotes I wish to share

People don’t change when you tell them of a better option.
People change when they realise there is no other option.

​

Become the person you are jealous of.
Else you will always hate the person you have become.

​

1 new thing I learnt this week

In black and white films, milk was used to simulate rain because water was not visible on camera.

​

​
🎙️ My top content from last week
​

📹 YouTube:​ Escape the rate race​

📱 Instagram: Going back to your ex​

🎧 Podcast: Lots of thoughts​
​

​

You can, of course, always write to me by simply replying to this newsletter.

I love reading all your emails, even though I may not be able to reply to them all.
Yes! I READ ALL MY EMAILS. ALL OF THEM.​
​(Garmi ka mausam iss saal bhayankar hone ki kasam)

​