In the last couple of decades, with the popularity of Stanford professor Carol Dweck’s book Mindset, a lot has been written about the concept of growth mindset in parenting and educational circles. It is now largely accepted that you must not compliment children for fixed traits, rather reinforce that qualities are …

Is it a good idea to postpone fun? What if work was fun? There’s a famous “marshmallow” experiment on little children to show the benefits of the ability to delay gratification. Basically, toddlers were offered one marshmallow immediately, or two if they were willing to wait a bit. The researchers …

Worried about the economic slowdown? Cutting purchases, tightening your belt?  Here’s the thing.  Bad luck doesn’t check the economy before hitting. Accidents, diseases, theft – none of them check the strength of the rupee before happening to you (in fact, a stressed economy may make it more likely that you …

A couple of much-discussed incidents recently have brought open the perception of Indian tourists. There is a fear that in many countries, the tourist industry views us as boorish – stealing and stocking up on freebies, being loud and pushy.  As with all stereotypes, this isn’t true of course of …

Celebrating a year-long partnership with #HeroCycles! Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford. It’s been a year since Hero Cycles dealers all around the country started offering their customers a product that would change their world for the better. Insurance. No …

  SCRATCHES: We live in dusty cities and our lenses don’t like dust. Ever rubbed your eyes after a tiny particle of dust went in? Yes? Imagine the plight of your specs. So whether walking down a dusty road or just sitting at home watching dust motes float in the air …

There is bag theft, There has always been bag theft, and There will always be bag theft. Remember: thieves want easy pickings. Don’t be easy pickings. Make it tough for them to steal your bag, and they’ll leave you alone.  Until we reach new-age crazy-sci-fi mind-reading theft-predicting technologies, here are …

This New Year, Toffee Insurance is back with its Toffee Chronicles, a series featuring and celebrating the unconventional lovers of life!   Today we feature Nikita Lalwani, The Bicycle Mayor of Baroda.   If you’re wondering what that means, here is a quick introduction- The Bicycle Mayor & Leader Program …