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Behavioural Economics - Part 2 Social Comparison Bias and the Economics of Anxiety Why Comparison Costs More Than We Admit Introduction: When Comparison Becomes Invisible Pressure In Part 1, we explored how status quietly shapes human behaviour and economic decisions. In this part, we move deeper — into the emotional engine behind status behaviour: 👉 Social Comparison Bias 👉 And the Anxiety it silently produces Classical economics assumes that individuals assess their position independently. Real life shows something very different. Humans evaluate themselves relative to others - and that comparison has a cost. That cost is not always financial. Very often, it is psychological anxiety . 1. What Is Social Comparison Bias? (In Simple Human Terms) Social Comparison Bias refers to the natural tendency of humans to: Measure their success against others Evaluate worth through relative position Feel satisfied or dissatisfied based on comparison, not absolute condition People rarely ask: “A...

 Part 2 Of Saturday Blog  When Life Refuses to Average Out Statistics, Probability & Humanity Opening Reflection Not all data lies in textbooks. Some data sits quietly beside us - in auto-rickshaws, cabs, signals, and silences. After that incident, more stories unfolded - each an outlier, yet part of a larger pattern. More Realities from the Road The same driver shared a contrasting memory. Once, during heavy rain, a lady with her school-going child waited for a cab. Though the distance was short - often refused by drivers - he agreed. She offered a ₹500 note. The driver advised her to keep change, especially while travelling with a child. He returned the exact amount without cutting even a rupee. Touched, she said, “You speak like my father. I see him in you.” She didn’t take the money back. That was the day when probability of goodness defeated certainty of expectation. My Own Failure I remembered my own incident. Sharing an auto-rickshaw, two of us paid ₹10 each. A thir...

When the Fare Meter Stops  A Silent Study of Human Behaviour Opening Life doesn’t always move by formulae. Sometimes, it moves like traffic - unpredictable, impatient, and revealing. That morning, our cab stopped at a busy signal. I was travelling with a Karate teacher. We were heading towards our Sports Day heat events - semi-finals of discipline, effort, and preparation. I didn’t know then that before reaching the playground, life itself would conduct a live experiment on human behaviour. The Incident At the signal, a well-educated lady insisted on entering our cab. Fluent English. Confident presence. Early fifties. From a VIP locality. She addressed the driver politely - “ Papaji ”, not “ uncle ji ”. Politeness sounded refined, intention felt unclear. I intervened gently, “Madam, we are going to Priyadarshini Park, Nepean Sea Road.” For a moment, I forgot my past experiences. I forgot all my lessons. I forgot probability. I became a layman. She opened the front door. The driver ...

THE MATHEMATICS OF HEALING PART 3 The Spiritual Equation of Life: Where Math, Meaning & Inner Peace Meet Mathematics is not only numbers. It is rhythm, balance, harmony, symmetry, flow - the very qualities spirituality has taught humanity for thousands of years. If Part 1 healed the mind, and Part 2 healed the heart , then Part 3 heals the soul  - by showing how mathematics quietly guides our spiritual journey. 1. The Spiritual Side of Numbers Every living thing vibrates in mathematical precision. Your heartbeat: a rhythmic oscillation Your breath: a cyclic pattern Your seasons: a periodic function Your growth: an exponential curve Math is not outside you. It is inside your body, your choices, your timing, your evolution. Your life runs on a spiritual formula that you are already living. 2. Philosophers Used Math Without Calling It Math Spiritual teachers across civilizations used mathematical thinking: Buddha’s Middle Path = The Perfect Mean Choosing balance between extremes....

Respect Money💰: Real Stories  Spend Precisely and Invest Wisely ​When the water of wealth rises, the lotus of desire expands. When the water recedes, the lotus, rooted in expectation, withers completely. ​The Opening: Respecting the Cycle of Wealth ​Those who fail to respect money rarely remain wealthy in the long term. This isn't about mere saving; it's about understanding the psychology of prosperity . When individuals experience unexpected profit or a significant salary increase, the mind often mistakes this temporary surge for a permanent reality. Rather than securing their future through investment, many succumb to " lifestyle creep "—wasting capital on unwarranted luxuries, grandstanding, or perpetual celebrations. History teaches a harsh lesson: when the inevitable downturn comes, the hands once extended for aid remain empty. ​The timeless wisdom of the great poet Bihari captures this perfectly: ​बढ़त-बढ़त संपति सलिलु, मन-सरोजु बढ़ि जाइ। घटत-घटत सु न फिरि घटे...