SHRIDHAN KHIRWAL

  You’ve likely brushed your teeth over 10,000 times, yet there’s a good chance you’ve been doing it incorrectly since childhood. Many of us were never taught the proper manual for oral health. While we often focus on the brand of toothpaste or the whiteness of our smile, we frequently overlook the habits that truly prevent disease. Here is what you need to know to effectively protect your teeth:

We’ve all been there. That moment when the weight of "everything" feels like it’s pressing down on your chest. For me, it was a cycle of overthinking—worrying about the future, obsessing over past mistakes, and feeling like a spectator in my own life. I was exhausted from trying to control a world that clearly didn’t want to be controlled. Then, I found an anchor. It came in the form of a book by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman: The Daily Stoic . I didn’t realize it then, but these 365 daily meditations were about to become my roadmap back to sanity. It’s Not About Being Emotionless—It’s About Being Human For a long time, I thought Stoicism meant being a "stone"—cold, unfeeling, and robotic. I couldn't have been more wrong. Stoicism is actually deeply emotional. It’s the philosophy of freedom . It taught me that while I can't control the chaos of the world—the traffic in Bengaluru, a sudden health scare, or a project gone wrong—I have absolute authority o...