The Story Behind This Desk
It is a blog run by someone who cannot stop thinking — and decided to write it all down.
My name is Sahil Davda. I am based in Ahmedabad, and I have been trying to make sense of human beings — including myself — for as long as I can remember.
I have a degree in Advertising and Branding from Jain University, Bangalore. By profession I run a Dispute Resolution and Subsidy Consulting practice — helping manufacturers, resort owners, data centers, and mega projects unlock maximum government subsidies through policy navigation and government liaison. I also run my family business and advise clients on insurance planning. I married in 2026.
My work lives at the intersection of systems, power, and people. Understanding why governments work the way they do, why decision makers say yes or no, why people protect their interests even against their own logic — these are not just professional questions for me. They are personal obsessions.
And somewhere in the middle of all of that — I started writing.
Why This Blog Exists
I started this blog in 2018 when I was still figuring out who I was. I did not have an audience. I did not have a strategy. I just had questions that would not leave me alone.
Why do intelligent people often make the worst decisions? What did ancient India understand about the human mind that we have forgotten? Why do people stay stuck even when they know exactly what they should do?
I could not find satisfying answers in one place. So I started building that place myself.
"The unexamined life is not worth living." — Socrates. The over-examined life, however, makes for a very interesting blog.
Years later this blog is still active — still asking the same uncomfortable questions, still refusing to give you easy answers, still written by the same person who started it with more curiosity than sense.
What You Will Find Here
Who This Blog Is For
You are probably someone who reads more than you talk. You find people fascinating — their decisions, their contradictions, their patterns. You are building something — a career, a business, a version of yourself — and you are doing it while asking bigger questions than just how to make money.
You might be an entrepreneur, a professional, or simply someone who refuses to stop thinking. Either way — pull up a chair. You are in the right place.
A Note on Recommendations
Some posts on this blog contain affiliate links — meaning if you click a link and make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. These links point to books, courses, and products I genuinely believe in. This is what keeps the blog independent, honest, and free of paid advertisements.
I only recommend what I would recommend to a friend. The "Skip Entirely" label in my reviews is real — I will always tell you what is not worth buying.
Thank you for being here. Seriously. In a world drowning in content, the fact that you found this small corner of the internet and stayed long enough to read this page means something to me.
Now go read something that makes you uncomfortable. That is where the good stuff always is.
— Sahil Davda
Ahmedabad, India
📬 Start With This
If you are new here, the best place to start is my most read post — 7 dark truths about human psychology that nobody wants to admit.
Read It Here →
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