Why Acharya Prashant Left IIT, IIM, UPSC... and Everything Else
Wrong career choices, unhealthy relationships, and endless entertainment are often symptoms of escaping oneself rather than seeking happiness. Self-deception, ego, and inner dissatisfaction drive people toward temporary relief through social media, gaming, movies, and distractions. Real transformation begins with self-inquiry, honest awareness, and the courage to face reality instead of running from it, leading to clarity, freedom, and meaningful living.
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Questioner: Evening, sir. Sir, my question for you is that you yourself started as an engineer. You then went to a business school. You then went into civil services. So, such life-changing decisions, at certain points, when they come into your mind, when you are in such situations, like what drives them? Whether it's a sense of dissatisfaction or the fear of failures which guides it? And how does one fight that sense, and how does one cater to that hunger of dissatisfaction?
Acharya Prashant: Nothing specific that drives the right decision. Nothing specific at all. The question to be asked must be: what prevents you from taking the most obvious and simply right decision?
My process was very simple, so it would be quite a task explaining it. It's as simple as the blowing wind. The question to be asked is: how do you convince yourself not to do the right thing? I mean, you know the situation of the world. You know how things are, right? And still, let's say, are you a student on the campus?
