New Delhi, May 5 -- You often come across people saying, "I want to retire by 40." But how many people who have actually retired at 40 have you come across? I haven't met one yet. Early retirement remains a mirage.

I have however, sadly, known many people to suffer from hypertension, heart ailments and other lifestyle diseases before they turned 40. Why have we sold ourselves this chase of excess?

So, here's a call to slow down. There's almost nothing you can't achieve by slowing down.

Thanks to advancements in medical science and agricultural productivity, we are enjoying the highest lifespan in the history of humankind but the question remains: Are we making it count? Are we willing to reset our work cadence knowing well that most of...