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About the Book

The Wisdom of Balance is a book about living well between two truths. Almost everything that matters in life exists in tension: work and rest, ambition and contentment, speed and patience, control and surrender, logic and emotion. Problems arise not because we choose the wrong side once in a while, but because we stay too long at one extreme and forget the other.

This book offers fifty clear, practical reflections on the balances that shape modern life. Each chapter explores a pair of opposing forces and shows why both are necessary—and how wisdom lies in holding them together, not choosing between them. It is not a book of rigid rules, productivity systems, or motivational slogans. Real life is too fluid for that. Instead, it provides simple mental lenses to help you pause, think straighter, and make better decisions in everyday moments.

Written in a calm, direct style, The Wisdom of Balance is meant to be read slowly or dipped into when a particular theme speaks to you. Each chapter stands on its own, inviting reflection rather than instruction.

This is not a book about achieving perfection. It is about building a life that bends without breaking—one that allows growth without burnout, ambition without anxiety, and success without losing yourself along the way.

If this book helps you pause before a decision, recalibrate before burnout, or choose proportion over extremes even once, it will have done its job.

About the Author 

Swapnil Kamat is an entrepreneur, writer, and teacher whose work sits at the intersection of business, wisdom, and modern living. He is the co-founder of RANX, a digital media company that creates shows, podcasts, and content IP in partnership with brands around the world.

Earlier, he bootstrapped Work Better Training into one of India’s largest corporate learning firms, which was later acquired by upGrad. Through years of training thousands of professionals—from first-time employees to senior CXOs—he has developed a deep, practical understanding of how people think, choose, communicate, and change. His writing is shaped by these lived interactions and real-world insights.

The Wisdom of Balance is his attempt to decode the tensions that shape modern life—work and rest, ambition and peace, progress and presence—and to offer simple ways to live wiser, steadier, and happier.

He lives in Goa with his family, building RANX, writing books, and enjoying a life he genuinely loves—while, like everyone else, trying to live with a little more balance.