Success brings Freedom": The Promise Never Kept || Acharya Prashant, IIM Bangalore (2025)
2.9k views | Uttar Pradesh, India | Sep 11, 2026 Why are we always preparing for the next milestone, the next promotion, or the next big achievement, while remaining uneasy with where we are right now? What if our obsession with the future is actually a way of avoiding the present? In this discussion at IIM Bangalore, Acharya Prashant examines the restlessness behind hustle culture, side hustles, ambition, and the constant pursuit of future security. He explores why people keep chasing success even after achieving what they once wanted, and why years of hard work can leave someone materially successful yet still fearful, anxious, and inwardly incomplete. The conversation also looks at whether practical planning can coexist with living in the present, and how our conditioning shapes what we consider a successful or noble life.