Decision Making & Goal Setting Using Physics-Based Mental Models
Ages 10+ ยท Mixed Cohorts ยท โน6,000
Book a CallInformation overload. Option overload. Opinion overload. Schools teach compliance, not independence. Parents want to help, but they can't see inside their child's mind.
Faced with choices, they freeze. Or outsource to parents. Or drift into whatever's easiest.
They hear "follow your passion" but don't know how to structure a path. Goals feel like wishes, not plans.
They start motivated. Then life happens. They don't have systems โ only willpower. Willpower runs out.
"The world is getting more complex. Two skills cut through and stay relevant across all ages."
So students can decide their own direction with clarity and understanding. They trust their own decisions and forge their own path.
So they can create their own path. Following passion requires structuring your path so you know you're progressing in the direction you care about.
Each session teaches physics-based decision frameworks, then applies them to building a personal Annual Plan. No lectures longer than 20 minutes. Everything is experienced.
The Inventory: Map past decisions and identify patterns. List of 25 things exercise (divergent thinking). The Focus: Prioritize 3 Major Goals using 80/20 Rule and Pareto Principle. Introduce SMART vs. BHAG goals. Define goals using SMART framework.
The Plan: Bull's Eye Method โ work backwards from vision through constraints. Bottleneck Analysis โ find what governs everything. The Ritual: Design one leverage-based habit using Four Levers framework. Build Review System (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly). Public commitment ceremony.
Draw your life journey with major turning points. Identify patterns in goals, decisions, and habits that shaped your path.
Bid on what you value most. Discover your true priorities when resources are limited.
Understand your current state of agency and worldview. See where you stand relative to peers.
"Travel" to two possible futures. Practice the Einstein method: simulate before deciding.
Work backwards from ideal vision through real constraints. Build your personal Operating System.
Public pitch of your Annual Plan. "Do you witness my commitment?" Accountability pairs formed.
Complete decision-making system documented: Past audit, 3 Rocks, Operating System, Ritual design, Review questions, Accountability contact.
Chart-paper sized full-year calendar. Personal dates in permanent marker. Goal dates on movable sticky notes. Review dates sacred and fixed.
Designed using the Four Levers framework. Trigger โ Action โ Reward. So small it's impossible to fail. Identity-based: "I am the kind of person who..."
Questions for daily (2 min), weekly (15 min), monthly (30 min), quarterly (1 hour), and yearly reviews. Sacred Review dates marked.
Serial entrepreneur. Physics teacher. Pattern-thinker.
Atray didn't set out to be an educator. He set out to understand how things work โ and why some things work better than others. That curiosity led him through five ventures, countless failures, and eventually to a realization:
"The mental models that helped me navigate uncertainty weren't taught in school. They were hidden in physics textbooks, in the patterns of history, in the stories of founders who built before me."
The unfair advantage: Atray isn't just a teacher. He's a practitioner. He uses these exact decision tools in his own ventures. He's teaching what he lives.
Featured in: Times of India ยท DNA ยท City Radio
"They made me curious about both Physics and Maths. This is not just for acing exams, but for falling in love with the subject itself."
"Atray didn't just give me strategies โ he changed how I think about business. The physics lens is unlike anything else I've encountered."
"My child came home actually excited about planning. Not just homework โ their own goals. That shift from 'I have to' to 'I want to' is everything."
Not a cost. An investment in your child's independence.
โน6,000
per student ยท All materials included
โ If your child doesn't leave with a complete Annual Plan, full refund. No questions.
Ages 10+, with mixed cohorts. Younger students (10โ13) get more guidance and visual tools. Older students (14โ18) work independently and get leadership opportunities within the cohort.
Absolutely. This isn't academic tutoring. It's decision-making and goal-setting. Many high-achievers excel at following directions but struggle with independent direction. This teaches them to be the author of their own life, not just a high-performing follower.
Perfect. We use "Thought Experiments" to explore possibilities before committing. Many students come in uncertain and leave with clarity. The process itself reveals what matters to them.
They leave with physical tools: a journal, a calendar, a ritual, and a review system. Plus accountability pairing. We've designed it so the system itself prompts them to use it. And we check in at 30, 60, and 90 days.
The intensive is designed for students to develop independence. However, we encourage parents to have follow-up conversations at home about what their child learned and planned.
Full refund if your child doesn't leave with a complete Annual Plan. No questions asked. We believe in the transformation, or you don't pay.
The world isn't getting simpler. Decision-making and goal-setting are the skills that cut through complexity.
Book a Call โQuestions? Email atray@cosmicessence.co.in or WhatsApp +91 87420 17911