Will, Skill & Chill: Clues for overcoming your “Transition” Blues! (In a Post-Covid and AI-First World) – Jagan Mantha

When Change Feels Like a Full-Time Job

In a world that’s constantly shifting jobs, roles, identities, even entire industries, transition isn’t something that happens once in a while. It’s a constant state. And few people understand that better than Jagan Mantha, the author of Will, Skill & Chill.

This book doesn’t offer the illusion that change is easy. Instead, it leans into the reality that navigating a post-COVID, AI-first world means rethinking how we work, live, and make sense of ourselves. The title itself reads like a mantra: Will to keep going, Skill to adapt, and Chill to keep it all together. It’s part mindset, part toolkit and all about surviving the emotional and professional whiplash of modern life.

The subtitle ‘Clues for Overcoming Your “Transition” Blues’ says it all. This isn’t a grand theory of change. It’s a grounded, relatable set of reflections from someone who’s lived through the ups, downs, and detours that come with real-world transitions.

From Corporate Suits to Conscious Shifts

Jagan Mantha doesn’t just write about change—he’s lived it. With a career spanning traditional corporate life, independent consulting, and personal reinvention, his journey reads like a map many people find themselves tracing today. The back cover notes that he’s not only worked across multiple industries, but also reskilled himself in psychological tools like CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)—bringing both professional insight and emotional depth to his perspective.

There’s something comforting about a book that’s written by someone who calls himself “a man in perpetual transition.” Because, truthfully, aren’t we all? Whether it’s adapting to new technologies, reassessing personal goals, or just managing the quiet chaos of everyday uncertainty, Will, Skill & Chill meets readers where they are.

It also helps that the book doesn’t promise a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, it offers clues, small, practical, human hints for staying steady in the middle of change. The tone seems honest, unpretentious, and grounded in lived experience rather than lofty advice.

Not a Manual - A Mirror

What sets Will, Skill & Chill apart is its refusal to oversimplify the complexity of personal transformation. Instead of talking at the reader, it likely opens space for the reader to reflect. To notice. To shift perspective.

This isn’t a step-by-step formula to happiness. It’s more of a guided pause inviting you to check in with yourself as the world speeds up around you. It seems built for anyone who’s felt lost between where they’ve been and where they’re going. Anyone who's asked, “Now what?” and gotten silence in response.

The book's second edition, released after six years of the author’s own gap period, lands in a very different world than the one it started in. The post-COVID landscape is more uncertain, more automated, and—ironically—more demanding of emotional intelligence than ever before. That’s where this book shines: it speaks not only to external change but to the inner recalibration required to navigate it.

Final Thoughts

Will, Skill & Chill isn’t flashy. It doesn’t need to be. Its power lies in how clearly it names what so many are feeling—and how gently it helps you move through it.

Whether you’re switching careers, rethinking your identity, recovering from burnout, or just figuring out how to stay afloat in a hyper-digital world, this book doesn’t tell you to push harder. It tells you to breathe, reflect, and realign. To find your will. Sharpen your skill. And yes, to chill.

Sometimes, the best companion in transition isn’t a cheerleader or a critic. It’s a fellow traveller. And Jagan Mantha seems to be exactly that.

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