Reading What manner of Man, the biography of Martin Luther King Jr one section got my attention. It was about character. In hiring, we are so desperate to onboard someone super-efficient that we forget about his/her character. Their past work makes us hire them. We forget about their character, how they treat their peers, are …
Author Archives: Atul
Bangalore
Peter Colaco’s Bangalore is a great depiction of Bangalore. He wrote it in 2003 with all his childhood memories about the sprawling city. The book has lovely illustrations by Paul Fernandes. The book is an absolute delight for anyone and everyone who wants to know about this city. Peter has shared Bangalore’s story in one …
slow
Have we gotten to fast in the hyper-connected internet world? A single tap on the keyboard and our feeling get transferred in the flick of a second? Sometimes it’s good while others bad. Instant communication has taken away our peace. The counterpart has to be responded to on the go. We are in the era …
East India Company
I was watching this Video of Shashi Tharoor about British atrocities during 200 years of rule. After the video finished, Youtube suggested an hour-long video of his. After watching the video, I learned many more things about their LOOT, robbery. I ended up buying his book title: the era of darkness India was not only …
others
How much of our life do we have to spend in pleasing others? Be it the aspiration of parents, lover, or a customer. Why do we have to bend down for winning over? There has to be a trade-off. It should not be a compromise. We have to understand we can not please everyone and …
answers
Can I tell them as things are? How will they react? Will it is rude, will I lose my friends? Do I always have to be likable, not say things as they are? Is friendship more important than truth? How painful will it be losing someone, disliked by someone? Some question in our life has …
illogical
Our minds and urges are illogical. It has resulted in many wars, deaths, and treacheries. The constant urge of what is next, the quest for finding the best results and endless search. Our holy texts are full of these occurrences. The messengers of god killed millions for religious supremacy. Many natives got killed and looted …
cinema
Modern-day cinema is a propaganda machine. They sell us to dream, hope and materialistic happiness. A 5-year-old knows about what is costly, and costly means good. The violence, macho and molestation showed on-screen gets applauded. What are we doing to our generation? Opening them up to drugs, nudity, hate, crime, and propaganda? During Hitler’s era, …
smart
I like a smart conversation, my friend said. It got me thinking for some time. What is a smart conversation? Talking about god and spiritualism to Athiest will be boring. Pious and god-fearing will find the same person smart and enjoy the discourse. So smart conversation is more about the likeness of the other person …
design doc
I understand many would have given advice do not worry about design doc in the early days of the product journey, focus on shipping features. I find this advice bullshit after a few years of product development. My experience suggests without the design doc from the very first day UI becomes a sandwich. Every new …