Who are we to judge, define, and comment on the actions of others? Are we so complete within ourselves that we have got the world to have an opinion? It is so easy to get carried away in the noise or have animosity over other actions/appreciation. We will become better by acquiring self-knowledge rather than …
Author Archives: Atul
Alibaba’s world!
I spent time reading the book title: Alibaba’s world, written by an early employee, ex-pat. The scale at which Alibaba operates is phenomenal. Its contribution to China’s economy is noteworthy. What fascinated me most about Alibaba is connecting the villages, small-time creators sell goods while staying and working at their remote hometown. The work and …
purpose
Why are we doing this? Is this something I can end my career? Is this the purpose of my life? Am I all geared up for walking up every morning and working on it? Finding purpose is like finding the meaning, true north, or guiding star in life. We get lost to externals. Our end …
raising
Running a startup is like a marriage. It is like working with a family: team, customers, and believers. It could get overwhelming at times. There would be an itch, making a better product, winning new customers, and keeping everyone on the same page. It is crazy, fun-filled, and full of uncertainties & excitement. It is …
limit
Can we do everything? Like they sell you in the bestseller 10000 hours to mastery? Or is it more about how we approach a task? Is it our mindset and, how we see a challenge exciting or painful limits us? Is all our achievements in life, the limits created by our brain? Are we so …
luck
I keep hearing from folks that we make our own luck. I feel luck has some part to play with our life. I still remember going to a cyber cafe and searching for How to become a hacker and getting Eric S Raymonds book in yahoo search(there was no google then). Time and again I …
ways
There are multiple ways of seeing an issue. Sometimes those are not issues but improvement advice. It is too easy to get carried away and get on to the argument and screw up a friendship. Our mind acts like a magic box and; how we react to a problem. The situation shows us the way …
Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer was a crazy philosopher in all sense. His writings were blunt, brute, and to the point. He wants us to think within, focus on our consciousness. Our life is as we see the world around us. The bumper sticker, achievements, medals are of no use apart from shoving the ego. Who is happier? A …
journey
The more I think about life, it feels like a destination less train journey full of surprise. We are on a ride. It can be good, bad, or ugly. In sum total a mixed bag. That true north, that made in heaven things are not real. It is sold to us by the materialistic marketers. …
fast
We are living in a fast-paced world. New-age companies like tinder, Amazon, Slack, Uber has it in their DNA. Pace is the mantra for Gig-economy. At the same time, delivery agents and warehouse workers are turning into slaves. Build fast and break things are the new age startup, growth strategy. Hire and fire are the …