Why do we have to be dependent on alcohol, drugs, smoking, or a guru? Is it because we are scared to accept and live our lives in real sense? We have read or heard that the consumption of foreign substances will make us better? I feel we are scared of living as we are. Why …
Author Archives: Atul
bored
I keep hearing from people around how we get bored. The moment we feel empty. We have nothing to think about, do which excites us. Is this state self-created? Is it because we don’t know what we want? How can we get bored knowing our existence on this planet is limited? We have so many …
purpose
What keeps us moving? What makes our life unique? What keeps us moving against all the odds, failures? The more and more I read about the life of successful people or those who left their mark on society. It makes me realize they had a purpose: Martin Luther King to Mahatma Gandhi to Nelson Mandela …
reunions
Reunions result in bringing memories of the past. Be it with school friends or colleagues. There has never been a dull moment. Sometimes it makes me wonder about our innocence at others about our foolishness, bravery. Reunions are bittersweet. The conversation about your crushes, their present life. The sports teacher and being caned bunking morning …
utopia
Most of us living in the metro are part of a bubble. We are part of a parallel universe. It is like living in a utopia: capitalism, consumerism, and modernity is the virtue and elements like cars, housing society, mobile fostering the identity. I see people complaining about electricity failure or water not coming for …
show
Why can’t we be honest with our loved ones? It is alright to acknowledge mistakes, failures. It does not make us less of a human. We visit a doctor for a treatment, we tell them all the symptoms, hide nothing. He provides us the medicine, and we get cured. Why can’t we do the same …
Wrong
Every opportunity comes with success and failures. Society tells us about look for positives and ignore negatives. Over the last few years, I have read Charlie Munger many times, and thinking in inversion has been a great mental model for me. I have been trying my best to add it as part of my decision …
hoopla
What is this hoopla we have created around us? Why do we have to be on top of everything? Do we need to consume, comment, and converse on everything? Our brain can take limited things to process, and an app-driven economy wants all your attention. You fall victim to E-commerce offer or quantify, fight and …
Isolation
We humans are not meant to live in isolation. We like being in a herd. Covid19 has changed our way of living. We are socializing, working, shopping, sharing miseries, and happiness online. The mystics, saints, and yogis are the only exceptions. It feels like a house arrest to me like many of us. I was …
FedEx principles
Every company has a set of guiding principles on which it’s journey is cemented. These guiding principles come from the founders. The author of the customer chapter has written the principles of FedEx in the book. I am adding a condensed except below: Our People: Our people are free to express themselves- their likes and …