Many times in our life we are put on a test. It can be a test of our honesty, principle or philosophy. These time of life brings out the real you. Reading philosophy or writing principles is one thing but putting it on a test is another. These moments of life are like a real …
Author Archives: Atul
Nanaji
My Nanaji passed away this morning. He lived for more than 90 years. Off late he was suffering from series of illness. He was a world to me. He was one of the few persons in my life who believed in me. I sucked at my studies, be it during secondary school or at engineering. …
Trigger
I have said this many times before. The human mind is a monkey mind. We get triggered on petty things. It results in venting our anger or at times getting depressed. The question remains, why do we get triggered? Is it because we are insecure or because of our expectations? In the end, it bites …
Gig Economy
I am a consumer of gig economy. From booking cab to ordering food, I consume it for everything. Job creators for the blue-collar workers have been the winner. The real force on the ground aka laborers, delivery boys, and drivers have turned into robots. I feel sad for the scared taxi driver who cannot speak …
Principles
I have reread Ray Dalio’s book: Principles. The book circles around a set of a checklist. I asked myself if I will become a robot following the steps described in the book. I have been meeting new people every week these days. I am learning to sell. I find the application of “Principles” helping me. …
Listen
Social media is a medium for voice amplification. The other medium is podcasting, blog, and meetups. Everyone has an opinion and they want to spread it. It is like a single source of truth, be my follower. This noise amplification channel is a signaling platform. The saints of the church spread new phenomenon every now …
Life
I was reading Seneca’s: on the shortness of Life. It made me realize what most of us are doing with our life. The allocated time of our life is not short but the petty things which we have prioritized make it look short. The time of our life we spend on fighting, running after money …
Community
A community is a set of like-minded people. We share the same vision and belief. But does community has the charter to compare and compete with others? When religion came via horsemen, and hermits community changed into submission, fear, and faith. It also fostered religious war for superiority. My previous jobs were around community development. …
High
I used to laugh at people on being high on sugar and all. Yesterday I had a meeting after which I ended up at Glen’s, a bakehouse in town. I ended up eating red velvet cake and cappuccino. Hours after that I was buzzing. I was laughing, chilling and writing texts to friends and was …
Creativity
I understand capitalism means slogging our ass. But when it comes to creativity, it requires a clear head and calm state of mind. Can laziness make you creative? A life without daily todo or productivity hacks? I could use signaling and share quotes of successful folks who were misfits and lead life on their rules. …