I have lived through a decade of tech hype. I started coding with LOGO. Much has changed since then. Every 2-3 years I get to hear new buzzwords: virtualization, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, Containers, federated, Docker, Bitcoin, Blockchain, serverless. I have my friend Ashish who has been running the same business of selling aluminum sheets in …
Author Archives: Atul
famous
Why do we have this urge from within to be famous? It can be one being an influencer, thought leader or someone with many followers. Is it about feeling good or getting out and proving our worth to the world? The marketers are thriving on it. Making us feel vulnerable, our quest for being famous …
meetup
My first Linux user group meetup was in 2001/2002. It changed my life forever. It shaped my career, got me a huge network and shaped me as an individual. I can’t imagine where I would have been in life if I had not encountered Lug/FOSS. The network, mentoring and relationship have helped me in all …
ourselves
We are surrounded by people who have never done something in their life but have got a shit load of opinions. These are the so-called thought leaders, from sharing WhatsApp forwards to Facebook posts, they can be found everywhere. These opinions and thought leaders do more harm to society than the favor. Their preaching of …
recycle
The humans came to exist centuries ago. We survived against all the odds: predators, nature. We learned from our mistakes and got better with time. We built houses, arms and formed a society. Coming to 2019, I get a feeling that most of our current challenges have answers in the past. Our innovations are built …
Growth mindset
I have grown up hearing this term: a Growth mindset. It is all about seeing the positive side of our life. The external noise of aspiring to become someone, fulfilling a dream, crossing a bucket list is more prevalent. It is a test for our growth mindset. The belief that failures will fade with time, …
34
Celebrated my 34th birthday yesterday. I feel lucky to have survived so far in this journey of life. The quest for acquiring self-knowledge is still going on. What more do I expect from this amazing life: I have great friends and family members around me, I have enough money to pay for my bills and …
alone
Most of our life we are on ourselves. We live with our body and thoughts. We have externalities in the form of companions and society. If we master and accept living with ourselves, in our consciousness living this life becomes very easy. It keeps us calm and going in the flow of life without any …
no
Why is it so difficult to take NO for an answer? Is it because of our pride and ego? Why can’t we accept that not everything goes in our way? Why do we have to get furious and start hating the person or organization after hearing no? Why don’t we accept that rejection is part …
Overthinking
Overthinking is a cause of great misery. We tend to complicate our life with numerous thoughts. Some of it can be constructive while most being painful. I read somewhere 22000 different thoughts crosses our brain every hour. In the case of sages, yogis it is much less. Vipassana and other eastern meditation talks in great …