Advancement in technology guaranteed us prosperity. And sold us hyper-productivity: our quest to become successful in every aspect of our life. We are competing with everyone on everything. We are in a slot machine for: growth, relationship, prosperity, happiness, appraisal, love. We have turned into a robot. We are copying others. We are multitasking. We …
Author Archives: Atul
Doer, dreamer, cribber and society
Society is a collection of an individuals with different mind set. Doers are working on shaping our society for good. Dreamers are forward thinkers. Cribbers are unique. They have problem with everything:state, government, rules, systems, doers, dreamers. A progressive society requires more doers and dreamers. Union of doers and dreamers bring progress, innovation and …
On marriage
My 33rd birthday made me feel like I was doing a mistake. Friends and family who called to wish me were more concerned about me getting married soon rather than my health or work. Are our parents right, or is this society created FOMO? Why does everyone around me want me to get married? Some …
A year older and wiser
I recently celebrated my 33rd birthday. I traveled to my hometown and spent the day with my parents. I don’t have much to crib/complain about my life. I am living it moment by moment. Epictetus says: Life is a journey and we are like travelers. Every moment has its own share. At the same time, …
Thaler, NFL and Decision making
Richard Thaler is a Nobel laureate and author of the best selling book: Misbehaving. He is a popular figure in the area of behavioral economics. Last week when I was reading ‘Misbehaving’- the chapter on decision making caught my attention. It talks about how traditional ways of picking NFL players were resulting in losses. The …
Decision Paralysis
I visited a grocery store last evening to pick some rice. The aisle had over 50 varieties with different properties and health benefits. To my surprise their in-house label had replaced my regular brand. On top of that, it was offered at a 50% discount as an introductory offer. I came back and ordered my …
Other people
India’s unorganized sector also happens to be one of its biggest job providers. Our maids, uber drivers, sales girls and servers at restaurants – all of them constitute it. They are hard working, voiceless, vulnerable and key stakeholders to our economy. They are the invisible robots who drive us for early morning flights. They serve …
No Whatsapp
Whatsapp is synonymous to SMS for most smartphone users in India. It is an excellent service and has made us more connected. I am convinced that they will grow further with their payment feature launch. But personally, I find whatsapp to be distracting and eating up a lot of my time. I have not been …
At what cost?
Insecurity is a disease that humanity has been suffering since inception, history has it in detail. Homo Sapiens killed Neanderthals. Socrates was made to drink hemlock by Athenians. Nero burnt down his own kingdom. There are many more such stories and I will leave them for you to read. In this post I am talking …
Why am I giving away books?
I am writing this blog after a while. I should get over my laziness and start writing regularly. I have been giving away books to my friends over a last few years. Why am I distributing books these books? Am I crazy? Do I have an evil plan? Some of the books I have been …