Hiring seems to be like a big pain for an organization. Twitter and other platforms have many postings by various founders. Hiring is not an art or a science. It is more to do with treating humans as they are. Most of these companies treat engineers as resources with salary being key incentives. This incentive …
Author Archives: Atul
Product
Typing Product on Google gives enough results. Heck, same goes for many available books on Amazon. We are in the era of building and product leaders are key stakeholders. There are so many methodologies and development practices which are used by these gurus. What I have understood with my limited consciousness is: A product has …
Roots
It is very easy to get lost in glory and forget our roots. We, humans, are no different than a raging bull. We crave for approval and appreciation. We like recognition. Our actions and affiliation changes as we progress. We get into the ego train which directs towards the vice. It helps to remember our …
Expectation
Expectation is the cause of all our sorrows. — Bhagwad Gita Is it possible to live a life without expecting anything from externals? An ailing fathers expectation that his son will visit him this Christmas. Mothers hope to see her daughter’s wedding soon. Why do we let our happiness in hands of another? Why can’t …
Monkeys
I like monkeys, I am fascinated by their grit and perseverance. Their focus on what they want. The other quality which has kept them going is a reproduction. I don’t know if they believe in Love and all, but they are truly aware of seeding their species. Sigmund Freud said there is no such thing …
Cage
Man is a social animal. — Aristotle What we become has a lot to do with the environment around us, people we are connected to. This close-knit of connection is what differentiates us from other animals. Wherever we go, live and make a colony we try to build a community. Most religions followed the same …
Epictetus : Stoic philosopher
Epictetus was a Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery and endured a permanent physical disability. Like Socrates, he too had not written anything. Some of his students collected his sayings and converted it into an Enchiridion (a book containing essential information on a subject.)I remember Chetan telling me about this book while I was …
Time
Time stops for no one. It is constantly passing, we are getting on with it. We are getting old and dying every minute with it. Why do we have to be so scared of death? Is it not part and parcel or our creation? Why do we have to question about the allocated time of …
Hostel
Growing up in a small town has its own charm. It has some limitations too. When I was growing up, we had only one school affiliated to the CBSE board. My parents sent me Vikas Vidyalaya, Ranchi. (The school still exists) I was 11 years old then. I was on my own. Sometimes I cried …
Food
Modern life has one key ingredient: food. We are surrounded by a variety of food items. They modified to fit our taste buds. The beverage industry spends billions in research. Early days we eat less because of the limited availability. We were more active. As society progressed and food became plenty via mass production. It …