There is a saying: You are what you read. I subscribe to this philosophy. Past few years have been great, I have been reading in bulk. I have also realized most of the new age writing: productivity, efficiency, and self-help writings are old wine in new bottle. Some of these best sellers are personal experiences …
Author Archives: Atul
Wealth
Death is a great equalizer. It treats rich and poor equally. The materialistic wealth does not go anywhere with you. Famous kings and pharaoh had their tombs built with all the amenities. What happened to those? The thieves are digging for that wealth and pigeons are shitting all over those tombs. The famous Greek and …
Silo
After leaving my fulltime job, I have been living in my own world. I decide and plan my day in accordance with my nature. When to surf the internet, whom to reply and whom to join for coffee is my decision. This living in my own world, like Silo mode, has made me better. I …
Delegate
Working with a small team has its own challenges. One has to wear multiple hats. While it makes you a multitasker and you end up learning many things, On the positive side, focus gets hit. The best way of handling this situation is to delegate some of the responsibilities to other members. I understand it …
Opportunity cost
Time allotted to us for this life is limited. It requires serious thought on how we should spend it. Every action of ours carried now is on account of what we are not doing, that is an opportunity cost. We can either go for a movie or read. We can work extra hours for a …
Inequality
I am not a saint. I am part of this same construct where one section is celebrating while other working ass off. Why is this world so unequal? Why some of us have everything in plenty while others nothing. Why is that one part has the luxury to gain from all the benefits while paying …
Choice
I hate too many choices. It is a cognitive overload for me. I find confusing with too many options. But the life we are living in we is thrown with choices. It appears to me that marketers make the most money by confusing customers by throwing choices. I know the new age consumerism proponents will …
Wanting
We all have our own aspirations (most of us). We like to become better or achieve something in life. It can be money or acquiring some skills. Some of us want to do this because have internal motivation for doing it. A few others do it out of survivorship bias. It requires meditation and absolute …
2018: a recap
2018 has been a great year for me. I consider myself very lucky, I am breathing and all of the body parts are intact and functioning. I made a few new friends and lost a few others. I live in Baswangudi now. It is closer to Lalbagh, my regular running track, closer to nature. I …
Naysayers
We are surrounded by humans with a different mindset. Some as cheerleaders, collaborators, believers while few others as naysayers. It is important to rationally approach inputs of naysayers. It should not be discarded. They are the ones who will give you inputs which you would not have expected from your dear ones. Seeing the feedbacks …