One of the secrets of keeping any habit regular is not leaving it in the middle. Once you break that streak: It becomes tough coming back. So it is like your habit, and continuing it becomes like some karma point. Continuing it for Nth number of times, it becomes your nature.No additional effort is required. …
Author Archives: Atul
busy
There is no such thing as being busy. It has more to do with priority. We have 24 hours during the day. We have abundant time to meet peers, friends, and family. I don’t understand if we are busy or acting busy by wasting time on our phones. We may need to prioritize our life …
Insecurity
We can live a life being aware of unlimited possibilities or insecurity. The brain is our master. It can make us do wonders or make us feel miserable. Our insecurity has more downsides than positives. Imagine the misses in life because of it. Some people realize late in their life about it. They die regretting. …
fearless
One of the virtues which has helped me in the last 7-10 years has been being more fearless. I will attribute reading stoics to it. There have been instances where I have called a spade a spade and walked away from lucrative deals. While I have lost money or relationship in those instances, I have …
responsibility
You are responsible for your well-being. All your actions and virtues make you. We can blame the world, government, financial conditions, and whatnot for failures. But deep inside: accept it is all you. You have to be honest with yourself. The sooner you will realize, the better our progress.
Position
Most successful operators in various managerial businesses and roles where they influence changing lives of many are careful about one thing. They know it is not their job position but the relationship they build with people around them. While building Taghash, I have been on both sides. Be it connecting founders to potential VCs or …
Passion
We are living in an era of unlimited passion. Our society teaches us to be passionate about work, life, and whatnot. There are authors, YouTubers, and short course content creators living their life by guiding you to define your passion. In short, we are living in passion porn. Our life is not a race where …
brag
I find it sad and disheartening to see founders of modern-day startups bragging about themselves and their brands non-stop on social media. Your teams and customers pain-build companies, nothing else. That is where founders should spend time on. This unnecessary glory or stardom is short-lived. We are seeing the fall of companies in this current …
itch
Most innovation happens out of the itch. Be it Archimedes or Newton. It all happened out of their curiosity. There was no Twitt3er orVCs pay them the incentive or price for it. They were curious and went on to change the world. Our modern-day world has changed our outlook toward everything. We are more dependent …
misfit
One of the many pleasures a misfit gets is dying peacefully without blaming others. They have nothing to complain about.As a misfit, they go miles to cure their itch. We are living in a world where society dictates our life decisions.Our society guides us into talking, eating, relationships, marriage, and work. It is like a …