We have painted ourselves with pedigree, caste, color, and nationality. Our existence is painted self. Who are we? Is it the reality we make choices and take decisions in our life or the painted monster “me” basking in the glory? Some realize this in their later life about this painting, while many others die living …
Author Archives: Atul
change
Change has to come from the inside. You can teach someone how to swim; you cannot cross the lake replacing. There are situations in our life where we think of helping our friends and loved ones. We end up giving them pep talks and teachings. We feel good, hoping they will get better by changing …
regret
Want to live a sane life or die in peace: one way to do this is to avoid regrets. Don’t let your past decisions come and haunt you. Do what it takes now. Don’t leave things unfinished for the future. Our thoughts appear like recorded cassettes of a tape recorder, and memory will keep appearing. …
Optimism
Optimism is a way of life, like a virtue.We have the option to live like a scared lamb, worried and pessimist about everything, or live like a radical optimist. The world is falling apart.Our media keeps reminding us how miserable the world is.We can keep living in fear or worry. There is another breed of …
cure
What is the cure for your crib, complain and itch? In all instances, it is about you taking the challenge. It is about going against all the odds and fixing things your way. We can die complaining about our relationships, work environment, or nth world problems. Most of the time does not focus on the …
Elevate
A high-growth startup is about shipping things quickly, iterating, and building multiple product lines. They end up hiring senior talents and paying above-market salaries. That’s how VC money gets burnt. A young, fresh-out-of-college kid continues being a fresher because the top dogs are leaving and joining. The growth is limited, and not all complaint about …
divide
The Internet has shrunk the divide.We are all in equilibrium.The information, knowledge, or content are all available on a single pipe. It does not matter which part of the world you are in, the US, Africa or remote India. We all have the same data pipe. It’s on us how to consume and make best …
support
Post-sales support gets no attention in a service business, reasons why customers are not loyal. We have replaced the personal touch and operators with bots. For generating revenue, we have forgotten support.
Good
There are bad people in this world. But we also have equal and more good people around. So don’t worry or be in pain with interpersonal relationships or services. I am in Hyderabad airport, and my flight got canceled. The other passengers are fighting for a refund and whatnot. I just requested and boarded a …
Projection
We are a projection of our thoughts and consciousness in philosopher’s terms. I think there should be a revamp in the definition. We have become a projection of whatever gives us attention. We are no more living with consciousness. Our thoughts are dead, and we are lab rats of technology.