Haruki Murakami speaks about his audience in “Novelist as a Vocation.” He writes for himself first. I liked this honesty. If your creative fuel depends on an audience, how is it creative and not some work? Most lost artists of the past created music, art, or literature for themselves then the world took notice. We …
Author Archives: Atul
bucket
Haruki Murakami speaks about his writing practice and creating content buckets in “Novelist as a Vocation.” The idea strikes a chord with me. Unlike him, I add audio notes or write notes on my mobile. When you have a bucket of content, you know what part of the story will go where. In my case, …
internship
Time has changed since I graduated. We would do one or two internships and contribute to open-source projects. In the last year, we have been actively looking for interns. I am witnessing a pattern where most folks want three months of paid internship. Some are in 4 sem having 4-5 internship experience in their CVs. …
spark
Have you been around people who influence you positively with their actions or work? We are social animals. We crave inspiration, care, and respect. Once we are part of a community, group, or company of friends who are all progressive, we will start showing our spark. We will be motivated enough to go against all …
original
My encounter with Haruki Murakami happened six years back. I wanted to get into running. His book “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” helped. I have read half a dozen other works of his. I always questioned his mental state while writing that fiction. I often joked about what he smokes during …
flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi talks about the mental state called: Flow in his book with the same title, where we are super focused and lost in one thing. We become obsessed and work all along. There is no time or days in consideration. We get lost in a unique world of our own. We become super creative …
uncertainty
Working with a team means having multiple minds. It’s an assembly line. The complete product requires working like an orchestra. That means everyone has to take responsibility and ownership. A leader’s responsibility determines predictability and quality deliverable in a defined time. It comes with experience and deploying capable and efficient resources in the mission. A …
cause
At times I keep asking myself the cause for my existence. The feeling differs from time to time. I quit my full-time job to build a better life for myself six years back. A better life, essentially being master of my own destiny and riding life on my guiding principles. We have done well for …
top
Change starts from the top. Monkey see, monkey do. If the leader is complacent and not paranoid, how do we expect the team to deliver? Can you change the default overnight? Human beings’ obstacle is fighting with themselves and bringing change within. Everyday PR stories and startup news reporting speak of founders announcing about conserving …
maatam
Kal tak apni naakami ka maatam manaye za rahe the.Aaz hamara zanaza ja raha hai.Apne na-umeede me hum simte rahe zindgi bhar.Kisi se kuch paya nai, bas lalak se reh gaye the dil me. Sab tha uper wale ka diya hua hamare paas, bus ek jine ka zariya nai tha. Koi maksad aisa tha he …