The enemy is within us. We are our own daemons. We torment, suffer and cry within. We constantly fight, blame, and anger ourselves. The fear, hate, and lovelessness of ourselves make us lose even before we start anything. Why are we like this? Is it generational? Is it because of our fight-flight response or our …
Author Archives: Atul
agent of change
Some people walk into our life, make us better and stay with us for eternity or disappear. After my class 10th, my mother sent me out of Bihar for higher studies. I believe this was one of the milestones in my life. Later on, during engineering, participating in FOSS and open source technology and meeting …
trust
A lot of my friends tell me I trust people easily. As a result, I suffer. I don’t know about the suffering part. One thing is sure: radical trust has been a mixed bag for me. I have made lifelong friends, lost money, and suffered emotionally. All of it has happened. But when I see …
focus
Focus is absent in a hyper-connected world with gadgets and mobile apps available around the clock.I still remember growing up controlling the Internet and television purview.We were less distracted and grew up taking limited knowledge.As I aged, with time learned and gained knowledge with time. Our time on this planet is limited.We can progress in …
parchai
apni parchai me hum unko dekh liya karte the kabhi, ab to aalam ye hai ki parchai se dur bhag jane ko ji karta hai. Itne sapne dikhaye the hame un dino zindgi nae, ab to sapne me zane se bhi darta hai. Milna, bicharna to ab mausum sa jano lagta hai. Ek cheeze he …
role
In an organization, we all have a defined role. We have to strive to be the best at it. Some people try to become change-makers and start changing the system. It affects us and the existing system and process. Does it help? We don’t know. But does the management need or be interested in these …
permanent
Nothing is permanent in life.The sooner we accept it, the more we will be at peace.People we meet, relationships we make, and jobs we are part of all change with time. Is our health, life, or attraction over some worldly asset or beauty permanent? Ask yourself. We age, our body rots, and beauty fades. The …
Resistance
I am 60 pages through the war of art book, and the author speaks of “Resistance” in it. The more I read and think, I feel it’s our every-minute struggle with the monkey mind. We are lazy. We dislike change, and we prefer quick wins in life. Resistance is nothing but the vice that is …
Complain
Some of us are walking list of complaints. They have problems with everything. It’s like a man with hammer syndrome, but hammer being “complain.” This kind of person will suck your brain and blood. They will always be in fight mode. I feel empathetic to them and the people who live with them, their families, …
determination
Determination to do something or making up a mind to take steps is like a superpower. Many of us don’t start because of the fear of failure. Once you are determined, you know what you don’t need. In these scenarios, you end up crafting your path and journey. You are beyond the status quo or …