The problem with pigs is that they drain you, and they will enjoy it. Some of us end up living with pigs. They can be our friends, life partners, bosses, or work colleagues. You can not appease a pig. It will fail because the pig will find another goalpost or challenge to drain you again. …
Author Archives: Atul
age
“We mature with age” is a myth. In the last six years of taghash, we have worked with a bunch of kids in their 20s, and they have been super energetic, hardworking, curious, and focused. I believe maturity comes with experience, failures, and grind. It can start early for some. I know many folks in …
default
Staying positive by default is an art more than a science.Most of us live a life where we see the glass half empty.We tend to keep a pessimistic view.As a result, we give up before starting.We feel we are worthless or that taking a hedge is a failure. My way of seeing life has changed …
story
We are all unique, and so is our story. No two person has similar experience and views about the world. A lot depends on how much we have gone through life, traveled, or read. Humans come in all shapes: happy, angry, or mad. It is not that they are of nature by themselves, but conditioning …
one
We are told and taught about multitasking. How much can it scale? The more I see my friends traveling on multiple, the more I get scared of how they manage their time. We have a finite time in life, and success differs for us all. What matters is being good, happy, and cheerful with our …
outside
Who are we other than our thoughts and consciousness?We observe, act and take actions. Did Mozart, Van Gogh, Gandhi, Michelangelo, or Socrates go for emotional support and advice before what they created? In most cases, they had a lot of self-belief, affirmation, and radical optimism. The more people I meet, the more I feel we …
Journey
We are all travelers, moving with the earth every day. But in biological terms, we are all unique. Our thoughts, ambition, and observation significantly differ. This mismatch or the stage of our life journey distinguishes us. What one person prioritizes might be insignificant to another. This is the mismatch. Most relationship personal or professional gets …
think
Have we stopped thinking? Is it because our mind is too crowded with externalities: social media, Netflix, and all? What is wrong with thinking? Are we too scared to sit idle for a few hours doing nothing, just observing ourselves and our thoughts? Are we too afraid of our own company? We call ourselves busy …
letting go
Letting go is a painful experience, and attachment, ego, or sunk cost: all play their role. We act like a fool and keep expecting things to work our way instead letting go. All philosophies and religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, and Greek Stoics preached to us about it. All mentioned impermanence and the importance of living …
founder’s curse
Running a startup is not easy. I have been building Taghash for over six years and am lucky to have Krishna with me. We didn’t have a smooth sail. I felt like adding some learning to our journey. I call it the founder’s curse because as a founder, we don’t get everything. A founder’s job …