We want this, we want that. The quest of wanting continues till we land in our death bed. Can we not let things happen in natural ways? I am not asking to stop pursuing. My request is to observe yourself more and be aware of our wanting. Our mind is monkey mind. It is irrational, …
Category Archives: Life
Busy
Busy is the best excuse for avoiding people or meetings. We create a shadow of priority on us. I have no idea if it is good or bad. I know about a son who was so busy minting money that he never cared to inquire about his father’s health. One day his father died because …
Parents
There comes a time in our life when we have to make some decisions. I have lived last decade away from my parents. They are retired and chilling in my hometown. I have tried many times to make them come to stay with me for a few months but always failed. I don’t …
Mind Bug
I was reading the book The Truthful Art which is about data visualization. The author also cites some reference on how we humans behave and act. He points 3 things: 1. We love recognizing patterns. We don’t like much randomness. That is what powers bias like gambler’s fallacy. 2. We love storytelling. Once we have …
Broken Dreams
It is so easy to get mad at watchman for taking time in opening door. It is easy to get angry at the delivery boy for calling up few times for address confirmation. It is easy to get hyper at cook for adding extra salt by mistake. It takes an effort to know the story …
Sometimes
Sometimes due to anger people end up showing their weakness. The insecurity and ego flow with the conversation. In such situations, one cannot argue with reason. We should empathize with the angry person and investigate what could have been the cause for it. The anger and non-rational act should be forgiven. We humans …
Grumpy
What is the point of being grumpy? An ailing father is mad at his son because he could not join him for Thanksgiving. An employee is grumpy with his co-founder for working extra hours. An investor is unhappy with his portfolio for missing the quarter MAU. A customer is grumpy for poor vendor because he …
Assumption
An assumption can make us sick. It fosters our brain’s ability to switch things in our or against our favor. Love, hate, like, dislike all these are made up in our brain. Our bias, experience plays an equal role. The monkey mind will always have its fight mode open as are our assumptions. * My …
Transparency
Transparency seems to be the least regarded virtue in the startup ecosystem. Everyone stakeholder talks about its positive while forgetting to apply it. Founders will not tell the team about the real state of fundraising or money in the bank. An investor will never tell you he is not interested in you anymore. An employee …
Micromanage
The modern-day organization has gone bonkers, managers have become a surveillance machine. How does it matter what an employee wears and what time he comes and goes back from work? Why does he need to share his social media details or his affiliations to the management? I thought startups were about innovation and creativity. Nobody …