How can we hate someone or something so passionately that we end up hurting ourselves? I know few people who can go at any length to see few others failing. They will go at any length for the same, even if it affects them: personally, professionally, physically, or mentally. Our life on this planet is …
Category Archives: Life
past
We call it past for the reason it has gone. We were part of it at some moment in our life. It can be good, bad, or mixed. There could be many reasons for it, our relationships, learning, or how we lived it. Our past gives us an experience. The enlightened ones learn from it …
accept
How long do we have to dwell in the past? How long we have to live in delusion? People move on, the relationship falters. A lot of us live in false hope. Like some supernatural ways, everything will come back to normal, like the past. As a result, they don’t move. They suck in the …
competitors
Every customer meeting or product demo, we are reminded who all we are competing. I mostly listen patiently. As a founder, it is easy to get lost in the competition. It results in creating a tunnel vision and copying their features. In the end no differentiation. Working for others for over a decade has altered …
mirage
I have been part of multiple funded startups. As a stakeholder, we are chasing a mirage: An investor bets on growth for the future. A founder sells his equity at a premium showing the total addressable market and disruption. On most occasions, this does not work out and, the company shuts its doors. An investor …
loneliness
I was listening to the knowledge project podcast and, the recent one has Noreena Hertz: The Crisis of Loneliness. It made me realize how lonely we are even after being so connected with the world. We are buying robots or dependent on Alexa for curing our loneliness. In the hyper-connected world, we are so disconnected. …
accept
Once we accept who we are, authenticity comes by default. I know we are living in a world where life hacking is a new hobby. We are going into the details of every daily activity. But in quest of achieving it, we are giving away our authenticity. I see people on keto, intermittent fasting and, …
noise
We are living in noise. Everyone around us has something to say; everyone needs our attention. Each one has different expertise and experience. As a builder or any rational human, it is necessary to keep a filter. It keeps us focussed and aligned to the long-term vision. Falling into the noise will lose our focus …
faceless
I am everywhere. I deliver your groceries; I help you when you want a ride. I am there to serve food for you. I am the one who takes care of your dumpster every morning. I ensure to deliver condoms, flowers, cake at wee hours so that you celebrate. I also exist; I am part …
think
We are how we think, what we see as a world. We can be miserable focusing on the atrocities around us. We can get angry, go mad, or sad. We can on the other hand spend time doing your side in fixing it. We complain about climate change but are we driving cars without AC …