I keep hearing about how you should build your network. We should nurture it for a good life and future. My limited learning has been that it cannot be artificial or totally on materialistic grounds. Your network requires authentic relationships, commitment, and contribution. The center of it begins with people, trust, and bonding. It requires …
Category Archives: Life
listen
We have something to share with our peers, loved ones, or friends. The emergence of social media has amplified the creative persona within us. The downside of this is that we are left with very few listeners around us. Nobody has time to listen or help console. It is like we are all moving, running, …
die
Aren’t we dying every moment? And add the self-guilt, inferiority complex, insecurity. It adds like a perfect cocktail for others to treat us like shit and, we believe it. Aren’t humans an intelligent species? How did we end up being so fearful? Why are we killing with every single decision, the action of ours? What …
trust
Most industry runs on trust. The byproduct is money. Sadly some forget this. Some start looking for personal gain. It results in affecting the ecosystem in bad faith. You cannot eat all the dollars or gold while left in isolation. It is trust, faith that drives humanity towards a better future. Donating millions to the …
fear
Fear is a multi-trillion dollar industry. We are fearful of our death, losing our job or relationship. Many dictators came to power instigating fear of religion or race. On the startup front, fear dominates over competitors taking away our market or someone copying our ideal. In short, fear keeps us on our toes. Always running, …
spark
Sometimes is the journey of our life; all we need is that spark. It can come from any source, the poem you read, people you met, observing nature, birds, animals, or reading an autobiography. It helps us to think and internalize ourselves and how we see ourselves or the world. The world we are living …
Jugalbandi
I am just 10% through the book Jugalbandi by Vinay Sitapati. It gives the history and origin of the BJP and its association with RSS. It also talks about the togetherness as a team for Vajpayee and Advani. A lot of us want to stay out of politics and, I respect it. What I liked …
mental models
We are living in a bubble. Social media has amplified a few folks and, they are peddling whatever they like. One of the recent bubbles is mental models, a mantra sold for success. We have millions of odd hours of Youtube videos teaching the same apart from puff science or social scientists minting money via …
rituals
I keep hearing from our parents about all the rituals for our forefathers: feeding to the poor, giving alms for the departed soul. I hope it has some meaning. The rational side of my brain keeps asking me about the authenticity of these rituals. Once a soul, it becomes part of the cosmos. Do they …
Tamasha
Tamasha he to hai, sab jaan padte hai behrupiyee sabhi. Tamasha he to hai, sabkuch chakachaundh ke andhkaar me simat sa zo gaya hai. Jee rahe hain ek chaalchitra ke bhitar, baant rahe hai apni hunar ko gairo ki chaah ke liye. Apne khud ki zindgi khud se itne duur jaan padte hai ki asliyat …