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    Bhujia Barons

    I picked Bhujia Barons because I have been snacking Haldiram‘s for over a decade now. The author has not done enough justice to the story. I felt like reading some newspaper article. The book is about the origin of the brand Halidirams from Bikaner and branching out laters in India Nagpur, Kolkata, and Delhi.  Like …

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    Posted byAtulJanuary 6, 2021Posted inBook Reading Notes, Life0 Comments

    development

    I just returned from my hometown, a small district on the border of Nepal named Sitamarhi. The nearest airport for us was Patna, 85-90 km and, in past, it would take 5-6 hours to reach to Patna airport. The roads were unmaintained and, it had more potholes than roads. During monsoons, we had to be …

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    Posted byAtulJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021Posted inLife, Random ThoughtsTags: development0 Comments

    everything

    It is easy to get lost in everything. Last few hours, I have been venting over how oligarchs are making us pay for their loot. I made my tax payment today. In the last 10 mins, I realized I wasted the last few hours. It is not something I can fight waste my time over. …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 30, 2020Posted inLife, Random ThoughtsTags: everything0 Comments

    different

    This time it’s different. Our media likes to publish now and then about the pandemic, pollution, or recession. We are told how our world is falling apart and, we should be prepared to build our own Noah’s Arch. We, humans, thrive on uncertainty. The dinosaurs disappeared, pandemic came, world war happened, we bounced back from …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 29, 2020Posted inLife, Random ThoughtsTags: different0 Comments

    feed

    You can’t force-feed a donkey and make them a racehorse. The sooner we understand it, the better it will be for us. Knowing our blind spot and circle of competence can change the way we see our life and work. We are living in a world where externalities are governing us, the decisions of our …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 28, 2020Posted inLife, Random ThoughtsTags: feed0 Comments

    Lessons to lead by

    In the last chapter of the book, The ride of a lifetime, Robert Iger shares his life lessons. I am adding limited ones I could resonate well, read the book for the rest others : Great talents tell great stories. Innovate or die. Avoid mediocrity  Take responsibility when you screw up. Treat everyone with fairness …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 25, 2020Posted inBook Reading Notes, Life, startupsTags: Lessons to lead by0 Comments

    creative

    Indians are not creative. They under-utilize the creative brain. Are we Indians not creative. Or is it because we are a developing economy and we have to work harder than our counterparts from the developed world for end meets? When our basic necessity is not with us, how will we think or be creative? When …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 24, 2020Posted inLife, Random ThoughtsTags: creative0 Comments

    weakness

    Be strong; do not show your weakness. But why? Why can’t we be vulnerable? Why do we have to talk to a faceless therapist about what is fucking us up from inside? We have lived in a close-knit since eternity, what happened to us now? We got all it takes to make: wealth, social status, …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 23, 2020Posted inLife, Random ThoughtsTags: weakness0 Comments

    spoonfeed

    Is it our culture, education system, or society that craves newcomers for being spoonfed or micromanaged? In my limited experience, I have seen most dislike in figuring out things: be it with life decisions, education, skill acquisition, or work. I have been interviewing candidates for various roles in the last few months, and most of …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 22, 2020Posted inLife, Random Thoughts, startups0 Comments

    right

    A leader’s job is not to be right. Their job is to ensure an organization is working together as an operating system. They have to ensure that the team is motivated and aware of overall milestones and companies vision. It is the team and togetherness which guarantees any organization’s success. The cult leadership creates a …

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    Posted byAtulDecember 21, 2020Posted inLife, Random Thoughts, startupsTags: Right0 Comments

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