Values are the core of any organization. It can make or break them. Same applied to us individuals as well. For some, it is a sermon or principle of life. It is important to have your value without any fear or pressure. A value should be out of the religious, social or cultural purview. It …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Granted
We take so many things for granted in our life. We forget the fact that we age. When was the last time you spoke to your grandparents? Do you know they are getting old, their memories are fading with time? This is the moment they need you around them. The bedtime story, the mangoes, and …
Perfection
Why do we have to be perfect? What is this definition of perfection? Was Mozart a perfectionist? How perfect was Van Gogh? The perfection evangelists are new-age sophists. Who decides the epitome of perfection? Some czar or uber god, seeking for I am right status? As long as we are true to ourselves, I don’t …
want
I don’t know what I want. But I know what I don’t want. This way of seeing the world has made things easier for me. Thanks to Chalie Munger’s trick of inversion. When I know what I don’t want, I will stay away from it. As a result, end up getting what I deserve. Hope …
data
We are living in a connected world. A world where news spreads in a second. Thanks to the internet and our smartphone. Our confirmation bias and group thinking take over our consciousness. Nobody cares about the authenticity of the source. All we care about attaching ourselves and our emotions. As a result like a headless …
dream
Dreams are like fiction. They are imaginary. In every stage of our life we build new dreams. From settling down with our college sweetheart to buying a specific car, every dream has a role – of growing into someone someday. We end up achieving some dreams while others are never met. This does not mean …
confidence
Are we living in a world where being confident is limited to a few? Why is somebody’s confidence taken distinctly in a group? Is being confident is a sign or proud or arrogance? Is the virtue confidence uncommon? Is it because since birth we are told what we cannot do? Is it our conditioning via …
change
We humans dislike changes. We like automaticity more. It keeps us sane and drains less of our cognitive energy. You will relate to this in case you are working hard on losing weight or quitting sugar. Gaining new skills is equally tiring. Our sacred text reminds us change is permanent. I find it confusing.
True North
A few find meaning in their life early on. They are lucky. These people devote an entire life to the cause. It can be serving the destitute, nation or ensuring the family gets everything at all cost. A lot many of us die looking for that True North, one thing to cling on for entire …
Moment
This moment is the reality, this minute is the reality. We are dying every minute. Can we celebrate these dying moments? The choice is ours, either celebrate it or stay miserable.