It is the time of year again when I start missing my Dadi(grandma). I see kids on the street playing gully cricket, shouting, laughing and crying. My summer vacation was a different story altogether, my village is a few kilometers from where I lived with my parents. Papa will drop us to our village and […]
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Commitment
I went to watch a Bharatnatyam dance show yesterday. It was a 1st time for me. What bewildered me was the grit of performers: they have been practicing for over 15 years. They have been a software engineer in their day jobs. How many of us continue doing something we like for 15 years? Don’t […]
Network
Man is by nature a social animal. — Aristotle We like the people around us. We share our stories, mingle, jest and merry. It is like a lifeboat, helping us to pass the high tide. Find a network, be part of one or build one. As we age we will need more company, communication, and […]
Technique
I have been a longtime worshiper of process, grit, and perseverance. In my naive understanding, I had this belief I that I can achieve anything with the ingredients mentioned above. I had to do the rethinking last week after chatting with my friends on my pace and heart rate. On reading more I realized I […]
Fix it
It is easy to complain about things around us. From traffic, plastic, corruption, pollution, corruption, Et all. This world is not perfect, it has got many opportunities for us. How about working together and fixing it. History tells us about it. From Martin Luther Jr, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford, Jamsetji Tata, Steve Jobs to Elon […]
Reason
It is sad how we start finding reasons for everything. We forget that our life is too short to overanalyze and stress in every situation. Things are going fine, but why? Things are going bad, but why? We try to build our imaginary thesis on every situation. How difficult it is to stay calm and […]
Jokes
Sometimes we laugh and make jokes on our peers. In the moment of time, we don’t realize it’s long term effect. The joke might not sound sexist or racist to us but it leaves its mark on a longer run. Keep laughter to a minimum; do not laugh too often or too loud. — Epictetus […]
Loss aversion
We don’t like losing. It can be in a relationship, wealth or competition. What could be the reason: Our innate survival instinct? Ego Consistency We always like to continue winning or getting profit from our investments. It sounds irrational but we are more hurt losing something than gaining 2X the same. At the same time […]
Mercenary
Social media is a double-edged sword. In one side it connects the world closer for good while on another it is for mercenaries. Mercenaries on social media are a set of people who are very prejudiced and biased. They are also agenda driven. In the past, we have seen many deaths because of these people. […]
Blessings
It is important to not forget everyone who helped you in shaping your present. Parents rank on the top followed. A few friends come next: the ones who helped and been honest with feedback’s. Your first boss who trusted you and gave you the opportunity to start a career or open your own company. He/She […]