Our search for the next big thing is maddening many of us. We are running after mythical unicorns forgetting to tame what we have now. It’s like playing Super Mario and crossing every new round with dopamine for the next one. This chase has resulted in us not settling down with a job, career, or …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
want
Charlie Munger talks about inversion, taking a problem, and thinking backward. A unique way of seeing any challenge, want, or task. Once we stay out of what we do not want in our life, profession, or relationship, our brain stays saner and cognitively active. Hence knowing what we don’t want trumps over our desires and needs.
JOMO
I have known Vinay for over 15 years now. He has been around in the thick and thin phase of my life. We met after some time today. I was busy all this while, in one or the other things that kept cropping up. The more we spoke, the more I realized how amazing it …
Free
I am a sucker for freedom and dislike being a caged bird under some command or doctrine. Our society and upbringing do a lot to us during our growth and shape our worldview. How we act, react comes from our past experiences. One of the conversations I frequently keep listening to and discussing is Love, …
David
As early-stage startup founders, we are always like David’s in the battle with many Goliaths. A laughing stock, underdog, and with few believers. A very few crazy heads, after all, side with the ship sailing against the tide. Founders have a huge responsibility to go after existing players, win trust from engineers, customers, and everyone around …
Closure
Why do some people move away without proper closure, be it in a job or relationship? Is it to keep their high moral ground or avoid sulking? Are they too scared to accept the reality? With the limited time allocated to us, how are they doing justice to their counterparts? Every relationship has multiple actors …
Principles
Principle by Ray Dalio talks about keeping a set of algorithms, mental models, or life principles. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with a daily checklist of vice and virtues. It has added some clarity to my life and, life is less miserable. All I am trying to do is to stay sane. Life is limited …
makeup
The grooming industry is hitting an all-time high, with companies going public and creating buzz. Going by some friends, a good chunk of money they spend on beautifying themselves. We are how we project outwards to the world. Fake it till you make it is the sales and leadership jargon thrown every day. We have …
Originality
There are testing times in our lives and, solutions come down to staying sane and holding together the originality. Will it be good or virtuous to become someone you are not because a doctrine, pact, or relationship requires you to be? How can you give the best of yourself after the transformation? It is easy …
Perfect
We chase perfection. Be it profession, possession, or relationships. This quest ends up being a curse or some burden. The definition of perfection is governed by society or someone else and, we are chasing it. The more we fail towards achieving it, the more distracted from reality. Humans are animals and, the hyper-competitive world is …