We underestimate the virtue of time. In the startup world, be it growth in product, hiring, or fundraising. As a result, we build many things half-baked or burn bridges. The race against time makes us all go nuts and affects us in all possible manners. Netflix documentary on Boeing speaks how engineering and safety took …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Pranayam
Yoga is India’s gift to the world. Those sages who came up with it a thousand years back must be happy from heaven. Yoga’s adoption is global now. I picked Be here now last week. The book is a personal journey of Ram Dass. It talks about his psychedelic trips and finding a guru in …
open
Some of us are so locked and hurt by past experiences that we never open up afterward. We end up becoming a living cynic. We see reasons in every opportunity offered to us. We focus on the negative side than conducting an overall holistic evaluation. The other part of any opening or opportunity is its …
build
A masterpiece requires complete focus. One cannot build something incredible and sale worthy without it. In the world we are living in, we want the best of everything and, as a result, we get lost. We get frustrated and sail on multiple ships without having control over even a single one. Be it life or …
insecurity
Our insecurity makes us do things that we would have otherwise considered irrational. Is it because of our quest to fit in with the group or society? Are we ignorant enough when we pretend to be who we are not? What can go wrong with such actions? Are we going to be happy and content …
Alive
The world is in a mess. From the middle east to Africa to Asia to Europe people are dying because of war, famine, disease, and hunger. Millions are getting displaced everyday in tribal war, religious war or country battle. These people are working hard to build there new identity and because what they have gone …
sulking
There are times in our life when nothing is in our control. We gave everything we could. We don’t have a time machine to fix past mistakes. What matters is your commitment. It helps you reduce sulking. The constant question monkey mind throws at you: what if you had done this or that. Death of …
shadows
Are we shadows of our past, experiences, or learnings? As we grew, many learnings got transferred from our ancestors and forefathers. We still have restaurants with secret recipes passed to each generation, like making cheese, bread, or wine. Some remaining folklores are passed through generations. With the change in society, we care least about them. …
view
Goodbyes are never easy, especially where both sides want to be in the journey but not stick to a common viewpoint. Not having an aligned view in the journey will cause pain and frustration. Be very careful with what you are getting, and how far can you align with the person or organization’s ideology? Our …
victim
Playing a victim card can take us somewhere. We cannot live life with it. The world is a miserable place. Every other day something happens, and it will occupy the centre stage. You have to heal your trauma. You have to face the world and make your life count. No one else can heal you, …