I don’t understand why we have made entrepreneurship something glorious. Some of us do it for the kick of it. One part of my brain says, ooh we are going to uncharted territory and taking all the risk and creating something unique. The other side of my brain says we are just trying to make …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
attention
We are part of the attention economy. Actors and performers are spending hours on Instagram posing beach vacation photos. Mare mortals like us feel that we are wasting our time. They are living a great life. In reality, they are working harder than us to stay relevant. The glamour industry has thrived on attention. It …
judge
We have so much time to question what celebrities are up to or anyone else around us? Who are we to judge? Are we suffering from some disease where all we have to do is question others? How good a life we will have if we question our vices.
chatter
Have you tried sitting 10 minutes quietly without a cellphone or internet? Like being with yourself and your thoughts?What happens when you try doing it?Does your mind explode? People spend money or lock themselves for ten days at vipassana. How much of this helps? We are what we think. Observing why and what we are …
connect
It’s not easy to meet like-minded people. We live around humans but still, we relate with very few. Some become our friends for life and others our well-wishers. It’s like they understand us our actions and observation so well. It is like they are our mirror. If we end up finding such people, living becomes …
build
I have heard from many about planning and then executing. My problem with planning is that it drains you so much that there is no energy left in execution. There exists a multibillion-dollar industry on project management and roadmap tracking. On a multi-year and thousand minds, it makes sense. But when we are small and …
social
I tried my best asking parent to move with me and leave Bihar. I realized after all these years of trying, it is not happening. One main reason for this is the social capital built in the last 50 years. My mom and dad have a separate bunch of friend circles. Some meet every day …
sometimes
Sometimes I feel like I have all-time in the world. It is just people around me are running. Is something wrong with me? Why am I not running and acting busy all the time? Does it make me less aspirational? Are they all have everything sorted that they are running for their true north? Daily …
mother
I am not sure why mom cries every time I leave her and come back to Bangalore. I sometimes wonder if these are uncontrolled emotions and, I can do nothing much about it. Being a mother is not easy; Apart from carrying in her womb for nine months. Mothers see their children grow, accept all …
leap of faith
Last week I met a friend and got to know about him getting married. I congratulated and asked the background story. He mentioned meeting his wife over Instagram. I was shocked and surprised when he mentioned their leap of faith and how it worked for them. In my life, I have made a few friends …