The romanticism of entrepreneurship is not needed. It is just another part people pursue. I understand media and authors portray a glorious picture of it. But in the end, it is just another route or journey. For one success story, there are thousands of other failures. We don’t talk about them. The selective narration of …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
War
Whose war is it anyway? War on independence, who are making free? Who makes and loses out of any war? We are lucky to be living a life with the basic necessities. Many others are not fortunate enough. They are just born in the country, color, race, or religion that makes them vulnerable. War happens …
relevance
We all dislike media for being one-sided or for showing half-truth. At the same time, we secretly desire to be part of it. Humanity survived all these years because of desire and aspirations for a better future. We are constantly chasing the utopia. With the advancement in technology and constant media gaze via various modes …
On Education
We grew up to an age where education had a final destination of becoming an engineer, doctor, Bank PO, or applying for BPSC or UPSC. Things have changed since then; many newer fields have emerged and, we have many paths to pursue our future careers. I also had some of our friends sent to madrassa …
lucky
I watched: Lucky, the movie, last night. The song hit my nerves. Added lyrics from the comment someone had added to it. I stole the right to live as if there was no time. I stole the eyes of God as if those eyes were mine. I took and did infuse a light that was …
less
We are living in abundance. We strive for a big fat salary, car, house. That is society’s definition of being successful. Consumerism has taken it to the next level: ice cream scoop, soda drinks, clothes, jewelry, or chicken buckets. All are part of the system in making us feel good. But think within, is more …
freedom
We want to live independently and seek freedom. For each one of us, the definition of freedom differs. Some want enough material wealth to retire early. Some others seek for fulfilling their parent’s wish list. Many others give back to the community by opening non for profit or spending hours in a month for a …
castle
I was speaking with Jay last night. We got deviated from regular chit chat to wealth. The summery was short in simple: what will I do with 100 castles when in the end I have to sleep in one each night. The difference between a poor and a millionaire boils down to our needs and …
noise
The recent Hidden Brain podcast features Daniel Kahneman author, Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment. The author describes noise as a mental construct loaded with our bias and environment in making decisions. He cites examples of various court judgments which resulted in people spending too long or less time in prison. Kahneman suggests the use …
bored
Bored: Let’s travel: pay to Airbnb, Uber, Expedia. Bored: Impulse buying: Amazon. Bored: Order food online: Grab Bored: Watch movies: Prime, Netflix Bored: Connect with friends: Twitter, Facebook Bored: Want attention: Instagram, TikTok Bored: Hookups: Tinder, Bumble Bored: Buy stocks and Crypto: Robinhood, Coinbase. Bored: Smoke pot or drink alcohol: Order online(Legally) Bored: Online bet: …