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The more and more I read, I realize I know nothing. There is so much knowledge in reading. But it is so easy to get lost in the darkness of social media and rant/reply and advice.
It is not easy to stay aloof and just read. I am trying and trying, let see when will I succeed in it. Phew.
What fascinates me is the level of confidence at people on the internet shares their wisdom. It can be on entrepreneurship, life, happiness, and off-late covid19.
Why do we have to speak or share advice on topics we are not closely related to? Is it our insecurity or the desire to be looked upon? What fosters these?
How difficult it is for us to be ourselves, accept our limited knowledge, or let experts do their job? Why can’t we shut up and listen?
I blame myself for being an armchair expert at times, I hope soon I will get over my vice.
Equality is a misnomer. Our constitution is century old, the world has moved on. Poor are burdens to every country. All the lowly jobs where pays are nothing is for them. Society has been built on economical status. New unsaid rules have been written over the century.
Born as a poor in itself a disease in this modern world. You are voiceless two-legged creatures crawling. Your existence only makes sense on the voting day, you are just a vote bank. You are reminded about your caste, religion, and power just on these days. After that, you are forgotten. Atrocities against you are invisible. Equality exists in the freedom struggle or fictions. You have a ghetto, you live there and die with your dreams inside it.
I understand the story world shares about rags and riches. They are a few compared to the miseries, pain, and everyday death of a poor.
In 2020 the way every country has handled poor in COVID19 scenario, it saddens me and makes me feel our society has gone to shit further.
My favorite return stories by Ruskin Bond
Greatest folk tale of Bihar
I was reading: What manner of man. The book is a memorial biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
While reading the book, I got to know many new things. How Mahatma Gandhi and non-violence played a role in King’s life, his utmost belief in Christ, and his attitude of not giving up.
His famous speech: I have a dream and the acceptance statement for receiving the Nobel peace prize says a lot about him and his care and love for the minorities.
With a small team and limited resources, one has to be very cautious in what they are building. In the era of COVID19 sales have slowed down, license renewal has gone on hold.
When you are a small team and get a constant influx of ideas, getting carried away and building some new feature or product is normal. We should note that most software companies died not because unable to raise but because they failed to win customers. Building software is easy but building a salable product is difficult.
The era of build, raise, market, and sell cheaper has gone. Now for survival, you need people who will buy your product.
It is very important to build a salable product. Everything else should be considered noise.
There are a few nights I feel helpless, the reason being consuming excessive coffee in the day. The reason could be multi fold: multiple meetings, demos or need too much attention. These nights serve a reminder of why I should give up drinking black coffee.
For almost the past 5 years I have made morning rituals around coffee. Wake up, grind some beans, listen to some instrumental, and spend some time writing my daily blog and spend an hour reading. By 9 am get out, run 2-3 km. Once back home, get back to daily chores.
I tried replacing coffee with green/hibiscus/chamomile/saffron Tea. It did not work out. I know moderation is the cure, probably I should call it a day after my 1st and only glass in a day.
I was reading this HN post and it reminded me about my love-hate relationship with Coffee. One thing I have realized, quitting is not an option. 🙂
Reading What manner of Man, the biography of Martin Luther King Jr one section got my attention. It was about character.
In hiring, we are so desperate to onboard someone super-efficient that we forget about his/her character. Their past work makes us hire them. We forget about their character, how they treat their peers, are they dependable, are they married to the grand vision of the organization.
I am not generalizing that all those 10X engineers have flaws. All I am saying is in hiring we should give equal importance to Intelligence and Character.
Peter Colaco’s Bangalore is a great depiction of Bangalore. He wrote it in 2003 with all his childhood memories about the sprawling city. The book has lovely illustrations by Paul Fernandes. The book is an absolute delight for anyone and everyone who wants to know about this city. Peter has shared Bangalore’s story in one of the finest ways covering its glorious past to the modern now.
If I ever write a book, I am going to follow this same template. 🙂
Have we gotten to fast in the hyper-connected internet world? A single tap on the keyboard and our feeling get transferred in the flick of a second? Sometimes it’s good while others bad.
Instant communication has taken away our peace. The counterpart has to be responded to on the go. We are in the era of context switching. Each app for a different circle: family, friends, office peers.
I kind of miss the old days where we would call once in a month and write letters.