Renaissance

Renaissance because gig economy along with automation will make us more independent.

Does it mean, robots will clean our lawn and cook for us, I have no idea? But one this is for sure, we will have more time in our hand to kill.

We are anyways seeing the adversity of it: keyboard worriers and propagandist spreading fake news and creating communal clashes.

What can we do which keeps us all occupied?

It can be art, creativity, writing, spending more time with personal hobby.

One positive side of the gig economy is independence, anyone and everyone can make a living on their own terms.

When was the last time we had imagined ordering a car, bike or food over a tiny screen?

I read in a recent news report which said fresh engineering graduates are opting for delivery boy jobs because it gives them more money and independence.

More money because automation will create jobs which will pay well but require great skills and for a fresher, it will be difficult. Thankfully we have not reached that state so far.

My conversation with Subbu and Yashvardhan made me write this. Thank you guys. 🙂

Music

It is backed by science that music has a therapeutic effect on us. That is the reason in the past our princely states had music maestros. From Baiju Bawra to Tansen, the list is uncountable.

Even Vedas had a separate book dedicated to music Samaveda. In Hindustani classical music, we have many ragas which fit on a particular occasion, mood, season and time of the day.

Western musicians were not behind either: Mozart, Bach, Beethoven are celebrated ones.

I find it mind-boggling. One lifetime is not enough for learning and understanding the same.

My friend Ankit from twitter shared information about wonderful research sponsored by Government of India.

Exams

Winter sun, bone-chilling wind and a glass of Masala Chai. Sometimes waking up early in the morning. These are few things reminds me of my class 10th board exams.

There were no smartphones or the internet to distract us. I remember papa had packed the television as well, a different kind of sacrifice from his part.

It was less tiring for me than others. I was competing with myself. My parents only expected me to pass my exams.

Fiction

Reading fiction written by a few authors is delightful. Reading Khushwant Singh after some time and the way he describes places in his story makes me feel am in there. It is like visiting the world with him.

I felt the same reading Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, and Satyajit Ray. It is like going back in the memory lane and imagining.

I enjoy reading biographies for similar reasons.

Right answers

There have been times in my life when getting right answers were difficult. These situations were critical and sometimes made me vulnerable.

Age has taught me that life is more about living in the moment and making the best of it. Life is not about adding bits and pieces filled with our opinions.

Do we have to seek a pattern in everything? Can we not make peace with ourselves in our current state?

Small

Many revolutions, movements, and innovations started small. What made is all successful was grit, perseverance, and luck.

Modern-day entrepreneurship suggests the contrary. It trumps over a bigger market and continuous pivoting. In some cases, it has resulted in fantastic results while others failed miserably.

Neither I am someone successful or a thought leader. All I believe in doing things with utmost sincerity and focus. This principle has helped me so far, will it work for others. I don’t know.

Seriously

Why do we have to get offended what some invisible faced called us on Twitter? Why do we have to go into depression because of random feedback?

We take so many things for granted, most importantly the feedbacks. We make ourselves vulnerable and perform even worse.

We have a small life if someone does not like our work, happy in a relationship. What is the point of living in such a state?

Why do we have to take this life so seriously and get sick of it?

We, humans, are slaves to our thoughts and at the same time, we are the creators of our destiny. Why can’t we go out like a fresh new beginning and script our life?

Imagine

Imagine a world with every needed resource in plenty.

Imagine a world where we all were equal.

Imagine a world where people were honest.

Imagine a world without borders and religion.

Imagine a world which had no bombs, no fighting.

Imagine a world with Love triumphing over rest.

Imagine a world in which human kinds were less pretentious.

Imagine a world where we were more interested in ourselves, rather than externals.

Imagine a world with no threat of pollution and population looming.

Imagine a world with nature intact: glaciers, forests, mountains.

Social

These are my opinions and I can be wrong. I am not much of a social guy now. The more I am out, the more I am bombed with ideas, advice, feedback. While it is important to get advice, it is important to get it from the right people. The ones who have skin in the game.

Some lessons I have learned in my life

I was in the zone of self-evaluation and exploring myself on Friday. As a result, I shared dozen-odd tweets.

I am sharing the same here.

  • Team, trust, and transparency. << what we need to build something incredible.

  • We screw up more because of not being honest with ourselves. Competition, timing, luck comes later.

  • The “ism” factor can make or break an organization. Having the right balance is key.

  • People remember what bad you have done to them than the good. Be kind.

  • Your existence on this planet has no meaning compared to the wider realms of this universe. So cheer up, we all screw up at times.

  • Time is the most important asset we have, spend it wisely.

  • Pick a bunch of friends who know u, who can give you a shoulder when you are down. This world is a crazy place and we all are alone. The solid company keeps this journey of life entertaining.

  • Breath, eat and be thankful to what you have now. You are lucky to be alive and having the opportunity to read this tweet. A good part of our population still sleeps empty belly without shelter and on the fear of bombing.

  • Seek for self-knowledge not externalities: Forbes or founder of the year. Question yourself, ask, be conscious and aware.

  • Give due respect to those who trusted you and have you the opportunity to grow, build a life for yourself.

  • Crave for freedom, clarity in thoughts and execution. The money will be the byproduct.

  • Read, listen, exercise and relax.

  • Spend some time alone with the self. It will scare the shit out if you, thousand odd thoughts will hit you. But with regular practice it will pass, it will make you stronger.

  • Inculcate the virtue of Empathy and forgiveness. It will make you more calm and relaxed.

  • Great things take great persistence and perseverance along with time. Keep trying, don’t give up easily.

  • Nobody is perfect, nobody knows the end. We are all time traveling. Give appropriate importance to this moment of time rather future planning.

  • Compare with your younger self, not others.

  • How many of those million followers will give you their shoulder for your burial?

  • Never forget your roots. Life is unpredictable.

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