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Starting a startup is a sign of being fearless. As a founder, you have to ensure that this philosophy gets propagated in every aspect. The hierarchy or pedigree should not hold back radical transparency.
A fresher should get an equal opportunity like anyone else. They will be wrong at times. Encourage them to learn and grow. Their fearlessness will foster creativity and innovation.
Creativity and innovation come with independence. To be independent, one has to be fearless.
I am reading this book: driven to distraction at work. It talks about our screen consumption addiction.
As per a 2006 report: enterprises are losing $200+ billion/year because of distraction at work.
Reading this book reminds me of myself, how distracted and less focused I have been all this while.
Many other books like Hooked, Deep Work talks about the same. Mobile apps, notifications giving us a dopamine rush. We are more like BF Skinner’s pigeon craving for variable rewards.
Past few months I have become more aware of my screen consumption. My mobile has a limited number of apps with notification and sound muted. It has calmed me down.
On my laptop, I have installed apps like Block Site and Stayfocused. It has provided me with more time for myself. My addiction to twitter has come down. I have a limited number of hours in a day to consume social media now.
I am also limiting my screen consumption over the weekend. I wish to be dead on weekends lazying around, reading books and disconnected.
How are you all taking care of your screen sucking addiction?
All animal species shows the tendency of liking. It is auto-programmed and changes with our experience.
Liking is not limited to a person or material. It plays a vital role in our decision-making process.
We like to hire people who match our criteria and the same goes for our investment.
Robert Cialdini in Influence writes about the trickery of salesperson. How they work hard in making you like them. Once you like them, you will end up buying from them.
The other area where liking plays its role is picking our life partner. We have our own created persona of that mythical creature (soulmate).
What is the reason for liking?
Liking is a mirror of our past experiences.
Bhagwad Gita talks about equanimity but can humans be equanimous?
What will happen to the bias and prejudice we have been carrying since the day we were born?
Till class 10th, reading biology was all about cleaning exams. That notion of mine has changed over the past decade.
I have realized it is important to understand my body and its limitations. I am getting old every day. I particularly focused on understanding human microbiome and neurotransmitters. It made me realize the importance of food in our mental and physical well being. As a result, I am more aware of my consumption particularly meat, sugar, wheat, and milk.
The research on the positives of varied microbiota on humans and its effect on us is still underway. The impact of antibiotics in killing bacteria is already known.
The adverse effect of sugar is well proven. Many books and research papers talk about it. Sugar gets credit for the most modern-day disease.
We have evolved over the centuries. We are no more hunter-gatherer. We are growing our food and at times a surplus of it. We are eating more now. One can order and it food round the clock. The big giants are spending millions on making us more hungry by altering our taste buds.
Thanks to clever markets, kids know better than parents what to order while eating out.
We are changing every day, so is everything around us. This change of pace is going to be a killer.
Email has replaced mails. Smartphones have displaced phones.
Eating meat was a delight for us decades back, now it is available for daily consumption.
Meeting friends, chit-chatting are things of past we have mobile for everything. Our future generation will forget many of the socializing practices.
We are at a tremendous pace in all regards. We are always connected. We are driving in the fast lane. From relationship to job offers, all it takes is sending few messages.
Our brain is evolving since the days of homo sapiens. The evolution of the brain is slower than the pace at which the modern world is changing. Our modern-day disease is a byproduct of it. The study of psychology, technology consumption, and nutrition intake compulsory in early education. It should get equal weight like learning English or regional language in school.
I keep getting this advice: if things are not working right, hang on to it. Don’t give away quickly. Do not be a quitter.
When you have lost soul on something: relationship, partnership or professional engagement. How can you Hang on to it?
Our time is limited. Does hanging on or holding on to something for a better future makes any sense?
Last evening my dear friend asked about the purpose of my life.
I told him the purpose is simple: lead a happy and healthy life.
Happiness is living my life in accordance with my nature.
A healthy life contains a set of good habits, friends and clear thoughts.
What do you think is the purpose of your living?
Every partnership comes with a lot of expectation. There is not much difference in finding a co-founder or a life partner. Both have the same set of expectations and trust.
A proper matchmaking and understanding the factors forging partnership is a must. It is still not guaranteed for success, but at least
I have first hand experienced it. I don’t see it as a failure but a learning process.
All we have in our life is the company of the people around us. They help us in shaping our success, thoughts, and course of life. So rushing in or forging a relationship is a recipe for a bust.
One thing which differentiates an organization is its culture. Founders need to lead it.
There is a famous saying: “Monkey see, monkey do.” If founders are dishonest with board or investors. Can they expect honesty from their employees?
A toxic culture fueled on masculinity or in-fighting with teammates will do more bad. Why will employees not fight or divided group formed if founders are fighting on CAP table?
A company can raise a lot of money. It can hire from top institutes. Irrespective of this, uncertainty exists.
A culture of honesty, empathy will be fostering the growth. Employees growth acts like a domino effect on the organization.