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A retired man said the above to me about job losses. This applies to the job sector. He was alluding to the fact that “he is hearing so many people being fired (hire-and-fire, thus – ‘became the US‘) from their jobs in India, but there is no social security net … Read More →
There are so many factors that lead to success like intelligence, timing, network, learnability, etc. However, one factor that doesn’t get talked about much but is probably more important than all of these is ‘Courage’. To start & stay on a difficult journey. To make the tough choices. To go … Read More →
I finished a book – “The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F**K”. by Mark Manson. I spent a few hours over a couple of days with it but the ROI wasn’t very high. Not a lot of things there that I didn’t know. However, the beauty of the book … Read More →
Why do people try to achieve lofty, and worthy, goals but give up after some time? Continue reading to learn productivity lessons. Because they find it hard to put the effort into it. They can motivate themselves for a few days/weeks but then inner resistance starts winning. Here is a … Read More →
Audiobooks can be helpful wherein you can be riding or walking or running some errands and listen to the audiobook. But, remember, that listening to the book in this way also means that you are fighting lots of distractions. Also, realizing the structure of the book is hard in long … Read More →
How does it help your idea of self-worth if your job titles are VP-IT and BDE but you still lead a team of 2 and fix small bugs? Continue reading to get some career tips. On the other side, there are scores of people with modest job titles but large … Read More →
People understand based on their own thoughts. The same book is read by all the students of the class – and they understand it differently. Obviously, the results are also different. So focus on your own life. Wasting time in making someone else understand a different point of view isn’t … Read More →
Life for ambitious people is tough. “Sapne haarne nahi dete, aur duniya haraane mein koi kasar nahin rakhti.” Bollywood is just one example but nepotism in various forms exists everywhere. When you choose the battle, facing nepotism, regionalism, nationalism, is all a reality and you will have to fight your … Read More →
You may be getting high by something – tea, coffee, red bull, whatever – but as your body & mind start getting used to it, you need more of the same to get the same high. That is the case with motivation. Motivation works the same way. With a daily … Read More →
This was many years ago. I treated my boss as my mentor and believe he saw a protege in me. We were having dinner after a day-long meeting out of the station. He told how he was regularly offered higher sums to switch jobs but he kept refusing them. I … Read More →