Author: vinodnarayan
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The kid who just wanted to participate
“I was a kid who just wanted to participate” This is not about us, but someone I have enjoyed over the years. More in the recent years than ever before. But it also about every one of us. I was watching Shahrukh Khan’s interview at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland where he received the…
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When it gets tough — Be Vulnerably Honest
Sometimes we know it is going to be tough. We know we have a lack of knowledge. We know we have less time. We know the expectations are high. The stakes are high. What do we do ? We can do a lot of things. But that is not the point. what would be the best…
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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt | Book Positive
How is technology and our online interactions impacting us? The even more important question is “how is it impacting the younger people”. I can attest that it has significantly impacted me at this age and when I took a 90 day detox it made me realize how much my online persona had eaten into the…
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A Work week coming to an end
Sometimes a whole week of work with all its turbulence, confusions, learnings and self reflections finally boils down to a few minutes talk on a Friday and you say “that was a worthwhile week… Not perfect but productive”. And yes you say a Thank You! a big Thank You ! This ‘Thank You’ can be to…
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The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
Sharon McMahon‘s ’The Small and the Mighty‘ tells you the story of 12 Americans who changed the course of history. School Teachers, a telephone operator, a poet on a train, a young boy detained in a Japanese concentration camp (We still call it internment camp when it was really a form of incarceration) and others.…
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The importance of Questions
Answers are important, don’t get me wrong. But we live in a time when questions have gained more significance. Finding answers or finding a better answer is also our journey. Even if we have a question in front of us, reframing the question becomes an important activity. The challenge with some of us (at least…
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Remembering Mahatma Gandhi in the context of my work and career
I wrote this piece on the birthday of the “Father of Nation” in India early this year. I want to take some of his quotes and share a thought about life and work. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong”.We know what Gandhi might have meant it in his spiritual…
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Thanksgiving to New Year!
I have lived in United States for close to 25 years and Thanksgiving has been a tradition I came to know after coming here. Infact Father’s Day, Mother’s Day and Halloween were all alien to me till I came here. I had some sense of Valentine’s Day but not at the scale as it is…
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Adieu Friend !
Today I woke up with a message that a dear friend who had not been keeping well is no more. He had lost his battle with ‘The Big C’ I had met him much late in life, in 2020 and we had only met twice in person. Both times we had spend over 3 hours…
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Much of what I do
I have come to realize that much of what I do is not that important in the large scheme of things. But I need to do them as I am alive and truth be said there is nothing much for me to do other than that. On top of that I enjoy doing them…. Well…
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