Sometimes it is a coincidence when you end up watching or listening to something that you have been thinking about. Yesterday I listened to an interview that Jason Averbook was having with Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on his podcast “Now to Next” where they talk about Tomas’s new book “Don’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity Is Overrated (and What to Do Instead)” Coincidence because just last week … Continue reading Being Authentic
As I read posts on LinkedIn, I wonder if it is written by an AI tool. The posts are so well optimized on word density, layout and icons. Not an extra word. They hit you like bullets and arrows. Like corporate talk should be. I agree LinkedIn is not Facebook, it is a professional network, but still… Maybe I am wrong. Maybe these are truly … Continue reading My love hate with AI
The only person on whom we can experiment is ourselves. Even when we want others to change, the closest person we can work on changing is ourselves. I have not had a lot of Monday blues in my life. I liked going to office. But last four months were different. I had so many days I did not want to go to office. I hate … Continue reading My journey of recovery and the process
Attention deficit and doom scrolling are two problems we face. It slowly grows in us to a point where we feel a kind of numbness that never existed. I recently watched a DW documentary called “How the internet warps our emotions”. A must watch for us all. You can search for it on YouTube. Recently I also heard Carl Newport talk about something interesting, He … Continue reading Attention deficit, doom scrolling, reading and walking
The other day as I was buying my lunch at our cafeteria, I get a message on our family group from my daughter Rhea. She is in her office today. Her office is 3 minutes from mine. I said âcome over and let’s have lunchâ. Then she said she wanted to see where I work. Ok Why not? I am legit đ She wants to … Continue reading With my daughter đ„°
When we think we are pretty good at what we do. When we think we know a lot in our area of expertise. When we hear a few people praise us for how good we are. It is time to find some brutally honest perspectives. Sometimes we get it from others. Especially people close to us. They give it to us even without realizing. Like … Continue reading Bukowski Choices: Learn or Die
There are different types of people out there. We are one among that type. We don’t need to like every type. But we need to accept each and every type. We won’t be able to work with every one of them. But we might need to have to work with them for a common greater goal. The fundamental truth is we cannot have it our … Continue reading We donât need to like everyone
Why do people go on the offensive and defensive instead of collaboration. This is something I have wondered for a long time. I personally have been doing it and I have seen other people do it. I have not understood others, I have not understood me. I think when we are confident and safe we collaborate. When we are unsafe and lack confidence we choose … Continue reading The safety to be Vulnerable
I grew up sharing food with my classmates and continued to do that while I was working. Till I came to US and figured people have their own dietary restrictions. Even then we had our small group that will sit together and share and eat. And yes this was when we used to go to the offices. But now it looks like sharing our food … Continue reading 84/365 Can’t share food anymore
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