Some days feel ordinary, yet they leave you with a quiet insight. Today was one of those days. Nothing remarkable happened, but it reminded me of something I’ve been working on: the simple act of building relationships by judging less and listening more. I’ve never been the kind of person who instantly likes everyone. I form opinions quickly, and sometimes unfairly. But lately, I’ve been … Continue reading Some days feel so ordinary, but..
Last week I wrote an article about my journey of recovery and the process. It got a good readership and I got messages from both friends and acquaintances. There were two kind of responses I received. One was from people who wanted to genuinely help me and the other was people who felt what I said resonated with them. For those who messaged to help … Continue reading Meaningful Work: Goldfishes, Community, Contribution and Challenges
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 cost of not doing’ is a profound question. Yet we ask less of it. The question feels trivial. We are suppose to do things & not ask what happens if we don’t do it. But the question and the answer can make a significant impact on how we prioritize things. Both in personal and professional life. The above point does not mean I ask … Continue reading The Cost of not doing
I used to think that depression means one is always sad till I met with a counsellor a few years back and I figured it is not that way. I went for a few therapy sessions in 2016 or 2017. I think talking to the person helped. I can’t really say. I have not seen anyone for a while now and maybe it is time … Continue reading 308/365 Time for some counseling sessions ?
Recently I see many articles on employee mental health and even companies being concerned about it. Also companies have been started to just address this space. What I am not sure is if it has always been a concern or the pandemic just made people discuss this more. We used to discuss stress at work and we used to discuss mental health in general. But … Continue reading 56/365 Some thoughts on employee mental health
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