Tag: Work
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How Stupid Am I Really ?
Reading through 350+ pages on stupidity… On the psychology of stupidity to be precise. A few things have become clear. I have been stupid way more times that I will publicly accept. And everyone I have known has been stupid in atleast on one occassion. They might not accept but I have felt so. And…
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Stories that hit us hard
Dan Heath’s book ‘Upstream’ starts with a story which has come to my mind over and over. And every time it hits hard… Two people standing next to a stream see a baby floating. One of them jumps and saves the baby. Immediately they see another baby floating. The other person jumps and saves. Then…
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How we spend our days
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…
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How do you stay updated on industry trends?
When I read today’s question, I repeated that question a few times because the word industry kind of confused me. First let me try to think why we need to stay updated and then what is it I need to be updated on and then we will get to how Why do I need to…
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What motivated you to choose your current career?
I don’t think motivation was what drove me into my current career, it was priorities, realization and interest. As a 16–17 year old when I was in my 11th and 12th, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted from life. If you don’t know what you want to learn and you were good at…
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Because we are Alive !
When we start something new we need to find answers for two questions. Even if you don’t have them, do start. Find the answers later. One is Why are we doing it and the other is What do we hope to accomplish. I started this weekly writing activity two weeks back but will try to…
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330/365 An Award for simplicity
As I browse LinkedIn and I often see posts from people sharing their awards, accolades, achievements and accomplishments.. And I wonder what award I have received in my life. I don’t remember receiving any price or award throughout my school. No extracurricular activities, studies… nothing. I had not received one single thing. Except when everyone was given…
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301/365 That last minute guy in me
Today I was about to reach the office and realized I had not taken my antibiotics and painkillers. As you might know I had my tooth extracted last week. I had in fact left home early and so I still had time. I stopped at a parking lot and messaged my team that I was going…
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279/365 Are you Safe at your workplace?
Psychological Safety is such an important thing in today’s professional world. If you want teams to perform to their best abilities. You want innovation and be a step ahead of the curve, you have to check the psychological safety in your work environment. Are people talking, raising their opinions, agreement and disagreements without fear. There…
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256/365 Work From Home, Office or Hybrid
Yesterday someone asked a question…. What do I prefer… working from home, office or hybrid…. I answered that it was too early to decide… I started working from office only two weeks ago… And I like it… One main thing is I don’t have a long commute… I have been in a hybrid mode for…
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