Writing is my pressure valve. But lately, every time I post on LinkedIn, I feel the walls closing in. I know people at work also read my posts. And suddenly everything I write feels like a “commentary on work.” Even when it isn’t. Also giving people an opportunity to judge you 😄 Even when the idea came from a book, a stranger, a memory, or … Continue reading Finding my Pressure Valve
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 weekend I was in Dallas attending a literature festival, where I also had a short session titled “What Should Be the Next Book to Read?” The crux of my talk was simple: people who read regularly rarely ask this question because the next book usually finds them. Most often, this question comes from people who don’t have a reading habit yet. And I always … Continue reading Happy Reading to you All !!
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
Telling we don’t know how to do something is very important and it just helps us and the company we work for. It gets us the help we need to learn and do our job better. Now the question is does our company and our team and our manager give us that freedom to say so. If not we have a problem. I say this … Continue reading I don’t know how to do it
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 had a request from a publisher to write a book since May last year, and I even started writing it, only to find out how difficult it is. The sheer energy needed to bring your thoughts to words. I realized it was not for me. Last week the publisher reached out to me and asked what happened. I had not taken any money to … Continue reading Writing is not easy
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