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 for me) is that I grew up in a world … Continue reading The importance of Questions
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 popular across the globe today. Thanksgiving has over time become … Continue reading Thanksgiving to New Year!
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 some of them… But that in itself is worth it… … Continue reading Much of what I do
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
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 someone specific or it could be in general to … Continue reading How we spend our days
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 answer these questions to put this weekly newsletter in context. … Continue reading Because we are Alive !
We have one more quarter in the year. If we need to do something for next year we should start now. No magic happens on Dec 31st. I wanted to restart writing this newsletter next year and the best way would be to start now. I don’t have a structure in mind. But.. A lack of structure should not stop us from the action Last … Continue reading To Write or Not to Write
I started this project on June 24th last year and if I had written daily I would have finished on June 24th 2022. But today is July 31. I missed several days in between and on a stretch even a week as the project was coming to an end. Today when there is only one day for the project to end, I want to reflect … Continue reading 364/365 When you have only one day to go
When I started this project I also made my son embark on a similar project. He initially did the daily blog and then moved to doing it weekly when the school started. He has switched again to the daily mode when school closed for vacation. Recently he made two posts. One about success and one about racism. Both posts made me feel good. One had … Continue reading 358/365 When my son wrote about success and Racism
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 something. except once. In my whole career I have received … Continue reading 330/365 An Award for simplicity
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