Tag: Writing
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To Write or Not to Write
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…
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364/365 When you have only one day to go
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…
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358/365 When my son wrote about success and Racism
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…
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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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311/365 How I see LinkedIn Today
I have been using LinkedIn for a long time now, There were times when I used it heavily and then there were gaps and so on. Over the last few years I have seen an interesting change in the kind of posts I see on it. And this could be due to the connections I…
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300/365 This is a good mark to think forward
So this is day 300 of the project. 65 more to go. I was thinkin what I gained doing this. And I could not single out one reason. Maybe what I gained is dormant. Obviously using your writing muscles might have added some value to me. I did not set out to gain followers or…
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271/365 Finding my voice
It has more or less become a cliche but I think every writer wants to find their voice. I don’t mean to say others don’t have to. Just that when I am blogging here, I am more worried about my voice. Maybe worrying is the last thing one should do when searching for their voice.…
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270/365 There are two ways I can continue
I was taking a look at this writing exercise and I saw two different kinds of writing. One is just random musings that are more diary-like and other was more on a career, work life format. A Self Improvement style writing. And now my question is what do I follow. When I started this writing project,…
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118/365 How I loved my Daily Commute
I really loved my daily commute which started at the end of December 2010 and continued till August of 2012. I used to commute for 2 hours daily back and forth to office. And I loved it. No I am honest… I loved it.. Why…? There are many layers to why I liked it. The…
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108/365 Finding your creator sweet spot
After 100+ days of writing and daily podcasting, I have started thinking about style. Is that something your develop? Should one be bother much about it. If you are trying to publish something yes. But if you look at it as a Journal should style matter. Can you manufacture style in journaling. Will that not…
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