Last month I wrote on Ikigai. This month I am writing on Self Help. What is happening to me? Well, nothing. Fear not, for no alien has abducted me and replaced me with a self-help books loving clone. I have always found the concept of self help books a bit abhorrent. If you know what’s …
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Ikigai!
I am not a fan of self-help books and trust me, this post isn’t about a change of heart brought about by this book! Ikigai asks one to find a reason for being, the purpose of one’s life. Now I am sure that is good to hear and all, but how many of us can …
Do as I do, not as I say!
A few months ago, I wrote about consistency. And then two months hence, I broke that rule. I didn’t write a single post in October. Not that I didn’t have time or ideas, but I wasn’t applying myself enough. I didn’t think missing a month would matter. And then it hit me. I am writing …
OP(iu)M
Other Peoples’ Money(OPM). I recently came across this term while listening to a podcast on Indian Economy. The reference is to Mutual Fund salespeople who talk about the great things with the Indian economy as they need more and more people to invest in their funds. I tend to define OPM as Overly Positive MF …
Taking Stock
Many of the people I know are what you would call “Act First, Think Later” kind. Though it used to work well for them, they have now realized that this isn’t a long term strategy. This extended lockdown has forced many of them to have a cold hard look on what they have been doing …
Character Actor
In any movie, there is a character who is never the main lead but that actor can be said as the anchor of the entire movie. He won’t be flashy or over the top or very intense. Just a guy doing his/her job and doing it well. We lost a couple of great character actors …
Sanity in the times of COVID-19
NO, this post isn’t about COVID-19. The title is inspired by “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel García Márquez. Not that this situation feels like a love story, but hey, what’s the harm in trying to find a silver lining amongst all this lockdown negativity?! Yes, India is currently under lockdown. A country …
What makes you tick?
At work or at play, there is always a sense of money value of time. Could I be doing something which would have been a better way of spending my time? After all, time is the most costliest of all resources. Time, once gone, never returns. So I keep on thinking what would be a …
Choices
Our life is defined by the choices. As somebody has rightly said and I paraphrase, there are no wrong choices, only experiences. What could be a bad choice in hindsight might be the only option available at that point of time. So, I have completed about 6 months in Bombay. This is my second inning …