by Rajan Singh | Dec 5, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
A few years ago, WhatsApp wanted to charge an annual subscription fee of $1 but later gave up on the plan. Why? Had they charged $1 a year, many would have stopped using the app. But let us do the following exercise: 1. Estimate the time we daily spend on WhatsApp. 2....
by Rajan Singh | Dec 2, 2022 | 2022, Newsletter
What makes us happy? This question is both trivially simple and impossibly hard. For centuries, philosophers have speculated about this but thankfully, we don’t have to anymore – research has thrown up some really specific answers in the past 50 years. But first, let...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 2, 2022 | Meditation & Mindfulness
Meditation texts recommend that you start with mindfulness of breath for the basic practice. As you get comfortable with a meditation routine, you can also start using your thoughts themselves as the object of your meditation. Remember, meditation is not about...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 2, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
If we want employees to do great work, we have to stop expecting them to respond to every email or message instantly, for which they have to constantly interrupt themselves and check their phones/laptops. It is almost like having to open the door of your house every 5...
by Rajan Singh | Dec 1, 2022 | LinkedIn Posts
The best course I did at IIT was not from Electrical Engg but humanities. In those days, the humanities course allotment was done first-come-first-served. Hence, laggards like me who showed up just before the closing time would get the last available course. In the...
