by Rajan Singh | Feb 14, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
I went to IIT for the brand and the academics, but what I loved the most about the place was its simplicity. On campus, there was no show-off, no flashiness. Students attached zero (in fact, negative) value to how you dressed or how you looked. Whether your dad was an...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 13, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
No matter how intelligent you are, one thing can screw up your rationality — ideology. Because ideology presupposes the right answers. And these right answers will pervade every aspect of your life, be it your political, economic, or social beliefs. Ideology is...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 12, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
When the UPSC Civil Services results came out last year, somebody apparently commented that if Sundar Pichai had cleared the exam, he would today be the collector of Greater Noida. So is Civil Services the right choice? Or is it Google, Microsoft, et al.? To think...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 11, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
“I have too little time” — almost always, this is a lie. I have found that when I work for 5-6 hrs with intense focus, I have no more cognitive capacity left. And this is not an isolated fact. A study of elite musicians (e.g., violinists) revealed...
by Rajan Singh | Feb 10, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
During my MBA, like in many other B-schools, you couldn’t just register for any course you wanted at Wharton — you had to win them in an auction. And naturally, everybody wanted the most sought-after courses from star professors, which cost nearly 10,000...
