by Rajan Singh | Jan 31, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
Which is the best running shoe in the world? Who cares? You just need a good enough pair. Because the shoes won’t run, you will. And I am not being snarky here. When we have to do something hard, we start looking for the ‘best’ tools — the best...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 30, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
Today, I had dozens of pending tasks. So here is what I did. I just picked one task that really mattered. I dropped everything else, started my timer, and did 10 focus sprints of 25 minutes. By around 5:30 pm, the task was done. No sweat, no struggle. But had I picked...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 29, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
A year ago, we lost Deepak Ratan, my friend, IPS batchmate, and an illustrious officer, to a heart attack. We are all in shock. Deepak was still in his 40s and looked fit and strong. Who could have seen this coming? Deepak and I were in the same squad at the National...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 28, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
You are distracted. But not for the reason you think. MORE than 50% of the work interruptions destroying your productivity aren’t triggered by your phone or email notifications but come from inside your own mind. App blockers can’t defeat digital distraction because...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 27, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
A few years ago, when I was doing my previous startup, a student once asked me an IITJEE Advanced physics problem. The question appeared so unsolvable that I asked him, “Are you sure the problem is correct?” Sadly, it was 🙂 I thought about it for a bit but...
