by Rajan Singh | Mar 17, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
After June 12th, when the UPSC Prelims exam results came out, I received a bunch of emails from people who did not qualify. Many were dejected and called themselves ‘a failure.’ But what is failure really? Here are two ways to think about failure. Failure...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 15, 2025 | 2025, Newsletter
In Aug 2009, when I quit McKinsey, I was on the verge of collapsing with stress. I needed a break, and hence, I joined an investment fund where life was completely chill. Suddenly, I had no more daily deadlines or hourly deliverables. I could finally breathe. I felt...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 14, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
Employees responding instantly to your Slack messages is a fantastic thing. Just as the Rolls Royce is a fantastic car. There is only one problem — the cost. If not, would we not all be driving a Rolls Royce? What is the cost-to-company of ‘super-fast...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 13, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
I am struggling. In fact, in my startup life, I have always struggled — there is just too much to do and too little time. And to make things worse, every initiative seems important. In such a situation, what do you do? Quite often, the temptation is to do a lot...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 12, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
My friend Vinod Thomas recently told me that while I keep talking about doing 25-minute focus sprints (pomodoros), even focusing intensely for 5 minutes is hard. And Vinod is one of the smartest people I know. So is 25 min of focus feasible or is it just a myth? The...
