by Rajan Singh | May 31, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
During my days at McKinsey, one day we got a funny email from the engagement manager of another team working with our client. This manager informed everyone, including the senior partners, that henceforth, he would check his email only at certain times during the day,...
by Rajan Singh | May 30, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
This happened a fortnight ago. It was around 1 pm and I was feeling this terrible low-grade anxiety, making it difficult to focus on anything. And when I can’t focus, my anxiety ramps up even more, and soon, the day goes downhill really fast. I then realized the...
by Rajan Singh | May 29, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
After landing in Kerala, an IPS batchmate lamented to a senior officer — “Sir, Kerala is so far from my native place that even if I draw a circle of 1,000 km radius, I will not find a single relative.” The senior officer replied, “Make your circle’s radius 3,000...
by Rajan Singh | May 26, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
I love running. But I also hate running. Let me explain. Once I am done with a long run, it is pure bliss. Running is my drug (in a really good, positive way). And yet, incredibly, my mind sometimes resists getting started with the run. This especially happens when...
by Rajan Singh | May 25, 2023 | LinkedIn Posts
In the final years of my schooling, I became a chronic procrastinator when it came to studying. Every day, I resolved to start ‘tomorrow’, but as they say — tomorrow never comes. For reasons I can’t understand even now, I had completely lost my focus — it...
