Why AI alone won’t build your career

Unpopular opinion: Knowing how to use AI, by itself, will NOT build you a great career. Here is why. Technology makes you more efficient — no question about it. But when EVERYONE is using the same technology, everybody’s efficiency goes up equally. Result:...

The essence of simple writing

When I was in 6th grade, I read an abridged version of Mahatma Gandhi’s “My Experiments with Truth” for a competition organized by our school. And despite my severely limited vocabulary back then, the book’s simple language totally absorbed me....

We value things only when we lose them

A Trivandrum-based cardiologist once shared this story I am unable to forget. Two of his patients would often crib about life when they met him. Later, at different points, both got cancer. And when he met them in the hospital, both were nostalgic about their past...

A Case for Dr. Malpani’s LinkedIn Return

About three years ago, Dr. Aniruddha Malpani’s account was permanently blocked by LinkedIn. I am not questioning LinkedIn’s judgment or decision – I respect their right to enforce their rules. But in the last two years, on other social platforms (Facebook, Twitter),...

Only one thing is progress — doing

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...