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Tips to regulate social media usage
You don't have to quit all social media, though some people I admire (e.g., Cal Newport) are big proponents of that. In the last few years, almost all my new friends, running buddies, and connections have come from LinkedIn. Without that, I would...
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Showing outcomes is hard
I knew an IPS officer who had cultivated the reputation of being a ‘crime fighter.’ And he did that by chasing petty criminals at night. But alas,...
Just do it
During my childhood, since my father was in the armed forces, I ended up moving cities and schools a few times. And whenever I started a new school,...
You are capable of more
You need a non-zero failure rate. And here is an experience of mine to prove that. In the second year of my MBA, as I was selecting my courses, I...
Live on your own terms
During my MBA, a college classmate visited us in Philadelphia. He seemed happily settled in the US, doing a conventional tech job at a bank, drawing...
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Brain needs a break
Years ago, we visited my wife’s aunt in California. When we opened her fridge door, it felt like the whole world came tumbling out – it was so jampacked. And that was not it – they had another industrial-scale freezer in their garage which was just...
How do you break a rut?
If you have ever been in a rut, you know what it feels like -- nothing is satisfactory, yet nothing changes. Life is unhappy. Days just go by and nothing much gets done. You set goals and resolve to change 'tomorrow,' but alas, 'tomorrow' is just a...
Productivity is no more an individual problem
Before my wife leaves for her office, I usually ask her, “How is your day looking?” And her typical response is, “Really bad. Whole day meetings!” Even though she heads her team and has full autonomy, she has little control over her time. And she...
Choose life over death
On a vacation near the Gujarat frontier, I went for a morning run with a BSF (Border Security Force) company commander. He was so fast that running with this former commando literally took my breath away! In fact, every morning, I would see him...