Underrated hack

An underrated career hack to win at your work: Consider doing things that most people won’t do. RESIST THE OBVIOUS. Here is what it means: When faced with choices to make at work, ask yourself, “What would most people do in this situation?” That path will lead to a...

The thing about feedback

We often make this mistake in our professional lives.We take feedback personally.We assume it to be an attack.  But it could mean something very different.  Whenever your manager tries to show you a way to do things, there is a voice in your head that...

Those corners…

Ravi and Snehesh are cofounders of nearbuy.com, the startup I was running until 2019. We make it a point to meet every 2 months or so. Some time back when we met, it was for a special occasion.Snehesh was moving to Bangalore and it was a farewell dinner. And it was a...