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Sense of entitlement
As a country, we are used to being served. There have always been people around us, giving us what we want.
Maids
Helpers
Petrol pulp attendants
The kirana store that delivers, on credit
And that’s given us a false sense of entitlement
My admission is the responsibility of the government
My job is the responsibility of the school
My growth is the responsibility of the company
Guess what.
It’s not.
The sooner we realize that our life is our own responsibility, the faster we will get on our way to having a memorable life.
We are all we need
Leaving for work early
There is something magical about leaving for work early
Little traffic around
You get to see the journey in a different light, observe the signals, realize how wide the road actually is
You don’t brake often
You don’t accelerate unnecessarily
You optimize for your fuel
The stress is invisible, there is no reason for it
This is incidentally the same impact waking up early has
On your mind
Don’t let the alarm clock start your day
You do it for yourself
What’s the deal with money?
We grew up without money. Ma and Papa worked all their life and couldn’t make enough to save. Yet they gave us the best life they could. We went to top schools. Had a fulfilling childhood.
But I grew up looking at my parents having a life of struggle. Of unfulfilled desires.
A life where they had to trade one desire for another.
And almost always they traded their own for ours.
So I grew up hating money. It seemed to be the source of our misery. The only thing missing.
Here is the deal about hating money.
Rarely do we realize when it converts into submission. When money makes us it’s slave.
We think we are winning against it.
When it’s quite the opposite.
I learnt early on, not to respect money
Instead dismiss it, respectfully
It’s like oxygen. You need it. But you rarely stop to feel it’s presence.
You just have it.
Or you don’t
Opportunity cost doesn’t apply to your actions
Opportunity cost is a concept meant for business. Not for human actions.
For human actions we always best the full cost. Not the incremental one.
It’s not just one more abuse
Or one more one night stand
One more act of bribery
One more act of fraud
One more act of cheating
It’s all of them put together. Because the most recent one is as grave as the first one.
Your reputation today is a reflection of what you did this morning!
Yesterday doesn’t matter
Hans Zimmer
Do you know of him?
I didn’t till about 6 months back.
And then I realized
I have known him for a long time. For a really long time.
Because he has composed music for almost all the movies I have ever loved.
At times, you don’t have to be visible to create an impact.
Almost always, the impact thus created, is more ever lasting!
Ahead of the race
When driving, you have two ways of staying ahead
By blocking the road for the one behind
Which is when you change lanes often, you change speeds often, you brake often, you shift gears often. Your mind is driven by the one behind. Not the road.
And occassionally you ignore some other car coming up from behind, that you werent prepared for.
OR
Or by being the fastest on the road
It doesnt matter who’s behind you. Its you who defines the race. And the goal
How are you ahead of the race?
I should now call you sir
Email this morning
What does a great company offer?
Opportunities. Nothing more. Just that.
Opportunities.
A career is what you make of it.
Or not
Don’t expect anyone else but you to plan your career.
Why should I live after flunking the JEE on my second attempt?
Answer by Ankur Warikoo:
Because I did!
Failed JEE twice.
Infact thrice – didn't even make it through the entrance test for Masters.And I think I have done just fine.
Have an awesome family, an unbelievably fun job, super smart colleagues, friends that care for me.
And a life worthy of responding to this question!
Why should I live after flunking the JEE on my second attempt?
What’s worse than no data?
I am going to take a contrarian view here and say – worse than no data is multiple sources of the same data.
Therein you have killed all objectivity that the data was meant to bring. It’s now subjective. And worse still you don’t know what it favors. Suddenly everyone is showing their version of the data point, to prove their assumptions. To get data to speak your language. And to confess.
If you torture it enough, even data will succumb
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