Who defines success? 

I take a course at a business school. And there is no final exam for that course. Just one question instead  “List at least 3 things you learnt during the course” All those who list 3 things fail the exam.  “List at least 3 things you...

This is so pretty, I love it!

No one says this about Facebook. Or Amazon. Or Craigslist. People hated the new logo of Uber – but no one is complaining now. Unfortunately – we have been hard wired to believe that looks matter. Because we have seen people get away with that, for a large...

Whose truth do you value?

A stranger writes in to you “Hey, i just read your blog. I don’t agree with it. You came across as full of yourself!” For most people their first reaction in their head will be “fuck off. He doesn’t even know me to say what he said....

Predict your day?

You get up in the morning  You have the check boxes ready – your schedule, your tasks, people, email, coffee.  Or you don’t – it’s a day you will figure as you go along, but then that too is part of the plan. No plan is your...

Curse of intelligence 

Intelligent people find it hard to say no, when asked for a solution to a problem  Intelligent people think that if something takes “just a little time” it should be done right away  Intelligent people think handling urgency is helpful ...

Stuck in a jam

My road to office is a pretty smooth one. Takes me around 35 mins to reach and it’s a fairly uninterrupted ride. Occasionally, we get stuck. Maybe a truck broke down, or someone hit someone else. At that point, when we are in a jam, it doesn’t matter...