Jan 28The Small Things Matter“We are puppets of our subconscious desires.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind The “Waiter Rule” claims that how those who treat people perceived to be in subordinate roles reveals a lot about their personality. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 26Intentions Do Not Come In Shades Of Grey“Nobody gets everything in this life. You decide your priorities and you make your choices. I’d decided long ago that any cake I had would be eaten.” ― Donald E. Westlake, Two Much Someone recently asked me for tips on managing networks. When I asked them about their preference on…2 min read2 min read
Jan 25Systemising Luck“Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.” ― Amy Tan, The Kitchen God’s Wife I had the opportunity to reconnect with a friend from my previous job a couple of days ago. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 17Minimising Downtime“Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” ― Eleanor Brownn Growing up in a conservative Christian family, we were taught that everything we did in this world is part of “God’s plan” and we should take comfort and pride in bringing glory to Him. It’s been…2 min read2 min read
Jan 16Creating and Maintaining Goodwill“In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.” ― Dieter F. Uchtdorf When I first started in my business development role, my colleagues advised me to “… treat work as work…2 min read2 min read
Jan 15(Re)planning my Routines“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can…2 min read2 min read
Jan 14To Live is to Make Valuable Stuff“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” ― Oscar Wilde We are consumers from the moment we are born. We eat, drink, and participate in social activities that, at the very least, cost us time and money. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 13Appreciating My Life’s Benefactor(s)“So I got lucky. But then again, it took me many hundreds of rejections to manage to find that luck. I am sure there is a lesson in that somewhere. Someone had taken a punt and had faith in me. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 12Feeling vs Being Under the Weather“If the mind’s not strong, the body acts weak, even if it’s not. If the mind says it’s too cold or too rainy or too windy to run, the body will be more than happy to agree. …2 min read2 min read
Jan 10Explaining Technical Things to Others“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” ― Albert Einstein As an engineer-turned-business-ish kind of guy, a lot of my work involves explaining technical concepts to non-technical people. Roles like technology scouting, pre-sales, and business development sometimes require this skill. It is always an interesting exercise to go…2 min read2 min read
