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The hope for crypto (if any)
The hope for crypto (if any)
An exchange went bust, a king was dethroned (and arrested), while I bought myself a hot new “cold” wallet.
Sejal Jamnadas
Dec 18, 2022
We all need better personalities (asap)
We all need better personalities (asap)
The latest release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT will re-frame what it means to be creative as individuals and cultivate leverage in business models
Sejal Jamnadas
Dec 3, 2022
13 lessons from my ‘failed’ 6-month career sabbatical
13 lessons from my ‘failed’ 6-month career sabbatical
My ‘failed’ 6-month career sabbatical was the best thing that happened to me.
Sejal Jamnadas
Aug 30, 2021
Reframing the metrics of reading
Reframing the metrics of reading
How many books did you read last year? More than 10? More than 20?
Sejal Jamnadas
Jul 5, 2021
Writing every day for 6 months
Writing every day for 6 months
For reasons I can barely articulate myself, I decided on December 30th 2020 that I was going to write and publish a blog post every single…
Sejal Jamnadas
Jun 28, 2021
Why a good ‘strategy’ is hard
Why a good ‘strategy’ is hard
It’s easy to whip together a really bad strategy for a business function, program of work or product proposition. With little research…
Sejal Jamnadas
Jun 12, 2021
Everyone should work in entry-level sales jobs
Everyone should work in entry-level sales jobs
One of the first jobs I had was in telemarketing for a commercial cleaning company. After that, I conducted cold call surveys for a…
Sejal Jamnadas
Apr 26, 2021
Demoting subject matter expertise
Demoting subject matter expertise
I’ve written a lot about generalists and deep work, but have often struggle to reconcile the paradoxical nature of these concepts.
Sejal Jamnadas
Mar 23, 2021
Working with varying speeds
Working with varying speeds
I recently wrote a piece about “slow” and “quick” work. The extreme comparison of different speeds of work does the job in highlighting…
Sejal Jamnadas
Feb 28, 2021
Slow work vs quick work
Slow work vs quick work
There’s an inherent sensuality with ‘slow work’. Both doing the slow work itself and consuming the slow work of others.
Sejal Jamnadas
Feb 23, 2021
Rationalising inconsistent feedback
Rationalising inconsistent feedback
I recently ‘surveyed’ 20 people (i.e. badgered 20 friends, family and co-workers) to choose from a set of 6 ad designs for a creative…
Sejal Jamnadas
Feb 17, 2021
Radical unsubscribing
Radical unsubscribing
It’s ridiculous how much crap enters our inbox.
Sejal Jamnadas
Feb 1, 2021
Writing crap to get good
Writing crap to get good
Go-figure — January 2021 has been a reflective month for all.
Sejal Jamnadas
Jan 15, 2021
Getting it on a page
Getting it on a page
I was recently re-inspired by the iconic Business Model Canvas (BMC) tool for a product design assignment. The elegance of the Business…
Sejal Jamnadas
Jan 13, 2021
Raging generalists disguised as specialists
Raging generalists disguised as specialists
We’ve been indoctrinated since schooling that specialising early is the best pathway to success — whether it’s learning the piano at 5…
Sejal Jamnadas
Jan 8, 2021
To be interesting vs to be interested
To be interesting vs to be interested
What’s the difference?
Sejal Jamnadas
Dec 13, 2020
To write is to think
To write is to think
Writing sucks. It’s a painful process of stringing together words in a coherent and concise manner. Almost 4 years into sporadic and daily…
Sejal Jamnadas
Dec 10, 2020
How to become a cog in the machine
How to become a cog in the machine
8 rules to become the cog you’ve always dreamt of becoming:
Sejal Jamnadas
Oct 30, 2020
Maslow’s theory was never a pyramid
Maslow’s theory was never a pyramid
Here’s the problem with Maslow’s pyramid. Maslow never actually conceptualised his life’s work into a simplistic 5-step pyramid.
Sejal Jamnadas
Oct 17, 2020
The ingenuity of trade-offs
The ingenuity of trade-offs
Problem-solving is really the art of identifying trade-offs.
Sejal Jamnadas
Oct 4, 2020
The Productivity vs Creativity Conundrum
The Productivity vs Creativity Conundrum
As lockdown is extended in Melbourne and life begins to lose any kind of lustre, I’ve begun to realise that my existential crisis has to do…
Sejal Jamnadas
Sep 15, 2020
The meaning of gift giving
The meaning of gift giving
The typical convention of gift-giving is underpinned by transactions. We buy gifts for our friends on their birthdays in the hope that the…
Sejal Jamnadas
Aug 27, 2020
Resistance is sign of pending remarkable work
Resistance is sign of pending remarkable work
We’ve all been there. The looming weight of ambiguity. A monstrous and seemingly unsolvable challenge. Complexity. Uncertainty. Lack of…
Sejal Jamnadas
Jul 26, 2020
Better Questions = Better Problems
Better Questions = Better Problems
Too often than not, we sit in meetings, or in the dark abyss of our minds, trying to solve for the wrong problem. We’re either solving for…
Sejal Jamnadas
Jul 22, 2020
The art of designing terrible options
The art of designing terrible options
Recently, I’ve become obsessed with the concept of designing optionality — making ideas available to be chosen but not obligatory. Even…
Sejal Jamnadas
Jul 6, 2020
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