Category: Life
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The root of all evil
Our careers and lives are shaped around the type of insecurities that we all harbor within ourselves. Our insecurities bring out the worst in us. When we are insecure we pick the extremes. Fight or flight. For instance, financial insecurity might lead you to choose a stable job with poor growth opportunities or a very high-paying…
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Just blame it on the environment!
The tallest mountain on Mars is called Olympus Mons. It is 16 miles (24 kilometers) high which makes it about three times higher than Mt. Everest. What makes it so tall? Lower gravity as compared to earth allows volcanic formations on mars to grow higher. Why I am even telling you all this? The environment…
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Are you a 7-11?
Are you a 7-11? Or Ram ki Bandi? 7-11 is a famous grocery chain that is open 24 hours a day. You don’t have to worry when it is open, it is always open. “Availability” is the keyword here. Stores like to be “available” that’s how they differentiate. If you are not from Hyderabad (India),…
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The value of a lie.
I visited this hair cutting salon for the very first time. There was just one customer who was having a haircut. One more was waiting for his turn. I asked the barber, there is just one waiting right? Are you the only one available today? There was a hesitance on my face that he read.…
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Do you really need a 10-minute delivery?
Zomato’s 10-minute delivery sounds like 2 minute Maggie noodles. Can you really fix noodles in 2 minutes? But for decades we have had this on top of our minds. 2 minutes is something very quick. Noodle is a quick fix for your hunger pangs. Do I really need my noodles in 2 minutes? Not really.…
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Freedom comes at a price
There is a price attached to every form of freedom. Ukraine is fighting tooth and nail against Russia. Someone is paying the price to be free. Last year Afghanistan fell within weeks. No one was ready to pay the price. We are free in this country owing to the sacrifice made by freedom fighters, youth,…
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Lending Your Ears
In one of the peer coaching sessions, my coachee took a notepad and started scribbling her thoughts on a notepad. It was a Zoom call. As time passed I became a little impatient. I am supposed to ask questions as a coach. I started wondering what is my role here? Why I am even here…
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DIY and the death of Jobs
I recently bought a Wi-Fi booster. It is a simple device that you plug into a power source to extend the range of your main Wi-Fi. As simple it might sound, it does need some very basic skills to set it up. First, go to YouTubeSecond, find a short video that gives step by step…
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The death of a bread toaster: A life lesson
We love toasted breads and we need around 16 toasts (8 each) two days a week. Tuesdays and Saturdays to be precise. I love toasts with omelettes. Sometimes peanut butter but mostly omelettes. Our beloved toaster gave up on us last Tuesday. All these years we operated it on the cancel button to pop the…
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Personality Vs Behaviour (Don’t hate someone for their personality)
There is always that one person at your workplace who just gets on your nerves. Sometimes that person might not even be part of your team. She could be part of a different team altogether. But when you see her or hear her speaking, you just can’t accept her. You get annoyed and start hating…
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