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Career Gaps in the Movie Industry
In his 22-year Bollywood career, Randeep Hooda has only worked for 11 years. This means, 50% of the time, he wasn’t involved at all in his acting pursuits. What did he do then? He spent time pursuing his hobbies; horse riding, traveling, and camping. This approach is quite common in Bollywood. Randeep’s journey is a…
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The rise and rise of finance influencers
Financial advice is like health advice. It is hardly brought into action by people who consume it. A big part of saving and investing money is attached to our personality and how we perceive our environment. Discretionary expenditures are linked to how one perceives oneself. If a 1.5 lac rupee phone makes you feel valued…
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The Value of Planning
The value of planning in career progression. In my first job, as a trainee maintenance engineer, my core duty was to just read the open job register in the morning and allocate resources to get the job done. Issue tools and new components from the store to a person who is supposed to do the…
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Biryani and Decision Making
Biryani and Decision making. According to a report, Biryani was the most ordered dish on Zomato in 2021. As I look back, I must have ordered Biryani more than 20 times so far in 2022. I love hot steaming Biryani, Who doesn’t? I hate making decisions on the food ordering app, especially when hungry. Ordering…
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Mind Sweep
If you are really feeling overwhelmed at this very moment, just do two things. 1. Take a notepad and write down what is occupying your mind space. 2. Next to it just write down what you are going to do about it, just write an action step that you wish to take It will just…
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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 in and extends 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 YouTube. Second, find a short video that gives step-by-step guidelines in a language…
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Indecisiveness, Stress, Recovery
When I was a runner in the making, I could manage a couple of kilometres before my calf muscles gave-up. My legs went through a structural stress because of the weight of my body and the shocks from the road. This stress was painful. Some suggested to dip my legs in cold water, few others…
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Toxic Culture in Edtech
Toxic culture in Edtech. We don’t need to name any organization but I am sure you have come across many posts articles and videos that speak volumes about the toxic culture. What is toxic culture? Toxicity at workplace is characterised by set of nasty behaviours that don’t contribute to psychological safety, security and overall mental…
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Shared Psychosis and Religions
Shared psychosis is a phenomenon wherein a group of individuals share a delusional belief or an absurd alternate reality. For instance, if you and your folks believe that the moon will crash onto the earth on December 31, 2025 and erase all life, that is a delusional belief. It is absurd but a small group of…
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Taliban version 2.0 : How they are different?
How can everyone quietly observe the Taliban overthrowing the Afghanistan Government? How can the US quietly withdraw its troops and diplomats? How can China declare friendly support to the Taliban? What are we missing here? It is the Taliban version 2.0 It took 20 years for version 2.0 to be released Has the Taliban changed…
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