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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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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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The fridge Vs Hyperlocal Delivery
A recent ad by Dunzo, a hyperlocal delivery app goes as “Ab Fridge ka Kya Kam hai” (what’s the use of the fridge now?) Time for a lesson on operations management. Here we go! Seems like the 10-minute delivery proposition erodes the utility of a fridge. It is a battle of inventory Vs JIT (Just in…
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Attention is a limited resource, use it carefully
Attention is a limited resource, use it carefully. If you are reading this, I have grabbed your attention for a few seconds. If not, you would have spent your attention watching or reading something else. If data is the new oil, attention is your spending power or currency. Every day you wake up with a…
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CTC Vs CTY (Cost to you)
When an organization offers you any position, they primarily pay you to be “organized”. You might not take into account the hidden costs of getting “Organised”. It starts with waking up. Sounds simple, but trust me this is so difficult for some people who are always “running late”. Collaboration comes at a price depending on…
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If we have a brain, we have a bias
7-year-old Aakash while riding his bicycle accidentally brushed the shoulder of 6-year-old Nidhi who was playing with her friends. Aakash lost his balance and fell down. It was a Sunday evening, people were taking their leisure strolls. Half a dozen people gathered around the scene including me. Aakash had a minor bruise on his elbow,…
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