I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else
This person doesn’t exist. This image is created by a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) – essentially one that generates ‘hyperrealistic fake images of people who do not exist’ While I believe AI can be used for good, it is also hugely crucial we understand and are informed about how the tech can be as dangerously …
What is the single most important thing to start your work day? No, not with emails. Take 15 mins to plan out your calendar for the day. Here are three things to make sure you account for on your calendar #1Do you have Deep Work slotted into the calendar to tackle the top 1-3 things …
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I am writing a book. There, I said it. The first book agent I met called out that I wasn’t a celebrity ‘Why will people want to buy what you write?”, he asked. That is fair. I don’t know. But more than any external factor, the one thing that holds folks back is themselves. We …
“Perhaps the most critical communication skill – Be brief. Use as few words as possible to say what you need, and everyone will appreciate it. After writing every sentence it helps to ask “Would the reader still get my point if I deleted that line?” Not “Does that sentence make sense?” Millions of unnecessary sentences …
All time isn’t created equal. Dad was always the ambitious one at his career – he was probably the most sought out person at his workplace. He was a proud man – proud that he was close to indispensable. He held to his beliefs and integrity, spending close to 3 decades at the place, growing …
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“Where do you want to be in 10 years” is a popular interview question. One that I have always had concerns with. Here are some serious drawbacks with that 10 year plan – the world around you isn’t static. 2022 isn’t a linear progression of 2012. So what do you do? “If you want to …
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“Franz Kafka, the story goes, encountered a little girl in the park where he went walking daily. She was crying. She had lost her doll and was desolate. Kafka offered to help her look for the doll and arranged to meet her the next day at the same spot. Unable to find the doll he …
How much do you focus on existing product performance vs future big bets? And what folks like your or I can do differently within our organisations? In a classic, Geoffrey Moore’s Stanford video talks about how companies build the escape velocity to move beyond the successes and pull from the past? We all have read …
A mentor once told me a secret To do well at the workplace And in life ‘Assuming Goodwill’ Conflicts and disagreements at workplaces, are inevitable There are two ways in which I have seen people handle such – Victimhood and Cynicism The former assumes the mentality of blame – that makes one lose a sense …
Ajay was a lead I had in one of my early roles. Razor-sharp and focussed – he truly emulated the paradigm – “Work like a lion rather than graze like a cow” I recall him telling me to optimise for energy vs time That as a morning person, he started his day quite early – …
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