Month: May 2022

Of cutting edges and secrets…

Today spoke with a prospective client who is loking at deploying a ‘cutting-edge’ solution. Or so she thinks. And I know no better, since she refused to divulge anything else. And she wants to roadmap to licensing. Funny. It’s like going to the doctor and saying that I want meds. Which meds – I don’t …

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On vak shakti…

Had a short discussion on vāk shakti today. There have been a lot of things said about good speech, but the first phrase that comes to mind is Kabir’s famous doha – बोली एक अनमोल है, जो कोई भी बोले जानि । हिये तराजू तौलि के, तब मुख बाहर आनि।। – words are priceless, and so weigh …

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Of Air and Suvidhas…

Went to the airport to drop off my parents. Since it was their first time flying out of Dubai, I accompanied them to the checkin counters. Good that I did. Turned out that they had to fill out a detailed Air Suvidha form, complete with uploading attachments (in PDF, less than 1 MB in size), …

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Of tables and debates…

Came across a post that I had made earlier. On debates – mostly the kinds that take place around the dinner table. Where everyone tries to score a point, even though there is nothing to win. Nevertheless, most of such debates are interesting, engaging and sometimes enraging too! How many debates did you have last …

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Are you at your very best?

We underestimate our own capabilities. And by we, I mean everyone. Without exception. I have seen this in various fields – be it martial arts, studies or work. We think that we aim high, but we aim a lot lower than we are capable of. No, I don’t want to sound like one of those hyper …

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The art of doing nothing…

Ok, everyone has their lazy days. I mean everyone – even the productivity pundits have days when they just don’t feel like doing much. If it comes on the weekend, great. If mid-week, well, a lot of guilt accompanies the laziness. And even more so when this work-from-home thing is on…because now, you can be …

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