Today was not a very productive day. When I say productive, I mean that kind – the LinkedIn motivator kind. I wake up at 4.30 and don’t waste a minute of my time kind. It’s almost as if one has to wake up and set out on this roller coaster throughout the day, ensuring that …
Is learning ever wasted? Someone asked me this question the other day. She wanted to go for a course – short-term, around 2 weeks, and an introduction to something completely different from what she had done till now. The apprehension was – what if I don’t learn anything and it all goes to waste? What …
Today is like Malayalam. That sentence did make sense, if you know what a palindrome is. 22-02-2022 is today’s date and reads the same forwards and backwards. Like Malayalam. Actually, today is an ambigram as well – which means it reads the same upside down. For all this lingual interest, I hope that your day …
How does one write “visionary” in one’s own title on LinkedIn? Imagine going to a networking event and extending your hand out to someone who you’ve just met and saying “Hi, I’m Rohit, and I am a visionary.” Hmm.. LinkedIn is anyway full of tripe nowadays. Everyone and his uncle has something to say about …
What matters more? The ability to learn, or the attitude towards learning? Some might argue that we don’t have the ability to learn anything and everything. After all, mental capacities differ. Maybe, but that is not the point. The ability to learn is a factor of the attitude towards learning. our educational system makes us …
Can you guess the most eaten vegetable in the United States? Well, I can safely say that whatever you guessed, was wrong. The answer, and winner by a wide margin, is the French fry. It accounts for a quarter of their entire vegetable intake. And if this surprised you, try guessing the second most consumed …
Babies cry. Sometimes little, sometimes a lot. Sometimes when we least expect them to. And sometimes when we least want them to. As parents, we care for them, but get frustrated when they don’t stop crying. Parents try everything to soothe the baby, some steps work, other’s don’t. Some work sometimes, and sometimes not. So …
Zen stories. They bring back fond memories. Of times I spent with my master – sometimes in larger groups, other times just with the uchideshis – live-in students. Kancho – my master – used to conduct meditation discourses, and in between the philosophy, we used to wait eagerly for the Zen stories to make their …
A few days back, someone told me that they had received credible information (via WhatsApp), that Sita had not actually travelled to Lanka. The story goes that she created an avatar of herself, and Ravana then took her along instead. Hmmm… Anyways, my response was – what does it matter if she went to Lanka, …
A hectic day today. I had calls with three new clients, all of who are investment advisors, and target the retail segment. In English, you and me. People who make a modest living and struggle to handle their finances. Hence the experts. Finances – so simple, yet so complicated. People who make an obscene amount …
