An Act of God
This Monday morning while I was on my way to office, I stopped my car for checking the air in the tires. My office is a 1 hour drive from my house. Every day I cross the same road, and…
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Are You Forgetting The Jug?
It was evening. Around 7pm. I was going with my brother to get milk from the milkman. Every day at 6pm the milkman goes to his dairy to get fresh buffalo milk. Between 7pm and 730pm, he comes and waits…
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An Encounter with a Friend, and the Lessons Learnt on Life
Last week I met an old friend. I was meeting her after six months. It was Saturday. In the morning I messaged her and asked her if she was free. She said yes and suggested that we go to some…
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Yes You Can, But Are You?
It was 6 in the evening. I was out in the park for my usual evening jogging routine. My routine: 25 rounds of a rectangular park followed by stretching exercises, for a total of an hour in the evening. I…
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Are You Missing The Obvious?
Some time ago, I was preparing a few documents on vendor management for my organization. As part of the work, I was supposed to find ways of vendor retention and satisfaction. Thinking through all the possibilities and doing a bit…
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A Leap of Faith
Science has proved that all of our sensory organs – eyes, ears, nose, tongue, touch can perceive things within a certain range. The eyes can see anything between the colors of the rainbow – from violet to red. We call…
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Book Review: The Dip by Seth Godin
As you can see from the cover, this book is about quitting. (This is one of the few books that have changed my life. And it’s just 76 pages long!) Seth Godin says that there are a lot of people…
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The Art of Conversations: Attention Units & the Conversation Circle
Consider the following two situations: Situation 1 Your friend calls you on a Tuesday and says, “Hey, let’s go for this movie on Saturday.” Your reply, “I also wanted to watch that film. Sure let’s do that. I’ll be…
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The Curious Case of Revert Back
Consider the following sentences: “I will revert back to you by email.” “Kindly revert back.” “I have sent you a message. Please revert to me as early as possible.” I come across all the above sentences, and their other…
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Theory of Expectations: The Negative Exception
In continuation with my previous posts on the Theory of Reactions: The Exception and the Norm and the Theory of Expectations: The Exception and the Norm; let us now delve a bit deeper into the concept of an Exception. Recall…
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