A Case for Dr. Malpani’s LinkedIn Return

About three years ago, Dr. Aniruddha Malpani’s account was permanently blocked by LinkedIn. I am not questioning LinkedIn’s judgment or decision – I respect their right to enforce their rules. But in the last two years, on other social platforms (Facebook, Twitter),...

Only one thing is progress — doing

Which is the best running shoe in the world? Who cares? You just need a good enough pair. Because the shoes won’t run, you will. And I am not being snarky here. When we have to do something hard, we start looking for the ‘best’ tools — the best...

Productivity = focus + prioritization

Today, I had dozens of pending tasks. So here is what I did. I just picked one task that really mattered. I dropped everything else, started my timer, and did 10 focus sprints of 25 minutes. By around 5:30 pm, the task was done. No sweat, no struggle. But had I picked...

Remembering Deepak Ratan

A year ago, we lost Deepak Ratan, my friend, IPS batchmate, and an illustrious officer, to a heart attack. We are all in shock. Deepak was still in his 40s and looked fit and strong. Who could have seen this coming? Deepak and I were in the same squad at the National...

Break free from digital distractions

You are distracted. But not for the reason you think. MORE than 50% of the work interruptions destroying your productivity aren’t triggered by your phone or email notifications but come from inside your own mind. App blockers can’t defeat digital distraction because...