by Rajan Singh | Jan 7, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
I know an ex-civil servant, who joined three political parties with diametrically opposite ideologies, to end up in one of the highest positions in government. So why do people do that? Do their political convictions change so fast? Are they so desperate ‘to serve the...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 6, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
I have seen people adopt two distinct approaches when they want to start meditating: Approach 1: Sit down and meditate. Approach 2: Research lots and lots of meditation techniques (and do nothing). In fact, this holds for everything in life. If you want to do...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 3, 2025 | 2025, Newsletter
My 10 years of darkness In 2007, when I joined McKinsey as a consultant, outwardly, this was the peak of my life professionally. I had just gotten a job in New York that was a dream for most MBAs. Yet, I was struggling and literally in pain. My health was in shambles...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 3, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
You don’t have to quit all social media, though some people I admire (e.g., Cal Newport) are big proponents of that. In the last few years, almost all my new friends, running buddies, and connections have come from LinkedIn. Without that, I would have missed out...
by Rajan Singh | Jan 2, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
When is it too late to start something? Today, I came across this guy called Lew Hollander, who At 82, finished the Hawaii Ironman and held that world record for a while. He has run more than 100 ultramarathons and extreme events. Today, at 94, Lew runs up a hill...
