by Rajan Singh | Mar 15, 2025 | 2025, Newsletter
In Aug 2009, when I quit McKinsey, I was on the verge of collapsing with stress. I needed a break, and hence, I joined an investment fund where life was completely chill. Suddenly, I had no more daily deadlines or hourly deliverables. I could finally breathe. I felt...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 14, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
Employees responding instantly to your Slack messages is a fantastic thing. Just as the Rolls Royce is a fantastic car. There is only one problem — the cost. If not, would we not all be driving a Rolls Royce? What is the cost-to-company of ‘super-fast...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 13, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
I am struggling. In fact, in my startup life, I have always struggled — there is just too much to do and too little time. And to make things worse, every initiative seems important. In such a situation, what do you do? Quite often, the temptation is to do a lot...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 12, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
My friend Vinod Thomas recently told me that while I keep talking about doing 25-minute focus sprints (pomodoros), even focusing intensely for 5 minutes is hard. And Vinod is one of the smartest people I know. So is 25 min of focus feasible or is it just a myth? The...
by Rajan Singh | Mar 11, 2025 | LinkedIn Posts
Your sanity is under threat from the zillion WhatsApp groups that everyone seems to be a part of. These WhatsApp groups are for all and sundry — folks from school, college, work, close relatives, distant relatives, extraterrestrials… and so on. Honestly,...
