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Focus on Your Own Journey

One funny thing I saw in B-School was how secretive some people were during their job search -- you would have thought they were recruiting with Mossad. I understand that people don't want competition. And it might be somewhat understandable when...

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Question Everything

During my police training, our lathi charge training routine was absurd. On the instructor's count, like dance choreography, we would all swing the...

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Rethinking Instant Response Culture

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...

Completion Discipline

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...

25-Minute Focus: Feasible or Myth?

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...

Quit the Noise, Embrace Zen

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....

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