Life Lessons

  • Uncertainity

    World uncertainty is increasing again. As per the latest World Uncertainty Index report, it has been approaching the 50k mark, near the all-time high we saw during the 2020 Covid time.World Uncertainty is primarily a measure of global economic and policy uncertainty. Combining it with the rate of change in technology is making our personal Continue reading

  • Power of listening

    Sometimes the best way to communicate is to say nothing at all. Continue reading

  • Quote I am pondering

    Learn how to be alone without being lonely. Solitude is essential for creativity and deep work. #LifeLessons #ExcellentAdvice Continue reading

  • Analysis Paralysis

    A wise rabbi is on his deathbed, surrounded by his students. He tells his best student, “Life is…a river.” This message is passed down the line of students until it reaches the youngest, who asks, “But what does the rabbi mean, life is a river?” The question is then passed back up and the wisest Continue reading

  • Learning in the age of AI

    The internet has made a vast amount of information available to us on demand. Recent developments in AI (with LLMs) have made learning even more accessible to us without much training. Our devices can either deaden our skills or heighten them. The secret to learning now is to partner effectively with intelligent tools. We would Continue reading

  • Narratives

    In an empathetic mindset we are influenced by narratives not by data and reasoning. Continue reading

  • Prepare or Position

    When you know what’s coming, prepare. When you don’t know what’s coming, position. – Shane P Simple and powerful, it resonated. Continue reading

  • Science, Art & Spirituality

    Science, Art & Spirituality

    Three disparte domain of human experience yet they are interconnected. While science provides us tools for exploration, experimentation and analysis. Art uses emotions, imagination and creativity. Spirituality explores meaning, purpose and connection larger than oneself. Science eventually catch up with art and deep end of art connects us with spirituality. Continue reading

  • Thoughts and habits hindering (creative) work!

    Rick Rubin shares about thoughts and habits which are not conducive to the creative work. However, most of these are applicable to our general work and life. Emphasis (bold) and extensions (italics) are mine. • Believing you’re not good enough. • Feeling you don’t have the energy it takes. (Focus is more important than energy) • Continue reading