Category: Everyday
Things
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I’m accustomed to receiving feedback. It’s been a part of my professional life since 2008 and over time I think I can digest (most of) it fairly well without heartburn. Call it experience or practice, it’s a kind of a necessary evil or regrettable necessity that has in fact improved what I do and the…
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That I make a lot of jokes. She didn’t explicitly say that I’m funny or anything to that effect. She didn’t even suggest that the jokes were effective. Effectiveness in this case is about the message delivering the intended outcome, and in this case, what I could hope for was to lighten the mood. Mood…
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…that I’m rather good with words. She believes that the choices I make while speaking often help me lead conversations, and in some cases ‘win’ in them. In other words, I create holes in an argument and can navigate myself out of difficult conversations. I didn’t have much to do today and so decided to…
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14 March 2022 Ende Ammachi. You grew old, I grew up.Never ever gave any thought to when your life would let up. Fond of you as any quiet grandchild you see.Eating away my childhood, naadan snacks, and your home’s TV. Life is filled with pities like missing your send-off.Today it’s been a year, but old…
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I’ll be honest. This was a task that I dreaded even before I actually got around to doing it. You know the drill. Government documentation is all about knowing ‘what’ to do in a world where people suggest getting an ‘agent’ for everything. But things weren’t oh-so-bad. In fact, the process was quite simple and…
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Originally written in September 2019. In Bombay, when people ask you where your office is, the answer can sometimes make the questioner decide certain things. Things like whether they would like to do business with you or not. It’s how one can build a perception of how large or small your company is. I’m actually…
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Originally drafted in July 2014. – Work is… Meetings Content Design Illustrations Changes Rework Adapt Estimates Billing PO RO Follow up Where is my payment Stinkers Appreciation Escalation Strategy Execution Awards Client Delight Alcohol Thought Passion Project(s) What happened to sleep New Business Appraisal? No sleep Snack Rave Repeat. Curated excerpts from real life: Research…
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Everyone has their obsession.
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Great Smartphone A tablet Brilliant D-SLR Awesome Computer Huge External Hard drive Acoustic Guitar Bass Guitar and kicking amp 9 pairs of shoes All those clothes Youth Vices Hot girlfriend Wild friends Sweet family A home in a great location 2 cars This isn’t a wish list. This is the list of things that…
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…things just seem to go another way. You normally love the blues, But right now, you’re looking for different hues.
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