Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 26You can always find people to guide youScrupulous ones suffering because of unscrupulous — Recently, the way attendance is recorded has changed in our office. Before the new system was introduced, you could punch from anywhere: you didn’t have to be present in the office premises to register your punch, but now our attendance is geo-tagged. Unless you are in the office premises or…Attendance2 min readAttendance2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 26You do have a choiceChoose carefully — You think you do things or any situation you are in because you didn’t have a choice. And to an extent, you are right, at times, you don’t have a choice to do something or not do it. But what led you to the situation where you can’t choose is…Choices2 min readChoices2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 19You Need To Take Those Small And Incremental StepsSmall steps every day is why the big magic happens — You don’t become the best or accomplished overnight; it takes practice and effort every day, and progress or improvement happens gradually. This principle applies to life as well as to non-life aspects. “I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years…You3 min readYou3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 18Own weapon causing damageMore study needs to be done on this front — In 2016–17, America to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS), used a unique strategy of deploying a minimum number of American troops on the ground while relying on airstrikes and a few powerful artillery batteries. The strategy worked, but it meant a handful of troops would be firing more artillery rounds…Artillery3 min readArtillery3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 12Apps are going beyond advertisements to push you to buy subscriptionWhat next? — Apps are intelligent; they have minds of their own, as they can detect usage patterns, come up with suggestions and so on. Of course, these apps are powered by algorithms, allowing these apps to analyse and predict. So, I have been using Spotify’s free version, which keeps bombarding me with…Spotify2 min readSpotify2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 1Rules alone can’t change the mindsetPeople need to speak up — If you are travelling by metro in Delhi, you will see four seats reserved for women in each coach apart from the first coach reserved for them. Now, you can debate whether seats should be reserved for women or not, but as long as the seats are blocked for women…Metro2 min readMetro2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Oct 29Read and Let The Ideas Shine On YouReading is powerful — Last year, I wrote an article for my college newspaper, and it was on writing: How you can approach writing an article. I said writing is madness, but there can be a method to the madness. …Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Oct 26Everything has something goodMy budget phone not that bad — I use a budget smartphone that cost me $150 when I bought it in 2021. …Budget2 min readBudget2 min read
Published inBe Yourself·Oct 23Better Understanding Of Reality Can Bring GratitudeAC, Non-AC coaches and inequality — If you ever travel by Indian railways, you will notice more non-AC coaches than AC coaches comprise rake. Of course, there are exceptions when you see trains having only AC coaches, but those are few and far between the usual combination of rakes with more non-AC coaches. And the non-AC…Coach3 min readCoach3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Oct 22Office On Saturdays Is Fun Although It’s The Sixth Working DayFreedom within the prison — Going to the office on Saturdays is happier because no one is there. You see empty chairs and cabins, a few at the far end of the hall. With no people around, the office space feels different. Best seat I can be sure I won’t hear my name screamed by my boss…Office3 min readOffice3 min read
