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Have you ever laughed at someone’s stupidity? On how they failed to see something? For example, in 2000, Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph offered to sell the company to Blockbuster for $50 million. Blockbuster turned them down. Netflix is today worth a $25 BILLION! Do you feel like laughing at Blockbuster? Even feel …
We analyze, think, over-think, obsess, mull, debate, argue on what is the right decision. As soon as we see the possibility of undesirable consequences, we assume the decision is not good enough. And we think more. We forget that the consequences are absolutely not in our control. Including the emotional consequences. For others and for ourselves. More …
Learn to give the feeling of “I don’t know” a chance. When you have all those emotions of fear, anger, hatred, disgust welling up inside you, those thoughts of uncertainty taking roots…take a pause…and say “Maybe I do not know…” and stay with it. Without trying to ‘Find the answer’. Relax into the ‘suspended’ state. The …
You might find yourself ‘working hard’ towards your goals or dreams – and still not moving ahead. On a closer look, it turns out we are not pursuing our goals, but preparing for them. What is the difference? Preparation involves hard work, but zero risk. The outcome is totally in your control. There is zero …
We often tend to be obsessed with efficiency and productivity. How do we do the same thing faster? Which things can we stop doing? How can we become leaner, faster? Mark Zuckerberg wears the same colored clothes daily to avoid “decision fatigue”. It’s helpful, but how much? Reminds me of the joke “What do people …
Doing someone’s performance evaluation discussion can be very tough sometimes. Sometimes, when the feedback receiver is feeling really disturbed, angry, try saying: “You know we are not talking about your evaluation, right?” Pause. They will be thrown off. Let the awkward silence pass. Wait for the “What the heck do you mean?” expression to show …
You are not alone. Most people choose career paths not based on what they want, but what the market wants. So they end up doing the minimum needed to pass the exams, get the degree, bag a job. Interests, passions are not yet explored. What is explored is not worth writing on a resume 😉 …