A friend asked me: “How can you keep doing the same Suryanamaskar every single day?” It was a good question. Why was I not getting bored? Doing the same routine every single morning? The answer, of…
What we can learn from Glenn Close
1983: Glenn Close gets her first Oscar nomination. She doesn’t win. 1984: She gets her second Oscar nomination. She doesn’t win. In the next 35 years, she gets another 5 nominations. She doesn’t win any of…
The good news about self-discipline
“I wish I hadn’t wasted so much time today.” “I wish I’d stuck to the plan” “I wish I had just pushed through a bit harder” I’ve lost count of the number of the days I’ve…
What to do when an asteroid hits you
Like most mornings, I got up early yesterday. And went through my morning routine like clockwork. Finished my Yoga, showered, finished my morning prayer, meditated, finished my breakfast, and sat down to work. I’d also planned…
You’re an ice-cube
Let’s say you had a new year resolution to shed 10 kilos. You start monitoring your food, reducing your sugar intake, walking more, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and also start doing Yoga regularly….
Taming the Stallion
The monkey mind. A lot has been written about it. This post and TED talk from Tim Urban are quite popular. Since the mind keeps jumping around from thought to thought, the monkey analogy makes sense. — But I prefer…
Work Remotely or Together? That’s the wrong question.
San Francisco. It’s 11 AM on Monday. The office is buzzing with activity. People sitting in halls plugging away at their computers. Animated discussions happening in meeting rooms. Everyone is visibly busy doing their thing. Right?…
Hiring the first 5-10 employees at your startup
Abhi, a friend of mine, and his brother run an early-stage consulting company out of the UK. Here’s an email he sent me recently: “How do you synchronize your capacity with your sales? It feels like…