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Daily Human – Work Life Balance ( or Harmony? )

I read a lot of arguments about work life balance. I think they miss two crucial points. One, they only focus on the ‘quantity’ aspect of work life balance ( measured in time spent ) and not the ‘quality’ aspect. Second, they assume that work and life are fully compartmentalised…

Work Life Balance

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Work Life Balance

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Daily Human – Football Jerseys and Indian Kids

I had gone to St Theresa’s Convent School for some work on Saturday. Bunch of 12–13 year old girls were playing Hockey. Half of them were wearing football jerseys of top European clubs. Next day I saw a bunch of 10 year olds undergoing tennis coaching in the society tennis…

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Jan 6

Daily Human – The Indian curse of too much Forgiveness

I just read the biography of India’s greatest revolutionary during the freedom struggle – Chandrashekhar Azad. He was an amazing man with a whole bunch of positive adjectives – Brave, strong, intelligent, resilient, indefatigable, great planner, cunning , awesome leader and lots more. His eventual downfall and death was caused…

History

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History

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Dec 30, 2022

The story of the lightbulb, Thomas Edison’s true genius and the impact of truly diverse teams.

This is one of my favourite stories about the impact and difference a truly diverse team can make when it comes to innovation. Along the way, you will also learn more about Edison. Edison is supposed to be one of the greatest inventors of all times. Also the most prolific…

History

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History

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Dec 20, 2022

Daily Human – Why it’s ok for an Indian to wear a Brazil or Argentina jersey at the Football World Cup

This particular question was being asked by a lot of people during the World Cup – “ why are Indians wearing jerseys of other nations. Will citizens of other nations ever wear India’s jersey? “. As someone who always wears a jersey when watching live games ( see pics below…

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Daily Human – Why it’s ok for an Indian to wear a Brazil or Argentina jersey at the Football World…
Daily Human – Why it’s ok for an Indian to wear a Brazil or Argentina jersey at the Football World…

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Nov 19, 2022

Daily Human – One important life skill to teach your children

I read an amazing Bruce Lee quote a few months back. Paraphrasing it. Don’t give your children the things you didn’t have. Teach them the things nobody taught you. This really got me thinking. What are the life changing things that I learnt on my own, which I didn’t know…

Psychology

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Psychology

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Nov 12, 2022

Daily Human – Flawed Genius

Daily Human – Flawed Genius I haven’t read Sachin Tendulkar’s biography. Or Donald Bradman’s. Or Pele’s. But I have now read two biographies of George Best. I have read two biographies of Diego Maradona. …

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Mar 2, 2022

Daily Human – Becoming a Coach – 1/3/22

Daily Human – Becoming a Coach – 1/3/22 Yesterday, I got my coaching certificate. Which qualified me as a leadership coach. I am super pleased and highly relieved. It was extremely hard to finish this. With my additional responsibilities at work and some of the other stuff going on in…

Learning

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Learning

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Jan 29, 2022

The Tragedy of Kunti

Why don’t we appreciate Kunti enough ? — Important caveat – I am a big fan of Karna. I recently finished Shivaji Sawant’s Mrityunjaya – his magnificent book about Karna. A central character in Sawant’s book is Karna’s biological mother, Kunti. While I was aware of her story, I had never read about her in such detail. …

Mahabharata

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Mahabharata

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Jan 26, 2022

Daily Human – Republic Day – 26/01/22

Daily Human – Republic Day – 26/01/22 I watched the Republic Day parade on TV after a long long time. Did it more for my kids who know far less about India, its history, its defence forces, its different states etc – than I did at their get. …

India

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India

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