Good, bad and awesome

We hear about going above and beyond a lot at workplaces or anywhere something is expected. It all starts with understanding what we are expected to go above and beyond of. This is where setting the right expectations come into picture. If one knows what is expected of them, that gives them a fair chance …

Wedding co-photographers

There are wedding photographers who are given the job to take photos and videos to record the beautiful, blessed occasion. Then there are the co-photographers who are guests but have taken upon themselves to record every bit of the action. Maybe they have trust issues, I think they think “what if the photographer loses his …

Learning vs Earning

There is usually a tradeoff between learning and earning. You can't eat the cake and have it too. You learn by paying money or earning less money and then you earn by providing value to organizations through what you have learnt. If you were to slice your whole life in terms of learning and earning, …

Setting the right expectations

Above everything else, in any relationship, setting the right expectations is the most critical aspect. The more transactional the relationship, more important this particular aspect is to sustain it. In other words, within a family setup, these are important but loosely held, you forgive and help the other when they slip, indefinitely. For example, Take …

Investments vs Expenses

I define "investments" as spending time or money on something that helps you progress towards your goals. On the other hand, "expenses" are money or time spent on things that does not help you with your goals. Obviously, we should increase investments and decrease expenses. Well, that is common sense, you say! It isn't, I …

Everyone-home-except-me bug

When I was dropping my 5yo in school I noticed a classmate of hers very hesitantly making his way to his classroom. I just thought it must be the Monday blues. His dad started consoling the child "Son, no one is home today, mamma has gone to office, even I will be going to office …

Shikra

This bird, Shikra, is fairly easy to spot. It is a bird of prey and smaller than kites. I usually know of their presence from their unique sound. Sound: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/577 https://youtu.be/uJn4yvM6c94

Movies are effective campaigns for villains

Photo by Jeremy Yap on Unsplash Take any action movie (alright, most of them!) you see how a hero takes down the villain and his cronies, you feel great. They deserved what was coming to them. There are two personas in these movies. Firstly, the villain, usually a bad politician, bad cop, rich person or …

TV and kids

You might have heard the old adage "TV is bad for kids". Well, it is not very old and I don't know if that counts as an adage but I disagree with it. It is like saying 'food is bad for kids'. We can agree that good food is good for kids and junk food …

Doctors and Google-patients

How often do we leave the doctor's office and then realize that we forgot to ask some question, such as 'how do I avoid this kind of throat infection in the future', 'what caused this issue?' or 'what are the alternative treatments I could try?'. I'm willing to bet that it happens way too often. …