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It’s been an year…

According to Hindu religion, a soul takes an year to depart the world. It is said that it is not an easy journey, so we perform a lot of rituals to help the soul transition to another world,  to say “good bye” and to bid “farewell”. But I think such rituals are more for the […]

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Journal

The Seeker

This poem is inspired by Richard Feynman – greatest Physicist of all time, the one who opened my eyes to the marvels of the world through deliberate questioning and creative understanding. The Seeker – Ode to the greatest thinker and teacher of all time. Through the murals of time I seek the truth From the […]

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Books

Book Summary: Ogilvy on Advertising

This is the Holy Bible of Advertising. You would think a book that was written in 1985 have no significance in this social world. But the fact is, every single person who works in an advertising industry start out with this book. Hence the name. This book has loads to offer for anyone who is thinking of writing […]

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Passion Startup

Discounts, Sales and Volumes – Don’t let these numbers fool you!

It’s the time of the year you shop for the next one year. Yes, Diwali is just around the corner! With Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal leading the online scene, it’s raining festival offers all around! (Side note: Look beyond these e-commerce giants you might find what you are looking for at a cheaper price!) The background story (Skip […]

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Journal Life Hacks

Chasing the dream but forgetting the gift

I have been chasing a dream for what it seems ever.I am nowhere close enough to achieving it. Nevertheless I do not have any doubts about it and therefore I hustle every single day. The thing about chasing the dream is you tend to live in the future most of the time. It is almost […]

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Hustle

One is always greater than Zero.

Something is always better than nothing. 1 > 0. One of the best advice I ever got to keep hustling every single day is from a great marketer Gary Vaynerchuk: People will ask me questions like “How do I get into the New York Times?” or “How do I get a meeting with that CEO?” My reply? […]

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Passion

A Crash Course on Product Design

I signed up for a Product Design course by Udacity because I have been fiddling with a couple of ideas and I wasn’t getting anywhere close to choosing one. This course provided me great inputs to take my ideas in the right direction. It is structured well and brings in the expertise of many people such as […]

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People

Protected: Cheers to a friend!

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Life Hacks

Habits – The Autopilot of Productivity

I am intrigued by habits and how easy (or tough) it can make our lives. Let’s focus on the easy part now. You don’t need an alarm to wake you up. — Never have to wake up to the annoying sound. You don’t need to worry not burning calories. — You put on running shoes as soon as you […]

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General

The Changing Times

Off late, I have been using this blog as a trash can for my feelings. That’s probably putting it too harsh. But you get it. May be that’s why you haven’t bothered to visit my blog these. I don’t blame you. I didn’t either. Now that the times have changed… I promise to come back […]