Posts from the productivity category.
In recent times, the discourse around work culture in India has been reignited by comments from prominent leaders like the Chairman of L&T and Mr. Narayana Murthy. Their advocacy for extended work hours, including a 90-hour work week and working on Sundays, has sparked widespread debate. While it's easy to react emotionally to such statements, it is crucial to delve deeper into the underlying issu...
A wise man learns more from his success than a fool does from his mistakes! Safe to say that today the opponents took the 3 points but we can claim all the life lessons. While it's a hard pill to swallow, we have to admit the opponents were clearly fitter than us. This shows us that even if you give your absolute 110% efforts on the day, it can't compensate for the build up to that day. Fitness, l...
Welcome to ThinkdeliAwesome to have you here! Let's get you started, shall we?psst… This note? Totally editable. Make it yours or zap it into oblivion - we won't judge!The Basics (super easy, promise!)Click anywhere and start writingHit that \+ New Note\ button on the left to create a new note.Use the search bar (⌘K for the cool kids) to find stuff.Hit / to see everything you can add - headers, im...
I have a strange relationship with productivity. Like most people, I am not productive every day. But I have a pattern. I am productive for around 3 days in a row. Then my productivity dips to zero, with a thud. On such days, I am not productive at all. I need to slack off. Unchecked, I can’t get anything done. This pattern is ok when you are working alone. But when you have a team and customers,...
Don’t let the title worry you too much. Now as I think about it, it wasn’t that hard a day. It felt hard, though, while I was living it.I have been working on solving a really difficult problem for one of my projects. If I crack it, it might bring some good fortune. But if I don’t crack it, the needle won’t move. I have spent more than 10 days, at this point, trying to find a reliable solution. I...
As we wrap up the \Off The Ball\ series, it's time to reflect on how the lessons from football can transform not just our game, but our lives, especially for those of us entrenched in the corporate grind. This isn't a summary of past discussions, but rather a personal story that I hope resonates with many of you.A Typical Day in the Corporate WorldFor many of us, a typical day involves sitting at ...
I am trying to do something ambitious. Publish at least a 100 words every day for an entire month. I am calling it my No Break November. I need your support. I've never put myself out there like this before. It feels strange and scary. Join me. Together it will be less scary, and more fun. The idea is simple. Start writing from the 1st of November and keep doing that for the next 30 days. Even if ...
Welcome to ThinkdeliAwesome to have you here! Let's get you started, shall we?psst… This note? Totally editable. Make it yours or zap it into oblivion - we won't judge!The Basics (super easy, promise!)Click anywhere and start writingHit that \+ New Note\ button on the left to create a new note.Use the search bar (⌘K for the cool kids) to find stuff.Hit / to see everything you can add - headers, im...
Cal Newport, in his podcast \Deep Questions,\ introduces the concept of maintaining a document where one can record multi-scale planning, vision, and mission statements.Oliver Burkeman, in his book \Four Thousand Weeks,\ talks about the concept of finitude, which pertains to the intrinsic limitations or boundaries inherent in human existence. The certainty of mortality serves as the ultimate bound...
Over the past year, while building thinkdeli, I have been surprised to learn this one thing about writing. Writing doesn’t happen. You have to make it happen. A lot of us write journals. Some of us write poems and blogs. Some of us are bold enough to dream about writing novels. You are motivated in the beginning. But like most things in life, motivation takes you only so far. Life happens and you ...
