Temper expectation with knowledge
Set low expectations… and you don’t have to work very hard to deliver them! It becomes fairly easy to please people… easy to win the appreciation of those you work with! But for a...
Author: Sashank Purighalla
Socialism nourishes mediocracy
Where brilliance and mediocracy coexist, let not a whiff of socialistic attitude prevail! Our society across all squares wreaks weakness, mediocracy and laziness. And then there are those occasional streaks of brilliance… of positivity…...
Pride
Pride can be good! Pride can be bad! Pride can be pointless! When you are proud of your land… your religion… your caste… your parentage… a particular person of high repute that you are...
Constant Work Velocity beats Acceleration
There are two types of students that score well: 1. Those that spend a certain amount of time studying everyday so they learn the topics being covered 2. Those that slog it out a...
What is your under-current?
You laugh, feel low, are angry, are excited, feel compassionate, etc… So does every person! But what is the core emotion that’s driving your life? You might laugh or shed a tear…. Not withstanding...
Convincing…
You can convince with your words. You can convince with your deeds. When you convince with your words, you are invariably required to prove the same with your actions. When you convince with your...
Pleasure and happiness
The pursuit for one destroys you while the other liberates you! It’s happiness that we pursue! Ancient Indian Wisdom calls us “children of Immortal Bliss”. It is ignorance that keeps us from the realization!...
An ancient Indian village
In ancient times in India, we are told, that the entire village was one huge closely knit, loving, trusting, caring family. Everyone knew everyone else… they shared in their joys and sorrows. There were...
Too deep in the weeds
It’s not about smarts, not about knowledge nor experience…. The best professional could still experience intellectual fatigue when he has been working too long on a system, causing him to overlook obvious issues. Or...
3 Essential Steps for Project Success
Completing Tasks does not guarantee Project Completion. Everyone can quote the theory that good planning is necessary for success. Everyone knows that Execution is equally, if not more important. Execution requires the knowledge of...
