Avoiding stupidity is a powerful way to reach your success goals. You don’t always need to do great things. You can go a long way if you avoid stupid mistakes. In this blog post, I am talking about the stupid things I have done while building my first startup. I joined Marketfox with the dream of building … Continue reading Stupid things I did while building my first startup
Why I write: The Feynman Technique for learning
One of the reasons I started writing is to learn more. The Feynman technique was an inspiration for this. The Feynman Technique Richard Feynman was a theoretical Physicist. He won a Nobel prize for his contributions to quantum thermodynamics. In other words, he was a genius. If you have a few minutes, listen to the … Continue reading Why I write: The Feynman Technique for learning
Musings on relationship
On 15th September 2020, I have been married to Keerthi for two years. We have known each other from our college and have been together ever since. I thought I would take some time to reflect on our relationship. In this blog post, I am trying to write down some honest thoughts on our relationship. … Continue reading Musings on relationship
My quest for happiness: Part 2 – Learning
All our lives, we signed up for involuntary learning. Be it schools or colleges. And we ended up hating the process of learning. But once you discover voluntary learning, it can be so much fun.
My quest to find happiness: Part 1
We, humans, are in the never-ending chase for happiness. In this quest, We often mistake the pleasure of happiness.
Thoughts on starting a startup with your spouse
I co-founded Carrom with my spouse Keerthi. Carrom was recently acquired by Oyster. A question that I get often while talking to investors, entrepreneurs, or customers is that, how do I manage to work with my partner. I thought I’d write about that. The dynamics Starting a startup can be hard. Starting a startup with your spouse can … Continue reading Thoughts on starting a startup with your spouse
Fail often: An honest account of my failures
Society portrays failure as a negative thing. The stigma revolving around the word failure leads to the thinking that it is a bad thing. Often in the world of startups and life, failures are as good as winning. Failure is learning. Failure is like waves in an ocean, whittling the rocks, one wave at a time. … Continue reading Fail often: An honest account of my failures
Practice vs deliberate practice
Something that you hear often is practice makes it perfect. It is only partially true. Mindless repetition is not deliberate practice. Yes, practice will help you do the exact thing you are practicing with perfection. That doesn’t mean that you are improving that skill. Legends are not born with greatness. It is developed over time. … Continue reading Practice vs deliberate practice
Active thinking and decision making
Sometimes when people ask me what I’m doing, I’d say I’m thinking and they would smirk. I have dedicated thinking time every day. It is well worth it. In this post, I’ll talk about how active thinking helps me in making effective decisions and can help you too. There are two types of people. People … Continue reading Active thinking and decision making
Kill the routine
In this post I’ll talk about how moving away from a daily routine has helped me improve my life. A few years back, when I set out to improve my productivity I thought routines are the way to go. I planned my days and weeks. I stuck to it and made good results. I built … Continue reading Kill the routine