A Jane of most trades. Chasing adventure at C4E
You win some. You lose some.
I came across this post today. And I felt some wires move inside my head. As though the world had been trying to teach me this but I just couldn't see it. The past couple of months have been a rollercoaster. So much so that I am not ready to let go of the year yet. I...
The city’s on fire and so is my heart
It's 8.29 PM, I've just had the egg dosas Heer made me, and I'm thinking about things. Three people asked me why I don't celebrate Diwali. And of course, like the answer to the last question how-have-you-been, even this one is a blogpost. I don't celebrate Diwali. And...
Showing up like it’s day 1
Last evening, I messed up an important client presentation. For no good reason except the lack of presence of mind. And I woke up with a heavy feeling in my heart. The last time this happened, SG pointed it out. Told me it was wrong. Had a very stern conversation...
2/7 – July 2024
It’s 11:06 a.m. This is the second entry. I write for accountability & introspection. And, this month went by so fast that if I didn’t pause right now, I’d lose some very important lessons. If this month had a theme, it would be peak ambiguity. I...
1/7 – June 2024
In Dec 2022, one of the partners at C4E decided to do a weekly review across ALL things we do. We were inspired by Elon’s tweet asking, What did you get done this week? No, it wasn’t top-down. One person did it for self-accountability. Everyone else was merely...
June 2, 2024
It's 9.05 a.m., and I'm at Versova Starbucks. I'm feeling good about today, especially because my calendar says it's time for coffee. I'm not a maniac, I've just been off coffee for 2 months now. My doctor said all my gut issues would be fixed if I could skip coffee....
On good design & suffering
It’s 10:32 p.m. I’ve successfully spent an hour switching tabs, talking to a friend, and denying the fact that I only can do some reading + writing right now. So, I’m here. Yesterday, I decided to finally write every day. Even especially on days that I hate what...
A Wednesday Morning
It’s 820 am, my desk is clean, and I’m ready to take another shot at writing / journaling each morning. I came across this post right before bed last night. I’ve been wanting to get back to this for quite some time now. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do this...
Let your mind wander & more.
This week, I watched Lex Fridman's podcast episode with Jeff Bezos and OBVIOUSLY took notes. If you’re not going to spend 2 hours watching the episode (you really must), then read this. I’ve put together some thoughts that I believed were worth coming back to. ...
On home, and why Chennai isn’t it.
Each time I meet my friends from back home (Chennai), I make the grave mistake of saying out loud, my honest thoughts about the city. It leaves them perplexed and I don’t blame them. I grew up there. 20 years. It is a LONG time. And yet, I talk about it like a cranky...