I was reading a blog on achieving productivity by Mark Schaefer. The crux of it was on focusing all activities under three main activities which for him are Content, customers, classes. These three pivotal activities which are his main focus areas. Any activities which doesn’t directly contribute to the three main activities can either by outsourced or rejected.
And on his blog, he shared two watercolor images. The painting triggered a painter in me, which I have so far never bothered to think. Will this be another hobby to pursue. Or it’s just a wishful thinking, left by this watercolor.
It makes me sad, humiliated, frustrated…. a feeling of helplessness at the loss of our soldiers in the border fight with China. All we had thought was some kind of fist-fight between India soldiers and Chinese fellas. However, this was a shocker for all of us to know how Chinese has planned out a cold bloody murder.
As I write, we are still in the deadlock, with each side trying to cement their borders with arms and military might. From here, how things will turn is unknown. Each side has its pride to defend.
I hope we should settle this with Chinese not through arms, but by building our capability in technology, manufacturing and bypassing their goods and services. This would be least we individuals can do. Martyred Army Soldier Do we really support the soldier’s family after their loss? What about in the next year, or the year after next. Will we think of them, will be support them, esquire their well being?
I hope the establishment, society and people keep the sacrifices in their heart, not just being showing your presence, or adoration when their carriage passes to the cremation point. Their sacrifices shouldn’t go in vain.
May we all think of each such person who has lost life and left their family without a captain.
For more than once my scooter was lifted off by the no-parking team at B’lore. Once it happened in front of my house at Cambridge Layout and recently at Chickpet. Luckily on these two times, I happened to know that my vehicle was taken away by these supeer-agile bike lifters. These young fellas must have strong bicebs and and shoulder strenght to lift bikes with ease and speed.
Just imagine, the initial search and scare when you search for the bike or scooter at the place where you have parked. Without anyone tell you, the first thought will be that someone has stolen your bike.
Is there a better way to do this act – aka more humanely way. Why do we have to request, plead and finally negotiate with the cops to release our bikes? When it happened to me at Chickpet, I was lucky to arrive at the place to see my scooter on top of this vehicle. Then, all I could do was negotiate and pay Rs 500 to the cops to get it down. Also, the reason why I came to shop at Chickpet was to get things at a bargain. So, all that goes awry.
It’s another Whatsapp forward which I’m sharing here. As a person who makes tall self-claim about my idea prowess, I naturally liked this kind of graphic.
Also, it got me thinking, where my ideas sprout. It make we think which I haven’t thought about it.
Coming to the idea feeding grounds, I believe this image covers most points. So, where does your idea bulb shines up bright?
As for me, I recently figured out it out in two successive days, Ideas came during the morning shower. And later today, I entered the shower thinking that I will come with one new shinning idea. However, I came out of the shower drenched but not with the idea in hand!
Idea Widgets and Spying for New! One spot I missed on idea formulation is spying. Yes, I guess I get more by copying ideas, most from the images and things seen on the Internet. Another way of saying about spying is competitive analysis.
Start a project with a end date in mind. We know this point for sure, but for some reason it keep sitting on a task, which extends to a unknown future.
I have started many such projects or at least thought of starting one, but it just sits as an idea logged in my mind. What a waste of inventory, time and mental tension?
One such project is about having a boat! How long did I have this? Probably, many, many years ago. Occasionally I think of it, but then it goes back as just a wishful dream.
This was one of fav songs which I played on my cassette player. The player was a basic one. So, I had connected an extension from its output to the radio. Then, I got more boom bass, which I could play it loudly when my dad was not around.
Those days are gone, and the situation and place has changed. The house we lived at that time is one with lot of memories. How i wish there was someone to tell those stories.
What’s the story you’re holding back in the recess of your mind? Is there anyone who would be interested to listen to those moments of your life?
For some reasons, I liked this picture which someone from my school group had shared. And, there was an incident which today morning, when I had a tiff with my partner.
We had a morning fight over a small thing. This left me with a foul mood. And she too took off in an even more different level. All these made me reflect on the writing on this pic.
After sometime, the earlier anger dissipated as there were things to worry about. But, at the time of fight, both of us were so angry that we couldn’t wait to burrt it out what came out without any reservations.
This kind of reactions are what we see in private and public spaces. Road rage, fights over petty things at home, outside home, fights over possessions, money, power, politics, ideology, strikes by parties based on some beliefs.
Coming to interpersonal fights, there’s another way to think out of a fight. I’m not sure, if it will really works. Here are ways to divert your mind from the agitated position and avoid knee-jerk reactions:
Ask yourself – Is the argument worth your time?
Focus the time on better things ( Just read a blog or watch something on YouTube or spend your time in your garden)
In case, you are fighting to prove your point or share a suggestion or your opinion and the other person is not agreeing to it, then you can stop there. Also, if that person cutting you out without listening to you, think, think that you have better things to do and become in your life, rather than changing someone who is stuck in their world.
If the argument is going out of hand, again, slam your brakes. Stop RED!. Try not to get carried by other person’s agitated or provocative remarks. ( saying is easy 🙂
Waiting at De Paul Centre at Kumarapuram, I fished my phone to take this dull, underexposed picture of the medical lab testing facility in my locality.
It’s an era of mass adaptation of online channels. It’s the spill over effect of Corona pandemic, and now we are let me no choice, but to adapt.
One tool that’s popular for online meeting is Zoom. This application got a first-mover advantage over other biggies over meeting sharing and it’s the first name that comes to our mind when we thing of Online Meeting. However, can this business stay on their initial head-start? How long can they leverage this position in the market.
Come to the Party, Google, Facebook, Cisco, Webex In business circles, Webex or Cisco all were the go-to name for daily online chat and video conferencing. But, somehow, all of them missed the chunk of consumer market. The common man, the freelancer, small biz and NGO’s.
It’s like Tesla getting ahead of the pack in electric cars. And now, the Chicago motor companies, European, Japanese have a long way to catch with the Tesla’s reach in technology.
Markets are Competitive as Ever
Few lessons for everyone: 1. Keep eyes open for smaller innovations and trends. We never know someone from Benz or Toyota might have send an internal memo about the adaptation of electric cars and technology. However, it got buried over the current work. Even the board might have rejected the idea of spending money for a division.
Flossy Ideas, Meetups and Views 