The one phrase that summarizes my recent state of mind is unfortunately not original; but as they say, an apt quote is as good as an original remark. Last month, I heard someone repeat a sentence that had been stuck in their head, and now it’s stuck in mine too, because I guarantee every single … Continue reading Ok, let’s talk about GenAI
Following the recommendations of my colleagues and a long waiting time at my local library, I finally got my hands on ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport. I knew I had to pick the book up when on sending an Instagram reel to a friend, I discovered she had decided to pause all her social media … Continue reading Breaking up with my inbox
What does December represent to you: a month of celebration, a month of reflection, a month to catch up with everything while the world rotates a little slower or are you an overachiever who wants to do all of the above? If you are anything like me, you’ll try to bundle it all into December … Continue reading Rejoice: We survived (almost thrived) yet another year
November is a strange time of the year. It is when people around (including me) begin realizing that the end of the year is near. Surrounded by a barrage of social posts and conversations reminiscing on how quickly the year rushed by, I find myself caught between obsessing over 2023 goals, wanting to achieve them … Continue reading Musings on November
There are very few people on earth who will admit to enjoying self-promotion or that of their products. Yet, no matter how much we hate it, no one will deny that marketing is a key stepping stone to success. Take authors for example. From what little I know of them, they would much rather stay … Continue reading Go Big on Marketing
When I first drafted my goals for 2023, I knew I wanted to launch a second podcast; but I always assumed it would be a podcast related to the world of work. Three months into the year I began questioning if my life needed to revolve around work and if not, what else was I … Continue reading Always be launching
The first six months of 2023 have been a whirlwind. After writing off 2020, 2021 and 2022 as marginal years, 2023 was supposed to be the year where I outshone myself at work. Armed with great hopes, back in December of last year, I signed up for five projects. Fast forward six months and I … Continue reading Picking Priorities
Lately I’ve noticed an uptick in conversations on second careers and side gigs. Many elements have led to the fueling of this fire. It began with the pandemic encouraging people to seek meaning in life; be it through the soul-searching activities of baking banana bread, whipping Dalgona coffees and origami or by quitting their day … Continue reading Bring on the side gig
I spent a while debating if I should sign up for a challenge this month. At first, I dismissed it. On second thoughts, the obvious yet mundane challenge that came to mind was: doing less(er) or learning to be comfortable with doing less. However, the longer I thought about it, the stronger I felt about … Continue reading Just ten
My prevailing emotion at this moment is exhaustion. Work’s been busy, this blog has finally come alive (after a long hiatus), HR Bandit continues to be my favorite child, I’ve kick-started work on a second podcast and am working on two other ideas that are still too nascent to share. All of this on top … Continue reading Slow down
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