deepcontemplator

thinking deeply about things that matter

  • Narcissism, self promotion, personal branding.. vices or reality?

    This is not a psychology post on narcissism or anything (and I am not qualified for that! 🙂 ) For a long time I believed that narcissism, self promotion and personal branding are negatives and must be avoided or at least not actively engaged with. Though these are disparate concepts, they do have some common…

  • Who do you disagree with?

    Its sometimes worthwhile to pause and spend some time reflecting on who you disagree with and why? It will better clarify to you, your own values and the way you want to lead your life. Of course disagreement does not have to mean an all out fight. In fact it can aid as a way…

  • The importance of being able to articulate well

    Being a frequent listener of podcasts, I am both amazed and in awe of how effortlessly articulate few people are. It is a greatly useful skill to be able to clearly and concisely convey your thoughts and ideas and effectively land them. You need to have good ideas, but the aspect of having a great…

  • Paying attention to attention

    I am currently doing a ten day pack on the meditation app Headspace on being present actively. It asks us to notice the level of focus and alertness we bring in life. Until I began noticing my level of attention, I was just sailing through a lot of times during the day. I believe given…

  • Not perfection, but sincerity and consistency

    When we start doing something new, we often get discouraged pretty soon by the results not being good enough. If we are just starting out on something, it must be expected that it will not be so great in the beginning. For instance, the first couple of months at a gym or a new workout…

  • Importance of silence in conversations

    Much gets said about how to have a good and engaging conversation. One that builds rapport, trust and deep connection. It might involve the importance of listening, responding rather than reacting impulsively, variations in tone and language and just being open and curious. But I believe as the conversation or relationship builds, its important to…

  • The joys of eating at a darshini

    Well a small disclaimer before we begin – Darshinis are an experience on their own and no justice can be done in a single blog post. But some thoughts for now… Nothing like walking into your local darshini and having an open butter masala dose and filter coffee. Well yes the crowd at the counter…

  • Zero to One – Book review

    So I recently read this book Zero to One by Peter Thiel. The tagline says – Notes on Startups or How to build the future. I was not quite sure of what to expect from the book. The last time I seriously thought about entrepreneurship was way back in engineering college third year where we…