Gratitude List – March 2020
April 7, 2020
All about my March, the new normal and things I am grateful for. How was your March? What are you grateful for? … More Gratitude List – March 2020
Tag: Work
What is deep work?
April 22, 2019
What is Deep Work? Have you heard of Cal Newport? According to Cal Newport, “Deep work is my term for the activity of focusing without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It describes, in other words, when you’re really locked into doing something hard with your mind. ” … More What is deep work?
Gratitude List – October 2018
November 1, 2018
Sitting and penning this post from the comfort of my home in my small and slow hometown, I don’t know where to begin. October was exactly how I had expected. Busy and happy. The month brought much-needed mental break from the humdrum and also showed some brightness after sad September. I am not going to … More Gratitude List – October 2018
Gratitude List – August 2018
September 1, 2018
So I knew yesterday was the last day of August but it did not dawn upon me that the month had come to end. I opened my drafts to fine tune a travel post and then realized that this post would go live in September. It was funny how I finally ‘got’ that a new … More Gratitude List – August 2018
Gratitude List – July 2018
August 4, 2018
I am not sure what would be the right word for July. It was some where in between. Slightly disappointing yet manageable. Some things worked out and some did not. Work was hectic and gave me enough hints to slow down. I reflected and realized that as I grow up in my career, I need … More Gratitude List – July 2018
Trust over control
June 18, 2018
Over a decade ago, when I was working with an Indian IT Services organization, the company prohibited use of social media (read Orkut) and external emails on the office computers. The company also tracked the use of access card to get data for attendance of the employees. The result? My peers used a variety of proxies … More Trust over control
Gratitude List – February 2018
March 2, 2018
28 days of the month of February are now behind us. Here I was thinking that we just stepped into a brand new year and now it is already two months old. I am not going to complain about time flying. Really. What is the point there? Isn’t it more important that we live every … More Gratitude List – February 2018
Gratitude List – January 2018
January 31, 2018
January, the cold month in Bangalore but with a lot of warmth. I have always loved the energy that January brings. There are experiences people want to share with each other and enriching conversations at lunch table. There are plans and resolutions. Though nothing is ‘new’, January always feels like a fresh start. The month … More Gratitude List – January 2018
Gratitude List – November 2017
December 1, 2017
. Who bakes her own birthday cake and then cuts and eats it first thing after a good Yoga session in the morning? **You know whose hand is going up in the air.** It was the birthday month and as expected, a good one. One thing that I did and surprised myself was taking my … More Gratitude List – November 2017
Gratitude List – July 2017
August 2, 2017
I say this time and again but trust me, there are no better words. Can you believe, July is already over? As I pen this gratitude list from Minneapolis, various thoughts are clouding my mind. I am away from home, tucked in a comfortable bedroom at my hotel room and writing this at peace. A … More Gratitude List – July 2017
happiness and food 