Any meaningful AND significant pursuit will involve a huge learning curve. Some pursuits are “safer” than others as your long struggle can be private before you ultimately expose yourself in public. Examples of such pursuits are some kinds of music or some kind of sports where a large part of the training can happen in… Continue reading
There was no spelling mistake here. Unstallation, as you might have guessed is a made up word. It is the opposite of being in a “stalled” state. Suppose you were in a town where people didn’t know about cars. They had bikes alright but no cars. You come up with an idea of a car… Continue reading
Dealing with uncertainty may be hard but that’s nothing compared to living with total certainty. Mini Saga #102 – Uncertainty Unlike his old job, his new job had more predictability and less uncertainty. John was relieved. Jenny was relieved too. Six months later Jenny observed that John was unhappy again. She asked, “Anything wrong with… Continue reading
What is that stumbling block that prevents you from getting started on your pet project (seriously)? When I say seriously, I mean you put something of value at stake – typically money. The other soft items that you may not notice are something like time, energy, mindshare and opportunity cost for engaging with this project…. Continue reading
What if you could be absolutely certain about how your projects will shape up? Sorry. You can’t. Simple reason is that for any significant project out there, there are always going to be factors that are outside of your control. Think whatever you want – you have only so much power on factors that are… Continue reading