The Busy City

The Busy CityImage Courtesy - Enric Cruz Lu00f3pez on Pexels.com The mind was numb, the voice muffled reluctant to leave the throat, the silence broken by the occasional blaring of the deadly sirens of the ambulance, forcing the tentative feet back inside the room every time they move closer towards the door. The trees swaying …

The Perfect Husband and an Imperfect Lizard

‘Anirudh, where are you’ Aditi shouted. The lockdown suddenly provided Anirudh with a golden opportunity to finish off ‘Game of Thrones’.  Tired of escaping discussions related to the series, while everyone in office would talk about it with the zeal of a teenager who finally kissed for the first time combined with the seriousness of …

Living the Life in between Web-series, the Lock down and Corona Effect

The government decided to extend the lockdown even further and as the news got played repeatedly by almost every news channel, even people like me who are anyways sitting idle began to feel agitated. However, as the realization of being out of work dawned on me, I decided to support the authorities for their timely …

‘10’ Things We All Must Be Missing, Which Were Normal Earlier

  Getting up in the morning and leaving for office, school or college was a ritual we all were following without even giving it a thought.  Things we operating on an autopilot and no one expected even in their wildest dreams to be deprived of such a routine. We all accepted it, hated it, liked …

Staying Sane in Insane Times

  Raj has been staying indoors at his rented place for the past three months, venturing out only to buy essentials and hoping not to fall ill.  The first few weeks went by fine as there was anticipation of things returning to normalcy soon.  However, it was not to be as getting back to normal …

Have you struggled in sustaining your new habit/s?

  The recent few months forced many of us to change the way we have been living our life compelling us into routines we never imagined getting into.  Working from home which till now was a luxury suddenly became the order of the day.  Concalls and video calls took over traveling as we peeked into …

‘6’ Ways to avoid Media Negativity by Connecting with Your Inner-self

Photo by Taryn Elliott on Pexels.com How many times have you felt depressed after reading the news feed on your mobile or watching some news on TV?  If you have not considered this question until now, let me bring your attention to a research on more than 22396 news items to find out which category …

Few Ways We Can Cope with a Job Loss in this Current Situation

Covid-19 has probably changed the entire perception of people towards their jobs especially for those who have been negatively affected by it.  Changed business situations forced many of us to look at things from a new perspective.   However, as a lot of us may not have faced these circumstances before, we may not even know …

Handling Challenges the Nassim Nicholas Taleb Way – Black Swan

The current unpredictable environment is the Black Swan event Nassim Nicolas Taleb mentioned in his book ‘The Black Swan’.  According to him, a black swan event is an extremely rare event with extreme consequences.  They cause untold damage and as they are difficult to predict can be managed by building robust processes and systems. He …

Work from Home – What the Wife Expects and the Husband Actually Do

The new table and comfy chair completed the latest set-up for work from home.  Akash was excited and clicked pictures of his new workplace while his wife waited, seeking his help to set up her own office too.  The 1 bhk house carefully divided in two workstations resembled competing kiosks in a mall, except the …

Six Ways You Can Identify If You Are a – PIC or PNIC

We generally get what we look for.  Miners find diamonds where everyone else sees black coal.  Every situation we face in life also carries both diamonds and coals contingent upon what we try to find.  The current situation no doubt is challenging and we can’t ignore it by acting like ostriches digging our heads deep …

‘10’ Easy to Develop Habits to Manage Finances

Job loss, Leave without pay and salary cuts are becoming the buzzword since the advent of corona crisis as we witness an increasing number of people desperate to get employment.  According to a report by LinkedIn, most of the hiring is limited to customer service and home delivery personnel and in healthcare.  Rest of the …

‘2’ Ways I developed New Habits While Working From Home

Most of us keep delaying our passions for when we have enough money and resources and end up losing the opportunity altogether before even making a try.  Someone rightly said; “The best time to start was Yesterday.  The next best is Now.” Unknown The quote beautifully sums up the price we pay for procrastination and …

‘5’ Signs You are Alive and Kicking In This Current Situation

The current phase of government enforced and self-imposed lockdown is entering its 3rd month and by now, most of us have developed our own unique ways of managing it.  I am writing about just a few things, which is not a comprehensive list, but just my limited assessment based on my imperfect observations, discussions and …