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Sumesh is a good friend. During one of our conversations, an approach and practice that they do with their kid Saarang came up. Everyday Saarang has to…

May 2012

There is a propensity for people to like the people they have done some favours to which in turn sets up for the person doing more favours down the…
We make hundreds of decisions everyday. From mundane to animated to spiritual. Not all decisions are equal. Few will notably impact life outcomes. These…
A friend of mine has a family practice. Everyday after dinner, they sit together in the living room and discuss decisions. Every day. This meeting does…
I love board games. It's engagement and a tool for sharpening thinking skills. Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Power Grid, Agricola and…
Doing things is not the same as getting things done. Doing things is motion. Getting things done is progress. Motion is tasks. Progress is outcomes…
Once, as part of a professional development program, we were asked to write down the percentage value that comes to mind when you say or hear “Almost…
Apply a rule of three to execution. Make it your default focussing question. What are the 3 outcomes to make progress on: Today This week This month Our…
Important things are seldom urgent and urgent things are seldom important. Important deserves our attention. Urgent steals our attention. In Eisenhower…
There was a time when we organized phone numbers in an indexed phone book. Then there was a time we scrolled to locate contacts on our phone. Not…
One phrase from growing up years we have oft heard and might have even picked up: "It takes only 2 mins. Why not do it right away?" Context switching is…
Humans are not rational beings, but rationalising beings. This was the central message of one of my PGPM courses. The course was also aptly titled…
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