Multitasking – A myth or reality

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Multitasking is a myth, an urban legend. Everyone has heard about it, every one has read about it – in resumes and job ads. However, no one has ever done it himself/herself. I can multitask, but only when there is one task that requires my mental attention and other activities that need manual labour. I can’t » Read More

Bliss of Ignorance

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Usually a mail comes in the night which requires no immediate action from you but it can still nag you all night and the morning as well… till you reach office. Usually you get this mail because the sender was working late works in a different time zone Believe me, if there is a mail that requires your » Read More

Inconvenience of a Convenience – story of Delhi – Gurgaon Toll

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Traveling to Gurgaon seems so much nicer now as compared to a few years ago. The smooth roads, the long flyovers help you glide smoothly… till you reach the Toll Plaza. This is when you wonder why is it suddenly okay for the government to charge you for something that till now was free. Sure » Read More

Are you virgin… enough?

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And I thought that virginity is binary thing, either you are a virgin or you are not. Now I realize that you can be “extra virgin” as well. This is not all, the virginity comes in degrees as well. I guess it is just a matter of time before the virginity crosses the 100% limit as » Read More

All I had to do was ask for refund

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One of the aspects of big corporation entering the market and killing off the small business is the faceless attitude. I prefer to buy from small retailers, someone who has a direct interest in the business because that is where you get the best service. Big corporations are usually staffed with zombies who have no interest in » Read More

Idiot Box – The pot calling the kettle black

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It is a classic case of pot calling the kettle black. It is an idiot box but you are supposed to be the wise one. You are supposed to be the one who has a choice. A choice to decide whether to do something constructive and meaningful with your time and your life or to » Read More

Whose milk is it anyway?

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I remember the milk queue at the Mother Dairy booth when I was a kid. People used to start queuing up hours before the booth opened. One would spend as much as a couple of hours in the queue and I remember taking turns with my dad and my brother. “Ok, I have taken a » Read More

Slow speed car chase

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I was discussing with a colleague why a “high speed car chase” is called a high speed car chase. The objective of the chasse is to get away from the chaser and the objective of the chaser is to catch up with the chasse and in doing so both would need to go as fast » Read More

Age of Whisky

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In a market driven by demand and supply one thing that seems to defy the economic principles is alcohol. Johnny Walker Black Label, Chivas Regal are both 12 years old. There are countless others who claim to be certain age. When I think about this, I am amazed by how companies are consistently able to » Read More

Greatness quotient

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If the work you produce is great, you are great. You are able to produce that work BECAUSE of your coworkers or INSPITE of your coworkers defines how great you truly are… and how great is your workplace. Read More

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