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Every January I wrote a big list of goals. By March I'd forgotten where I kept the list. For about 5 years that was my pattern. Gym,…
My first job was at a small software company, and in week 2 I broke the login page for 3 hours. I sat there sweating, waiting to be shouted…
When they made me team lead I was 28 and the team was 4 people, 2 of them older than me. Week 1 I did everything myself. A report was late…
I used to buy a book every month and finish 1 of every 4. They sat on the shelf looking guilty. Every January I'd promise myself an hour a…
My first salary came when I was 24. By the 20th of every month I was checking my balance twice. Then I got a raise after 2 years and moved…
3 years ago a younger colleague started using a new reporting tool at work. I made fun of him. I had my own way of doing things, a big…
Last month we had a family function at my aunt's farmhouse outside the city. There was a small pool in the garden and 11 kids splashing…
Just got back from a 10 day work trip to Bengaluru. By day 3 I was desperate. At 11 pm I was typing best Hyderabadi biryani near me into my…
It hasn't rained properly in Jeddah in the 6 years I've been here. I counted. Maybe 3 light showers. Last Friday it drizzled for 5 minutes…
My friends are tired of me asking this, but which place in India have you never visited? Mine is Kashmir. Gulmarg to be exact. I'm 35 and…