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The Annual Return of a Book I Finished Reading But Have Not Escaped Yet
A reflection on why Marshall Smith’s book returned to my life and what it reveals about ambition
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The Power of Noticing: Lessons from Great Gifters
Lessons from the few who gifted well by doing the rarest thing of all: paying attention — a small rebellion against the annual flood of candles, gift cards, bath sets, and other objects that politely announce, “I didn’t know what else to get you
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Jog Past Sunnyvale Farmers Market: Why Availability Trumps Everything Else
Note: These views do not represent those of my employer. This piece was composed entirely in my personal time, using my own resources. This Saturday morning, between 7 and 8 a.m., I jogged past the Sunnyvale Farmers Market — it’s a small theatre of capitalism where everything smells faintly of fruit, ambition, and the anxiety…
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Little Acts of Negligence, Irreversible Ends — Rail Safety Week
PrologueThis has taken a lot of courage to share. Part of me believes that giving too much of yourself away is inviting weakness. But this story has lived in me like fog — heavy, unshakable. I finally found the courage to speak it, because silence itself costs too much. Recently, I took time off from…
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5 Seats of Power
Sometimes, we all tend to feel like we don’t have permission to tell our colleagues what’s not working well. But three Saturdays ago, Apoorva and Partha from Quinnergy changed all that for me and a room full of people.
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So you think you know about privacy?
Privacy is a complex topic. It’s a buzzword among tech reporters. A dead concept according to private investigator Steve Rambam. A bunch of PPTs skimmed off Google by Data Protection Officers. A double-edged sword for UI/UX designers. A myth in Indian homes. My biggest personal truth yet. Nothing can make you dig deep into the…
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