So glad to be back in the office. — The pandemic made the unthinkable possible, and we saw our work disrupted in a manner (and scale) that we’d never seen before. Offices were shut, and we were forced to work from home. Remote work achieved an unimaginable scale, which changed everything for me. The remote work mania I am someone who thrives in…

You won’t find them in any job description. — Knowledge work has undergone a dramatic transformation in the past decade or so. The skills needed to succeed today are very different from those that got us here in the first place. We live and work in a dynamic, fast-paced, constantly changing hyper distracted world. Unless we acknowledge and adapt…

And not the other way around. — “Our ability to untether ourselves from the phone will be the way that many of us are either going to succeed or fail in our pursuits.” I recently heard these lines on a podcast episode and could relate to them instantly. Like most people on this planet, my relationship with…

Many of them the hard way. — I recently completed 10 years of working in a corporate job. In these 10 years, I’ve worked in more than five different roles across sales and marketing and have learned some interesting lessons along the way. …

Don’t just get inspired. Take action. — Just search for book lists, and you will get hundreds, if not thousands, of recommendations. Whenever I come across a ‘to read’ list like this, I try giving context to them and evaluate if this recommendation is worth my time. …

The big (hidden) problem with knowledge work — Over the past 30–40 years, more and more jobs have evolved into knowledge work jobs and involve working in front of a computer or some sort of a screen. While this evolution has been a big positive shift and heralded our transition into a technology-first era, it suffers from a…

Create a winning system. Today, the ability to build desirable habits and break bad ones is a huge differentiator. Habits form systems, and systems help achieve goals. This is true for people as well as organizations. I’ve spent a lot of time understanding and researching why some people find it…

The process to set it in motion and tools to reinforce them. — Time blocking is one of the most potent ways to enhance productivity and improve outcomes. It combats task and context switches like nothing else does. Time blocking can make you almost 80% more productive when done right. The keywords here are ‘done right.’ As simple as time blocking may sound…

A perfect story of atomic habits Over the past few years, my responsibilities at work and personal life have continued to increase. I’ve cherished this growth, and I am glad to find myself in a position that I am in. However, this increase in responsibilities meant that I had to…