I came across this time-tested simple framework used by successful movie scriptwriters 🎬, which can also be used in the startup world. A-Chu-Vi-Cha (Telugu) A = అనుభవించింది = Experienced Chu = చూసింది = Seen/Observed Vi = విన్నది = Heard Cha = చదివినది = Read Stories based on these four sources…

Here are my notes from the Bhagavad Gita podcast and Mahabharata TV series The winner is decided based on a comparison. You can be a winner today but may not be tomorrow. And your winning depends on other people in the competition. You may win but don’t know anything about…

The feedback I shared with the creators. I’m currently using Arc and I totally love the approach by the new-gen browsers — the full-screen (feels very much like native apps), sidebars, command bar, split screens, workspaces & others. Today I re-tried using a browser called SigmaOS. Some time ago I…

These are my thoughts after playing with ChatGPT for a few days. I definitely think it’s a game-changer. I think we will soon have a “slowly slowly and then suddenly” moment. Like a million other people, I was curious too and played with ChatGPT for quite some time. Honestly, I…

Here’s a simple idea I’ve learned to calm down anytime and be at our optimal best. Imagine a pendulum that goes from left to right — left being “past” and right being “future” (west ↔ east motion). So, if the pendulum is in the center, then we are in the…

Answers to a few questions I’ve received from friends, family, and people in my network. I was fortunate to attend the 10-day Vipassana course from 30th Nov 2022–10 Dec 2022 at Dhamma Khetha (Hyderabad). After completing the course, many friends, family members and people in my network have asked various…

I accidentally discovered this productivity hack. I’m learning Hindi on Duolingo for the last few weeks (streaks anyone? :)) — my third attempt in 4 yrs — but this time a little serious and built a habit. “Environment > Motivation” is a powerful technique shared by James Clear in his…

Learnt this simple rule: [Your Age] = Min. number of minutes you need to #meditate per day! This may look intimidating, at first. We can start with Age/10 mins of meditation & rest just staring — no screen/books/talk/eat/music. Just stare outside your window — sky/stars/trees/roads/restaurant etc. Slowly convert stare minutes…

This is my story of how I got connected to my name and set high standards to live. The morning of a Sunday in July 2020 an incident happened which changed many things for me (from within). I wanted to write about it hoping it would help at least one…