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It is not supposed to be at this extreme. Generally, you’d meet a stranger, become acquaintances, develop a casual friendship, grow closer, and become intimate. Being intimate here doesn’t mean sex but an emotional connection. This greyscale would have different personal boundaries for all individuals. Yours would be different from mine. But I love how simple and stupid it is to be friends or strangers. If we had not met or talked to each other for some time, we might have changed and become strangers again. And we could become friends again, too. […] continue reading
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I got laid off 2 weeks ago. As an individual contributor, structural changes necessitated by circumstances can’t always be avoided. Did it get stressful after that? Not at the start. I was full of energy for the first week, but then it dawned upon me and the second week was very stressful. Was this my personal failure? No, but yes. My work didn’t lead to my layoff. But my work didn’t also save me from getting laid off. I have two choices now: get another job or pursue further studies. I seek answers and will have mine soon enough (from… […] continue reading
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One of the first new things I was introduced to as a design fresher in the industry was how our product managers prioritise projects based on the effort required and the possible impact. But over time and in the end – it all seemed to not matter. Some projects kept going through iterations and changes in requirements without seeing the day in the life of users. There was no launch – I wonder if anyone believed there would be a launch someday for how things were going. It was disheartening. When I first heard about Stripe many years ago, I… […] continue reading
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Three times in the last two years, I have spent hours finding a single song. I didn’t remember the lyrics, the music, or even the singer’s name. What I remembered was the feelings I had attached to the song. My “want” for the same feeling has led me to spend over 12 hours on three attempts to find the same piece. The most recent adventure, full of frustration, took place on 27 July 2020, when it took me 6 hours overnight to finally listen to Tere Bin by Rabbi Shergill. The first search was because I hadn’t heard the song… […] continue reading
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This is going to be one of the worst analogies you will ever come across. Imagine yourself travelling on the Delhi Metro. 253 stations represent a long list of things you can do in your life, and the list keeps on increasing after every few years. Of course, you are just a traveller and have no control over when new stations are added. It is the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation that takes care of that. They add new stations whenever they think there is a need. Or in our case, a new list of things that can be done in… […] continue reading
