Hi All,
Here’s your weekly dose of “5-Bullet Tuesday”, list of things I’m enjoying or pondering.
What I’m reading –
Reading a few lines from an unknown book can sometimes have such a profound impact on your life. I am reading “48 Days to the Work You Love” by Dan Miller.
In one instance, he quotes Shakespeare when he said, “A man with a toothache cannot be in love.”
The attention demanded by a toothache stops a person from noticing anything else.
Similarly, we often get extremely caught up in our work life. It becomes so stressing and this pain overshadows the health, vitality and success we have in other areas of life. We stop meeting our friends, eat without thinking, watch TV incessantly and snap at our children when asked an innocent question.
We start doing exact opposite of what we should be doing. And it only makes things worse.
These lines from Dan, had a subtle overnight effect on me. So, this week was about doing what I always loved doing. Read on to see how I made this week count!
What Movie I watched —
If you haven’t yet seen Mission Mangal, you are really missing something.
In a world where most people are not happy about their work, thankfully there are people who are so madly in love with what they do.
But like everyone else, even they get de-motivated at times. And when we’re down on motivation, what works best is to connect with the WHY.
That’s what Vidya Balan did in the movie when she celebrated the Scientist in each team member. It connected them with why they had become a scientist.
This tied them to a common thread and was the turning point for the success of the Mangalyaan project.
Other takeaway was how work-life integration is a much better approach compared to work-life balance. They constantly use learning from home at office and learning from office at home. Compartmentalisation doesn’t work.
They also show our very own Indian jugaad in a positive light.
There is a sense of iss-ness in it, a sense of being happy about who we are, at peace despite our financial status, our beliefs and our way of being.
We did make Mangalyaan happen in first attempt at a wafer-thin budget. We used everything Indian to make it happen.
The direction is flawless and the movie keeps going, without letting you a blink. Go watch the movie with your family, and feel proud of being an Indian.
What 500 rupee or less purchase I’m proud of –
I ran 10K organized by Coach Ravinder this Sunday.
What helps in such runs and even the daily exercise or walk sessions is this arm band for mobile. Just Rs 110 at Amazon, and a purchase you will never regret.
Besides keeping the phone safe, it’s a detriment for checking the phone every time the phone buzzes for a message or any notification. Go for it.
Quote I’m pondering —
“What are you doing?” shouted his mother on seeing him sitting alone doing nothing.
“I’m thinking,” he shouted back.
“You’re thinking?”, she asked
“Yes, Mom, I’m thinking,” he said fiercely. “Have you ever tried thinking?”
- Walter Isaacson
That boy was Bill Gates when he was in sixth grade. This quote is from “In Search of the Real Bill Gates”
Question for you: How much time do you spend sitting with yourself doing nothing?
What I learnt –
We are working on a hilarious play for our Toastmasters Club Special Anniversary event. Coincidently, it emerged that a play had to be planned for our Office too, at a two days notice. Idea was to showcase what we do as a team in a comedy act.
Now, I’m no pro at plays but I was able to apply a few things I had learnt from our club play preparation. The office play went extremely well and we received accolades for that.
My learning was that everything is related to everything else. Keep learning whenever an opportunity comes. You never know where it will connect.
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