A Mother’s grief in ‘Till’ will make your heart sTill
Danielle Deadwyler gives an oscar worthy performance as Mamie Till-Mobley in Chinonye Chukwu’s movie Till. I watched it this Thursday in the theaters. An extremely emotional gut wrenching journey, I recommend you should go in for. The movie is about the 1955 Lynching of 14 year old Emmett Till played so well by Jalyn Hall. Emmett goes from Chicago to Mississippi to spend time with his … Continue reading A Mother’s grief in ‘Till’ will make your heart sTill
When the Rock became Black Adam
I like the Rock. Yes Dwayne Johnson. Not because he was born in Hayward which is near where I live. I like him because his movies make me feel good. I love seeing him on screen. I also like him for the person he is. he has said he might have a run for president. I would love that too. So when he is going … Continue reading When the Rock became Black Adam
Ticket to Paradise with George Clooney and Julia Roberts
That is not a bad trip, it does not really have to be paradise. I would love any cinematic journey with the duo. No wonder this was a must watch. As usual I read some critics who raised some nonsense. But thankfully my tastes are never aligned with that of critics. I loved the movie. If critics say that the movie can be made better, … Continue reading Ticket to Paradise with George Clooney and Julia Roberts
Note-8 Good Managers, Leaders, Mentors and Total Jerks
As I write this post, I know there is a possibility that one of my former bosses might be reading this. I just want to say that if you are connected with me I consider you as Manager, leader or Mentor and not a Jerk. I don’t connect with Jerks and I have had only two jerks as my bosses in my entire career. I … Continue reading Note-8 Good Managers, Leaders, Mentors and Total Jerks
Note-7 Being genuinely Happy (For Someone)
I have a question. Are we always genuinely happy for someone els every single time we hear something good about them ? I don’t think any of us will show in public our unhappiness. We all show happiness. We congratulate them. We smile. We tell them how amazing it is that something nice and good has happened to them. But….. But do we genuinely mean … Continue reading Note-7 Being genuinely Happy (For Someone)
Note-6 Should we monetize our Passion
Should Passion be Monetized? Most people would say yes. But I have a slightly different thought. Creator economy enthusiasts please don’t feel bad. Those who think passion should be monetized need to read more. Otherwise let us move ahead. Passion is about things that we love to do. I don’t think it has to be things that we are good at doing. The beauty of … Continue reading Note-6 Should we monetize our Passion
Note-5 A 4:30AM Routine with no decision making
For the last three weeks my alarm has been ringing at 4:30 AM. It used to be 5:30AM before. I started going back to the Gym after the long pandemic break and that comes with a small drive and so I needed to get some extra time. Here is what happens when my Alarm rings at 4:30 AM. I start with a long snooze game … Continue reading Note-5 A 4:30AM Routine with no decision making
Note-4 This does not belong here.. or does it ?
One of the comments I have seen floating on LinkedIn is ‘This does not belong here’. A slightly different version is ‘This is not your Facebook, take your post there’. As I was sitting down to write today the same exact question came to my mind. ‘Will this be a LinkedIn appropriate post?’. I think the answer has to do with expectations we have as … Continue reading Note-4 This does not belong here.. or does it ?
Note-3 Romancing with the unimportance
When you try to write on a Sunday what comes to mind is Monday. It is not because one hates Sunday, but there is a part of you that is preparing yourself for the next week. I don’t say that in a dreadful bad way, but more as something we subconsciously get ready for in the background. For those folks whose weekends look exactly the … Continue reading Note-3 Romancing with the unimportance
Note-2 Many of the Scrum Rules are being Ignored
As part of a retrospective a few sprints back with one of the team that I work with something interesting happened. Since things are remote we do the Retrospective also remotely and not at the same time and most people just add their update on to a wiki. As I review them I see these words stacked alone in a column in a table. “Many … Continue reading Note-2 Many of the Scrum Rules are being Ignored
Vinod Narayan 