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Being well physically, mentally, financially, emotionally and socially is important to us. We #thrive to get better at each of these aspects everyday.  Being well allows to live and work to our fullest potential. That is what is all about isn't it? To live and become our best selves. It allows us to produce our best work, it allows us to be better human for others.  'Conscious building of wellness' is underrated. People consider being well as a luxury. Misconstrued self care aspect of wellness sometimes is also looked at as selfishness. Possibly that is why wellness did not became mainstream as it should have been.  Wellness is a superpower. Whoever has this superpower is building future. People who are healthy physically, mentally, are thinking well, doing good work so earning well. These people are able to think beyond their own needs. They are able to think of needs of their families, communities. Which will result into building social wellness. Lack of any aspe...

Have you ever heard words like 'Idiot-proof', 'fool-proof'?  These are pretty common if you are in Product building, Software making, UI Design or anything to do with someone using what you've made. I never liked these terms. Not that I believed users are not idiots, but I believe we all are idiots and it is not fair  to call only users as idiots. So whenever I build apps, I like to think that I am building apps for a Fish . Why Fish? Have you seen fish in water? Its a treat to eyes and to your soul. They flow. They make you feel being in water, swimming the way they are swimming is the only way of being. Natural and Obvious.  It keeps you grounded while you make #product #design for any set of users thinking fish in mind. You tend to think in terms of flows. natural flows for your users. Using, navigating and taking actions using your app should be as easy and trouble-free as fish in the water.  I am not claiming all the apps I are perfect and liked equally by ...

Wellness and Wellbeing of my own and my loved ones is one of the important things I care about.  These two are different terms, I came to know about this in 2017 when I started driving Employee Wellness in my previous job. In simpler terms, Wellness is a set of habits and behaviors to ensure good physical and mental health. Wellbeing is a state of a mind. It is a broader term covering happiness(whatever that is). How people feel about their lives, purpose and meaning.  Wellness is multidimensional. It is all about Physical, emotional, mental, financial and social health. In a way, when you take care of wellness, you take care of your wellbeing. Happiness differs for individuals, while it may revolve around same structures, priorities might differ. It is important for each one of us to understand what track of wellness is important for us which will lead to our wellbeing. For some people, it might be money, for some it might be meaningful work, for others it is meaningful relat...

There is no doubt, if one decides one can move mountains.  Having said that, any journey worthwhile, creating something meaningful is not for a faint hearted. What makes this journey more fulfilling, bearable and fun is people with whom we have this journey. You travel faster alone, but farther together. People who collaborate well are more effective than each one of them working independently. B ecause working together , --> we hold each other accountable --> means complimenting each others strengths --> we cover each other's blind spots --> we overthink less and act more --> allows us to take more challenges, Bigger challenges --> we learn from one another to be better version of ourselves --> we have more fun #Build Together. #Build Each Other.  As old Indian saying goes, 1 + 1 = 11 Share your thoughts. Please comment here. 👇

Who decides to start on their own in the midst of pandemic? --> Apparently there are many like me.  It gives me hope, comfort and strength.  What made me choose this journey? is a frequent question I get these days. If answers can be simple, it is to build something meaningful, work with wonderful people and learn in the process. Building something is very important to me. It has always been. I have been building products for all of my professional career.  I am in perpetual knowledge building phase. I look for opportunities to build people , and any way I can contribute to it. I love to build meaningful friendships . I love to build community of like minded people.  I am having lots of conversations with other founders these days. It is simply amazing. I am in awe of these people, their ideas, their sincerity and their courage. Energy is very infectious. All this makes me happy about my chosen path. It may not be simple, it may not be easy, it definitely ...

This masterpiece is from Khalil Gibran . I found it when I became a mother. I read it often and every time I read, it tells me something new. Don't let the title misinform you. It is not only about children or parenting ;) Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.  For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.  Let your bending...

Usually people talk, write, encourage about starting .    Maybe more people struggle with starting something than putting an end to something. Or maybe, focus is always on adding more and new than to subtract and eliminate .  Leaving a book that I don't enjoy, especially the popular and most recommended one has always been a problem for me. I have realized the price for completing the book which I don't enjoy is heavy. Since last six months I have been working on breaking this habit without guilt. Not having guilt is the tricky part.  Thinking in Bets: How to make decisions when you don't have all the facts is one the most recommended book I have came across. I liked the beginning, though the way I progressed sport references, sports stories and famous personality scandals increased so much I couldn't keep up with googling every time to understand more. Its either my sports knowledge is so weak or understanding US sports is difficult ;) I had to call ...