This is why tools focused on a single purpose always have a better user experience. Clubhouse has better experience when it comes to audio clubs.
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When you’re at the beginning, don’t obsess about the middle, because the middle is going to be different once you get there. Start. Improve as you go. Find new milestones. Did you start anything new recently?
Your audience needs a structure to organize and comprehend what you say. In today's Gravitas WINS show, I present structured communication. Please attend via at 7 pm
First delight, then instruct. - Gustav Friedrich Been running a free webinar every Thursday for past 27 weeks. I keep the webinar light and a delight. I interact with audience before the start; ask questions in between; tell jokes...and then hope they learn a thing or two
Lucid explanation of connection between petrol price and economic activity; and how center is depriving states of their share. Glad to hear Indian politicians rely on data and also able to explain them well. Example of gravitas - competence and confidence. #gravitaswins
• What is storytelling in a business context? • How can you use stories to build credibility? • How can you use stories in critical conversations such as interviews and leadership talks? Watch my interview with @keepkwizing : #storytelling
All good things come to those who wait. BUT Time and tide wait for no man. Wise men think alike. BUT Fools seldom differ. Every good idea and it's opposite are true. You need a mentor to contextualize an idea for you. Do you have a mentor?
My answer to How do I develop a strong presence and personality?
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Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people - William Butler Yeats Most often we want to impress people with our language. Don't. Express. Not Impress.
work from home will become a norm, even state govts will encourage it. Will companies (esp IT) embrace their (only) operating model?
Do people tell you "I don't understand what you're saying" or "You're not making sense"? Your audience needs a structure to comprehend what you say. In this 29th Gravitas WINS show, we'll talk about "Structured Communication." Come and join us
When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights. - G. K. Chesterton History is replete with examples for this. Don't fight for rights. Fight for equal dignity for all humans. Treat everyone with equal dignity.
How often author of the book drops by in a book review session and answers questions? Thank you @aashishc for writing the book; and dropping in to answer questions. Will cherish the moment for long.
Have you said this? • can't write blog posts as my English is no good • can't record vidoes, as I don't have great camera I used to Then I read Fast, Cheap, Viral by @aashishc Started creating linkedin posts, videos, live webinars, courses... Will share my learning 👇
Luck is just flip-side of risk. We have many ways to manage risk. If luck is the other side of risk, can we then manage luck? Here in this video, I talk about four different ways you can manage luck: #career #investing
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The man with outward courage dares to die. The man with inward courage dares to live. - Lao Tzu Found this to be so true during this pandemic times. It takes courage to live and live to the fullest.
Faith is to believe what we do not see. The reward of faith is to see what we believe - St Augustine You've to start before you see it. You unfold life as you move forward.
Luck = Preparation + Opportunity How can you prepare if you don't know what is coming? Want to turn lucky? Think about future. Here in this video, I explain the process I use to think about the future:
You’ve got to make your deposits before you can make a withdrawal - Steve Schwartzman, chairman and CEO, Blackstone Group This is true in case of finance, community building, networking, health....and so many other things in life. What deposits are you making today?
Are you moving towards your goal or just spining round and round?
Reflections on 10,000 Hours of Programming
Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety and risk. Make the growth choice a dozen times a day - Abraham Maslow What are you risking (growing) today?
Kamal Hassan is a popular actor. His career spans more than 50 years. He has built a rich career in terms of versatility. That kind of diversity makes your career a rich and a valuable one. How to build such a career? #career
When Things Feel Scattered - zen habits zen habits
Life lessons from storytelling by @josephineejoyce : • Keep it simple • I'm not the hero • Consistency
Mailchimp Said to Explore Sale at $10 Billion-Plus Valuation - Bloomberg
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. - George Patton Life is more of probability than rocket science. Don't aim for perfection. Start today. You can improve as you go along
DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering
Today at 7 pm, @keepkwizing will review "The Right Choice" the book by @ShivShivakumar. If you have any dilemma about your career, you should attend. Here is the link:
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“The Right Choice By Shiv Shivakumar“ with @jjude, @keepkwizing. Tomorrow at 19:00 on @clubhouse!
‘We lost Stan’: A cellmate recalls the activist’s final days in prison and how the system broke him
Chandigarh’s first electric bus hits the road, on trial basis
Hey @prod2tp, thanks for attending yesterday's Gravitas WINS show. I have been talking about KM too with a different terminology - self directed learning. I wrote about it here: . Hope you like it
Never imagined founder of the tool I use often will come on Gravitas WINS show and chat with me about the usage. @jessep stayed for the complete session & chatted for half hour on future roadmap of @WorkFlowy. Amazing feeling which I will cherish for long. Thank you Jesse
Richard Branson carried a notebook with him all the time. In fact, Darwin, Picasso, Mark Twain all carried a notebook with them. Do you know why? You don't know when ideas will strike you. You don't want to lose those unformed but precious ideas.
What @EmmySobieski said to @craigburgess in a podcast. She thought she doesn’t deserve success so she would sabotage her success. I did that too. That’s why I can resonate with her and with what @arvidkahl is saying 👇
• Do you want to improve your thinking? • Do you want to be productive? • Do you struggle to remembering things? Learn how to use @workflowy to improve your brain power in the upcoming Gravitas WINS show. Don't foget to register:
Sometime back @SejalSud informed that fleets are disappearing. I don’t know why they would do that. But today it is gone. RIP.
A macOS-like operating system based on FreeBSD |> Changelog
A "hierarchical spreadsheet" that is a great replacement for spreadsheets, mind mappers, outliners, PIMs, text editors and small databases.
Is @WorkFlowy down? Getting 503 error
Culture is what you do. Values are what you believe but virtues are what you do. Today we discussed @bhorowitz's amazing book on culture - "What You Do Is Who You Are" at the 13th Gravitas WINS books discussion.
I can identify with what Dr. Soumitra narrates in this thread. Hard working, honest friends have been trying to make a living and meeting their needs. Some of us have helped anonymously. But it is still not enough. The impact is going to be long and hard.
We all talk so passionately about culture. But do we know how to set the culture? @bhorowitz repeats a military saying, "If you see something below standard and do nothing, then you’ve set a new standard" in his excellent book on culture: What You Do Is Who You Are.
