Monami

A mom, a researcher, an (over)thinker, a planner, and an I-don't-remember-names person. Interested in financial research.

[Monami @MonamiDG]

My maternal grandfather was a freedom fighter who was once jailed while fighting for farmer's rights during independence. He used to write letters to my grandmother addressing her as "Mon Ami". After years, my mother read one of those and that's where I got my name from :)

[artemish @amrtsh]

what’s the story behind your name? discuss

[Monami @MonamiDG]

I know people in Chennai who don't want to leave chennai.
I know people in Mumbai who don't want to leave mumbai.
I know people in Delhi who don't want to leave delhi.

Strange.

[Monami @MonamiDG]

It's been a month since I changed jobs and it feels like forever and like yesterday, in equal measures.

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@VatsMusings Oh this book. I'm reminded of it every time the sun hits my face.

[Self Upgrade @selfupgrade222]

SIGNS THAT YOU'VE MATURED:

1. You prefer staying at home.
2. You like being alone.
3. You're no longer excited about your birthday.
4. You've become a quiet person.
5. You're not easily excited about everything anymore.
6. You think more about needs rather than wants.
7. You imagine and reflect before going to sleep.
8. You think a lot about your future and feel like you want everything to happen faster.
9. You avoid drama and focus on how to survive real life every day.

[Unfiltered @quotesdaily100]

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[Monami @MonamiDG]

@kiiradesign Printo is seriously so rude !

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

Luxuries we forget that are luxuries:

1. Your mom still around
2. Hot water
3. Feeling healthy
4. Peace of mind & heart
5. Perfect weather days
6. Good food
7. Bills paid
8. Reliable transportation

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@PratikshaDake Beautiful pictures!

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@niketrajdwivedi I like how nobody knows where Maharashtra is the moment they read this list 😅

[Paras Chopra @paraschopra]

Today I learned that in English:

words starting with "gl-" often relate to light: gleam, glint, glance, glare, glaze, glimpse, glitter, gloss, glower, glisten, glaze, glitz, glazed.

words starting with "sn-" often relate to nose: sniff, sneeze, snuff, snore, snort, snot.

[Unfiltered @quotesdaily100]

CAREER MOVES THAT LOOK SMALL BUT CHANGE EVERYTHING:

1. Asking for the reason behind a task, not just the task
2. Sending a follow-up email after every important conversation
3. Saying "I'll get back to you with a proper answer" instead of guessing
4. Showing up prepared when everyone else winged it
5. Remembering details about people's lives and asking about them
6. Presenting solutions alongside every problem you raise
7. Taking notes when no one else bothered
8. Being the person who actually reads the full brief
9. Choosing to stay calm in the meeting where everyone panicked
10. Leaving every role with your reputation cleaner than when you arrived
11. Volunteering for the unglamorous project nobody wanted, then delivering it exceptionally
12. Asking a senior person one genuinely thoughtful question instead of trying to impress them
13. Knowing when to stop talking and let your work make the argument for you

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@Rajjath24 May I ask which book is this?

[Monami @MonamiDG]

Any recommendations for good books on public policy, pls send it my way!

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@os7borne Would love to have a copy!

[Monami @MonamiDG]

Wish me luck. I'm about to restart learning the piano (keyboard 🎹) !

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@musshrroomm Miraya

[George Tsitati @Tsitati_George]

Once you start reading Kafka, Dostoevsky, Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Friedrich Nietzsche, Emil Cioran, and Hermann Hesse, there is no going back.

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@Radhikakhanzode Mood*

[Monami @MonamiDG]

@Radhikakhanzode No it doesn't work. Here's why. Food from previous day remains, mooda influence food choices, raw materials stack up when not cooked. Instead plan for the next 4 meals. So on Monday you'll know till Tuesday dinner. I'm not counting breakfast. Repeat that thrice a week.

[Monami @MonamiDG]

Oh yes, it's the best cheat code.

[Purvi @shayar_ka_khwab]

I am realising a little cheat code to life is always reading some fiction. Always have a novel going. Getting bored? Oh let me check on Shankar, the clerk turned hotelier in 1960s kolkata? Did he get a job or not? There should always be some story going on in bg of your life