i have realized that the ideal startup composition is a jewish founder, indian cto, chinese founding engineer, a white designer and a gay seed fund investor with questionable ties to the white house
High-agency people genuinely believe that reality is negotiable in a "there are always more levers to pull" way. It's about having this bone-deep conviction that if you keep poking at something from different angles, eventually something will give.
one of the craziest parts of love is how it turns ordinary things sacred. a side of the bed. a street corner. a stupid coffee shop. suddenly everything is haunted by tenderness
Don't take inspiration from movies, web series, etc...
when on notice period...
-Complete your tasks
-Join all required meetings
-Give KTs properly
-If possible, when you leave give some party to your ex-colleagues
-Take their phone numbers (if you don't have)
-After 4-5 years, you might need them for referral, Background verification reference, etc.
-Don't say anything bad about your current company
-If they ask, reason for leaving, give simple reason (like got chance to work on other tech-stack, etc)
-Especially, don't mess with your manager.... even if he/she is bad
No one in this world is useless... You need everyone's help at one particular point of time.
You must have the discipline to seek revenge and deliver punishment when you don't really feel like it anymore; and do it purely out of a sense of duty, acting as a sentencing judge rather than a plaintif.
A lesser known fun fact: Almost everyone believes SOS stands for Save Our Souls/Save Our Ship.
Truth is, it stands for nothing. It was chosen cos it creates a unique, unmistakable rhythmic signature: ... --- ... (3 short, 3 long, 3 short).
In a noisy, static-filled radio environment, that specific rhythm is impossible to mistake for natural interference/other letters.
as we grow up, the way we love someone is often the way we wished to be loved
you were taught that love is conditional, that you have to perform for it. so now you love unconditionally
you were taught that people leave, that “i’ll never leave you” was always a lie. so now when you say it, you mean it from the bottom of your heart
you were taught that no one is dependable. so now you become the most dependable person your person has ever known
we give people what we once begged life for, quietly hoping that one day it finds its way back to us