Rejection is a redirection.
No, that’s only for the top 1% folks. A rejection is a rejection, it should be taken personally most of the times, and it means you’re not capable enough so please work harder, get better and then come back.
I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, "Never play fair in a game where others cheat." It doesn't mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, and stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you they'll throw dirt.
Sometimes wisdom is not revenge.
Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.
In India or any third world Country, we spend so much time Surviving that we are left with very little time for actually Living.
Most of the things we struggle for whole life, should just be available as basic human necessity. But its not and it impacts our psychology.
Today I quit software engineering and anything related to it. As much as I love computers and programming, my brain can't take any more of this shit. I don't have any other monetizable skills, but I'll figure something out.
Indian interviewers try to break the candidate, and keep probing until the candidate blanks out.
They love getting a kick out of supposedly "winning" in breaking a candidate.
That's why you'll see people getting into top companies easily in the US but not in India.
Payments towards mutual funds will attract a nominal MDR of 0.02%, capped at ₹300.
It’s not a lot, but an additional fee now.
Basically if you invest ₹50,000 per month through UPI, you will have to pay a fee of ₹10 per month.
Weekend reminder that you are on your own. Most of the family is snake. Friends are for good times and convenience. Nobody is coming to save you.
So earn well, stay fit, keep expectations low and live a little.
All this layoff anxiety exists only on X and Reddit. Most of my friends in IT genuinely don’t give a fuck. They’re busy with work, planning trips, paying EMIs, hanging out, chilling… just living their lives.
Meanwhile, here on X, people are talking like the entire IT industry is about to collapse 💀
This is the visualization we've all been waiting to see. Read the questions and insightful replies by @joonas_nattila in the thread below. I learned a lot from reading his answers. And his supercomputer visualization is really instructive!