kavita patel

Salesforce Architect, ATX Salesforce Admin User Group Leader, Dreamforce speaker, she/her

[kavita patel @kavitap]

@ramit @cyc1one1000 Thank you so much for this very specific example, I never would have thought about doing this, even in business/first class the meals are not something I will remember so taking care of your dietary needs up front is so smart!

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

When people think of menswear crafted with a high-degree of workmanship, they think of places such as France, Italy, and the UK. Some may think of Japan. But few will think of India, even though some of the most incredible workmanship is happening there now. Let me show you. 🧵

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

A young mother from Georgia should be alive today, raising her son and pursuing her dream of attending nursing school.

This is exactly what we feared when Roe v. Wade was struck down. In more than 20 states, Trump Abortion Bans prevent doctors from providing basic medical care.

[kavita patel @kavitap]

@resonate_art @AnodyneEternal 😂

[Stephanie Herrera @steph_herrera_]

Hey y’all!! ♥️ We are having our @Texas_Dreamin edition of #SalesforceSaturday in Austin, Tx, June 1st🥳
MUST register to enter the building! Details & location below.
Thank you @Slalom for sponsoring & @RocSearch for Hosting!Can’t wait to see y’all!!🥰
https://t.co/Kx7TaUctUI

[Kate Stoker @katebstoker]

If you're heading to @Texas_Dreamin mark your calendars for Friday after the closing keynote for the @MerivisVets annual #TXD24 Happy Hour! Have a drink courtesy of @TitosVodka, meet our grads and volunteers, and learn how you can support our career programs for vets & spouses!~

[Zachary Banks @TechieZach]

#SalesforceATX I’m coming back for @Texas_Dreamin! I can’t wait to see my ATX and Texas friends 😊. I’ll also be presenting (for the first time) at Texas Dreamin, join me and @_andrewrusso as we talk about your contract with Salesforce. See y’all soon! #trailblazercommunity

[kavita patel @kavitap]

@ramit @snigdhasur @thejuggernaut a toilet, love my toto! and stand-up comedy shows!

[Chris Robertson @crob1212]

Join @kavitap and I along with the #SalesforceATX ohana for a Salesforce Well Architected session with Justin Dove and a #Summer24 release preview with @pungshalene and Jack Kiatmysack. You won't want to miss it! Happening tomorrow night!
https://t.co/pW4JEQxLdd

[kavita patel @kavitap]

Get ready for a preview of Salesforce's Well-Architected, presented by Justin Dove, alongside a sneak peek of Summer '24 by @pungshalene and Jack Kiatmysack topped off with @Via313Pizza at the @Salesforce Austin office! 🍕 RSVP #SalesforceATX @crob1212 https://t.co/chNVa8xaya

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

'Nonplussed' means "perplexed," but since the mid-20th century, 'nonplussed' has increasingly been used to mean “unimpressed” or “unsurprised,” and this use, though often considered an error, has made the confident deployment of this word a fraught issue for many.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

#SayHerName. #SandraBland should be celebrating her 37th birthday today. “Until justice rolls down like water...”

[kavita patel @kavitap]

I'm attending the Salesforce Admin Group, Austin, United States meeting on Feb 21, 2024! Join me at https://t.co/jOGx4o1iih! #TrailblazerCommunity #SalesforceATX

[kavita patel @kavitap]

Need some inspiration... handle hard better https://t.co/8uPGUoSB8g

[kavita patel @kavitap]

@crob1212

[kavita patel @kavitap]

Come join the ATX Salesforce holiday party! 7pm on Dec. 14th, RSVP below #SalesforceATX

https://t.co/VoBhEuGbTa

[Chris Robertson @crob1212]

The #SalesforceATX #Trailblazers helped provide over 3000 meals for Austinites during #MealsOverTexas today!
#GivingBack @trailhead @salesforce #BeATrailblazer #FightingHunger #FeedingHope @Benioff @charlieisaacs

[kavita patel @kavitap]

@crob1212

[kavita patel @kavitap]

Join us next Tuesday Oct 10th at 6pm @slalom Austin office with @JackKiatmysack and Eric Thomas to learn for "Get Your AI On with Winter ‘24 Release" RSVP https://t.co/UXMFWybeLY

[kepano @kepano]

Don't delegate understanding

There is a parasite, I see it everywhere. It consumes your health and wealth. It preys on ignorance and is easy to catch. It’s so common you may not even notice you have it.

The parasite has a simple and attractive proposition: let me take care of this hard thing for you. Trust me, I know better.

Instead of understanding it yourself, you choose to give the parasite control over your health, education, money, housing, business, identity, data, infrastructure, climate, justice. Even your beliefs.

The parasite has three stages: acceptance, extraction, intervention.

First is acceptance. Everyone else seems to have the parasite already. You are expected, even encouraged, to accept the parasite into your life. You are invited to follow the norm, outsource, consume. It’s okay! Use all the services and amenities. Satisfy your desires. Eat the cheap food, watch the cheap media. Your money and time are meant to be spent. Show off what you got in exchange. Please do not try to understand how it works, it’s too complicated for you. The parasite wants you fattened. Literally and figuratively. You are paying the parasite for the privilege of being ripened.

Second is extraction. Under the influence of the parasite, you have developed unhealthy habits and you are suffering the consequences. Stress, anxiety, obesity, disease, ignorance, fear, lethargy, decay. To dampen these problems you pay the parasite for help — support, medicine, loans, fines, rent, taxes. Enforcement of some homeostasis. You try to abate the issues, but you don’t have a stable foundation to build on. You have ignored the root causes. The parasite thrives. You are paying the parasite to be harvested, milked, sucked dry.

Third is intervention. The side effects of the parasite’s extraction have reached a critical level. The parasite tells you it’s an emergency. You need doctors, lawyers, firefighters, a military effort. You’re in a surgery room, a court room, a psychiatric ward, a jail cell. The disease can no longer be controlled, it has festered. The flame has turned into a raging fire that needs to be put out. You are paying the parasite to go back to square one.

The three stages of the parasite are interdependent. Every stage benefits someone who is not you. Everyone tells you this is just the way it is. Never mind that the parasite is living large.

Why? Extraction and intervention pay well. Education and prevention do not. The incentives are aligned to make the parasite persuasive. You are alone against a coordinated system that is exceedingly effective at packaging problems you should never have with solutions you should never need. A symbiotic loop.

You must recognize the parasite in its earliest form.

To inoculate yourself don’t delegate understanding. If you build your own understanding you will be the one who earns the dividends.