The Paradox of Clarity

The Paradox of Clarity

Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success.
Phase 2: When we have success, it leads to more options and opportunities.
Phase 3: When we have increased options and opportunities, it leads to diffused efforts.
Phase 4: Diffused efforts undermine the very clarity that led to our success in the first place.

If not overstated:  success is a catalyst for failure.
The above is an interesting read from HBR review.

I was reflecting on childhood days and student life with one of my friends. We were discussing that as a student we had more time to focus on what is essential and thus were very successful in what ever pursuits we had. As we grew older and after some amount of success we are finding difficult to get time to focus on what really matters. 
The suggestions to avoid falling prey to above paradox:

• First, use more extreme criteria - Do I really love this? Am I passionate about this?
• Ask “What is essential?” and eliminate the rest: Ruthlessly remove time fillers and focus on the primary passionate motive that one has
• Beware of the endowment effect: Refers to our tendency to value an item more once we own it.

The phrase "Declutter Life" was occupying my office board for sometime now but the importance of that phrase becomes obvious with the above paradox.

Urs,
Vish

Further references: "How the Mighty Fall", Jim Collins
 

Tony Robbins

• “By changing nothing, nothing changes.”

Experience is the Hinderance!!

Many a times, we wish we had more experience to get a better pay or better status etc., but today I undergone a counter example of 'experience' playing a spoilsport.

It was a great day with lot of time spent watching youtube videos and ted talks online during office hours :). I had finished my releases toiling the night before and was in no mood to work today.
Many of my personal tasks were done, which on any other day will occupy the least priority given the work load I handle.
Played a series of Fooseball game and won most of them.

Overall had a very great day and it ended almost great!

I finished my last fooseball game and rushed to catch cab at 7PM. Most of our cab was full except two seats - one beside me and one somewhere in the back. There was this cute girl, who looked amazing btw, came into the cab. Fortunately she took the seat next to me.  :)
I was listening to Radio before she boarded. I slowly unplugged the earphones from my mobile phone as she took the seat. It so happened that I knew this girl before and  I met her in a Team outing.

I being a social person, initiated the talk with a "Hi". She responded back and we started conversing.
She reminded where we met and I ,as if don't remember, was pretending to have hard time recollecting her :)

I asked about her college etc ( she joined as a fresher btw) and then came this question out of no where - How much experience you have? :)
Normally I would not mind to answer this question to any boy, but this girl being a fresher I was a bit reluctant. I jokingly said - This is not a question one should ask, hinting my inconvenience.

I asked why you want to know that and she replied "to find the relatedness". :)
I thought to myself - "If you want to relate to me, you can ask infinite question but why the one parts me away from you :P

I replied with my actual experience and told that I will be a super senior to you.

There was a bit chemistry in air and some uncomfortableness in her before asking this question. And once i answered her, she became very relaxed as if no threat from me ( If you know what I mean :D ) and the discussion went in a totally useless way from my perspective.

I wished at that point that I would have had less experience or I would have lied!!

Experience is making me lose.
Hope I still have chance with this gorgeous girl. :)

Urs,
Vish


 

My First Video

I have been longing to make a video since my college days and the time was now, after 4 years, with the help of my new colleagues Akhil Mehta and Neha Agarwal.

The theme of this video is "I Love Qualcomm".

Well... I am new to Qualcomm and as of now, yes I do Love Qualcomm...
Only time will tell me about the intensity of this feeling! :)

This video is of 1 minute duration and is taken for a contest for which actual duration should be less than 15 seconds.

-Vish

Ela Ela

Ela Ela -- Panja
Lyrics: Chandrabose


Ela Ela Ela Ela Naalo kalaa chupedela
Edarilo godarila nalo alaa aapedela
Ee maayani nammedi elaa
ee maataneee cheppedela
nee parichayam lona ponda janma maralaaaa

huveyyyy huveyyyy heyyaaaaaa

huveyyyy huveyyyy heyyaaaaaa

Ela Ela Ela Ela Naalo kalaa chupedela
Edarilo godarila nalo alaa aapedela

Ninna loni nimisham ayina gurtu raade ee kshanam
neti loni sambarana urakalese jeevanam
ee snehame varam
ee bhavame nijam
idi telupabote bhasha challedu ila

naa basha lona tiyyandanam
naa baata lona pachandanam
pasi papa laga navve gunam
nee valle nee valle
veligindi naa needa nee needa lone cheralani
uuhallo payanalu cheyalani
ee paravasham lona nilicha praana shilalaaa


Ela Ela Ela Ela Naalo kalaa chupedela
Edarilo godarila nalo alaa aapedela
Ee maayani nammedi elaa
ee maatani cheppedela
nee parichayam lona ponda janma maralaaaa

i wanna hold you
i wanna hold you in my heart
i wanna hold you
i wanna hold you in my heart