Random musings

Well it seems that I did ok and my friend will continue talking to me ;) It so happened that Anju had booked tickets for an AR Rahman show for yesterday evening. And then a close friend’s hubby had his b’day yesterday and we planned a surprise Barbeque party for him. There was another friend who was visiting Singapore and he wanted to meet. And on top of all that Sundays is the day for housework and we usually make it a point to stay indoors on this day. Keeping all this in mind I planned to meet my friend from India for lunch and then do some stuff around and then take him to the Barbeque party. After making him comfortable the idea was that we would push off to the Rahman show. But then my friend from India called me the day before yesterday and threw all my planning out of the window. He had purchased USS and various Sentosa tickets and wanted me to come along. The tickets were pretty expensive and they conflicted with my previous plans. This last minute developmen...

I was watching an interview with Prof Joseph L. Bower . He spoke of a few interesting points to help develop your career. However what impressed me the most was his response to the question “How do you maintain a work-life balance??”. I have struggled managing my time and being organized. Being exposed to individuals who do this well exposed my failings even more. My wife for example has stayed late in the office only 4 times in the last 2 years. And that hasn’t prevented her from get her job done and exceptional appraisals. Looking back I saw pattern in my disorganization: I tend to misplace stuff, tend to waste too much effort perfecting something that’s not worth the effort, a habit of sometimes taking on more than I can chew and also the occasional failure to say no. After having identified some of the issues I attempted to get some order into my life and achieved some progress and I want to believe that I am much better off than I was say a few years back. But in p...