There was a time - till very recent, in fact - when an idea by itself wasn’t enough. You could have the most compelling insight into human behaviour, the clearest understanding of a broken process, the most obvious gap in a market, and it still wouldn’t matter. If you couldn’t code, your idea … [Read more...]
Work Without Walls
What if the way out isn’t to escape your work - but to redesign your relationship with it? It catches people off guard when I say it, which tells me it’s still not a common idea: “My work doesn’t feel like work.” I’m not being flippant. I don’t mean that my days are spent in luxury, detached from … [Read more...]
Return the Cart: What Small Acts Reveal About Us
It happens quietly in parking lots across Canada. You’ve loaded the last of your groceries into the trunk, closed the hatch, and the cart stands there - empty, idle, waiting. What you do next might feel inconsequential, even mundane. But this moment, however fleeting, is the stage for a small … [Read more...]
The Cost of Now, The Price of Later
There is no shortage of advice on how to live a meaningful life. Invest in yourself. Nurture your relationships. Find purpose. Cultivate harmony between your work and your life. Practice mindfulness. And none of these are wrong. In fact, each of them is a profound investment in a life well … [Read more...]
What the Temple Bell Reminds Us to Remember
Every Hindu temple has a bell. It’s almost always the first thing you encounter - a small ritual before the rituals begin. A rope, a ring, a sound. For years, I did it without thinking. A polite, almost mechanical motion before stepping into the main hall. But over time, that bell has come to … [Read more...]