The Perceptionist.....

Below is a recent article published on 21st June 2024 edition of Herald Goa:

  What does it feel to start afresh? Exciting, anxious, nervous! Well, these are the common feelings or emotions encountered as we grapple with new opportunities or scenarios that come past our way.   Whether it is your first job, a new career, a new place or even a new skillset, there are countless instances in your life where you are often thrusted with new scenarios that spark a deviation from the normal state of affairs.   It may sound surprising, but it is often noted that quite a number of us get into defence mode and view these deviations as challenges that hinder us from achieving what we truly desire. But what if we could adopt a more holistic view and look at these challenges as greater opportunities for success? That’s right, if we choose to change our outlook towards these situations, not only do we attain new results – we leapfrog our way across the learning curve!   Many a times, we are caught up in our daily 9-5 routine that we have accepte...

We are soon nearing the end of the sixth month of the year 2023! Well, that was quite a fast one.  How have the months flown so quickly? And why do we feel as though we are caught up in this  never-ending spiral of unrealistic goals and ambitions? All of this goes to point out on how busy and dragged down our lives have become in recent times. With all due focus and attention given on meeting endless targets and deadlines at our workplaces, we have no choice but to admit that we are caught up in this so-called ‘hamster wheel’ of high  expectations everytime, everyday. It is no surprise that this has become a precedent of our lives, and  has shaped our relationships and interactions so much so that we have lost the true focus we need  on our personal wellbeing and the people around us.   More so than ever, our corporate cultures at workplace have played a key part in galvanizing this spiral of high expectations and demands. As companies worldwide seek t...

  Source: Time Magazine (time.com) In this article, I would like to discuss a subject often overlooked when reflecting upon matters affecting today’s modern-day workplace worldwide. It is a subject that affects all of us, especially those of us looking for jobs after having completed our higher studies at reputed educational institutions. We do not realize it until we have immersed our feet into the corporate world – a world with its unique set of challenges and adversities we need to entrust upon ourselves as we make haste with the realities of our current generation and era. There is no other better word to refer to this term we would have commonly heard about while at university or college in our localities – the so-called ‘Internships’ or ‘Apprenticeships’ as it is often referred to in the workplaces of our age. Internships or Apprenticeships are short-term work contracts that provide students or fresh graduates with the opportunity to immerse themselves in real-life practic...

It is one fine Friday evening. As the sun sets, a group of crows can be seen flying in circles preparing to head to sleep after a very long day. A lot of other birds, now absent to end the day with cheerful voices and a chorus of noises and sounds. The sound of bikes and vehicles fill the air as people head out happily from their houses for parties, weddings, the Sunburn festival as it is the month of December. As the sun has now gone beneath the horizon, a group of night insects and mosquitos join in to fill the village atmosphere as hill tops echo the pumping music around villages nearby. Dogs remain on their guard as gatekeepers of the night as occasional strangers make their way from around the vicinity. The cool village breeze blows around silently, adding in a new vibe and rhythm to the atmosphere. It is indeed a feeling of great joy to reconnect to the village of Parra – the place where both my blogs originated. A cacophony of voices, memories, lessons come to mind as I reco...

A couple of weeks back, I was deeply reflecting over some of the key happenings and events that shook the world in the last six months. As I spent my time, in mere introspection of these events right from the last straws of the pandemic, to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, the growing stagflation worldwide and the recent FTX scandal along with the massive layoffs at Meta and Twitter, it suddenly occurred to me that in all these scenarios, there was but one thing they all had in common - the never-ending 'uncertainty'.  Uncertainty or as I would put it 'an anxiety over what lies ahead in the future' is usually something that we encounter in our day to day lives and circumstances. Whether it is in our lives as students, as freshers, as working professionals or even as bachelors or spinsters - there are no dearth of examples to explain these small or minute instances of uncertainty that we encounter on a daily basis. This so-called 'uncertainty' forms a unique ch...