GEEKJUGGERNAUT BLOGS
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Working Backwards: Turning Vision into Action
(This is part 2 of Begin with the end in mind blog, link follows below in the article) How starting from the finish line brings clarity to every step ahead Imagine starting every project by writing the headline for a press release announcing its success before you build a single feature. This is the essence…
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The Sculptor’s Secret: Begin with the End in Mind
The Sculptor’s Story Long ago, there lived a sculptor known across kingdoms for his ability to turn stone into life. One day, the king invited him to create a grand statue of himself to be unveiled during the royal festival. The sculptor accepted the challenge with quiet confidence. A massive block of rock was brought…
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Play the game, the Score will Follow
Working on the Game, Not the Scoreboard There’s a funny story of a father and son who go to watch a sports event. The son, who doesn’t know much about the game, depends on his father to explain what’s happening. The match begins, and while everyone’s eyes are on the players, the father keeps watching…
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The Pygmalion effect: How our expectations become creation
A few days back, I attended an evening get-together where a group of people were preparing for professional certifications. It wasn’t a typical training session. This one was about exploring the leadership potential in each of us. The mentors spoke to the students as if they had already cleared their exams. The energy in the…
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Design your Environment, Shape your productivity
Productivity Isn’t Willpower — It’s Environmental Design You sit at your desk, determined to focus. The to-do list stares back with quiet defiance. You tell yourself this time will be different, no distractions, no scrolling, just deep work. Then the phone lights up. A message pings. The room feels slightly stuffy. You shift in your…
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From Illusion to Intention: Seeing beyond the Mirage of Busyness
I used to love the Justice League cartoon series as a child. Loved the way all the superheroes would team up to fight the super villains, spoiling the villains plan to take over the world. In one particular episode, the heroes are accidentally transported into a parallel universe, a world that looks just like Earth,…
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The Restless Genie: Our Mind as a Continuous Thinking Machine
A story about a farmer, a saint, and the powerful machine we all carry within. The Story of the Farmer and the Genie In a small village, there lived a hardworking farmer who owned fertile lands. Farming kept him busy, yet he always wished he had good help to ease the load of work. One…
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Power of Identity and habits
We Are What We Do: Habits, Identity, and Lasting ChangeWhy lasting habits are less about goals and more about who we see ourselves to be. Habits Beyond Outcomes Habits rule our lives. They shape almost everything we do. Most of our day runs on autopilot due to the habits we have built. This has elements…
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Linear vs. Non-Linear: Embracing Setbacks, Surprises and Growth
We often imagine life as a linear journey: study hard, get a good job, climb the ladder, settle down, and eventually retire. This straight path feels comforting because it promises predictability and order. It gives us milestones to chase and a sense of control. We don’t like to have errors in our journey. We don’t…
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The No instruction way to productivity
Productivity is that elusive thing in our stressed out world, everyone claiming to know what it is while not many having a clue on what triggers it. There are many hacks and how to’s written about them. Heck, we live in a world obsessed with instructions, on what to do and how to get breakthroughs…
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