Pause and ask yourself: “Does this really need a response?” Little annoyances come and go. The irritation fades quickly if it is not indulged.

We rarely appreciate all that our enemies do for us. They test us and make us stronger. They exploit our flaws, motivating us to correct them. They show us what we do not wish to become. So many memorable lessons. What fine teachers our enemies are.

Krishnaswamy Subramanian from Thoughtworks will share his experience of running and managing 100+ #PostgreSQL instances across multiple environments at PostgreSQL India - the Postgresql Conference. Register at pgconf.in to catch this talk. #conferences #pgconfindia

Thanks for the opportunity PostgreSQL India

"The first, and hardest, step to wisdom: avert the standard assumption that people know what they want." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Why it is SELFISH to not worry more about the virus than other sources of risk even if it does not affect you as much. Individual precaution does not scale to collective precaution. [Adding to PRINCIPIA POLITICA]

#CoronaVirusUpdate 1. All existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas, stand suspended till 15th April 2020. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure.

Looking forward to talking in the #webinar on "Designing & building an inclusive hiring System" organized by nhrdbangalore on June 25th,7 pm Thoughtworks India Smitha Hemmigae #DiversityAndInclusion register.gotowebinar.com/register/29990…

We’re told that SARS-CoV2 emerged from nature. That’s very unlikely—a deadly and very visible instance of a Gated Institutional Narrative. Here the gate will kill many and push the world further into chaos by slowing the most promising vaccine research. minervanett.no/corona/the-mos…

When you sow good seeds, you will reap a bumper harvest. Super proud to let you all know that we have a second university gold medalist in two successive years. There can't be a more better way to say thanks to our sponsor College. facebook.com/1282381207/pos… #MaatramFoundation

With ppl you interact closely or even reconnect after a long time, you either feel they haven't changed much or have changed a lot; this seems to have a correlation with how they consider themselves (self image) either as I-know-everything vs there's-much-more-to-learn ! 🙂

Eventually, you need to go the breadth to go the depth #systemsthinking

Wonder for those who resort to extravagant flattery to secure their place in a system, if it were a matter of choice. If only they could realise it.

Request the concerned department to ensure proper milling of existing narrow road at 43rd street, AshokNagar before relaying them tonight Greater Chennai Corporation we had 3 feet of water inside our homes during 2015 #chennaifloods

With shortage of staff a regular at post offices, can India Post look at putting self service kiosk for speed posts ? It takes avg 45 mins of standing waiting for your turn at #Chennnai #AshokNagar; #covid makes it worse.

Ok...Lockdown announced in TN. Groceries store and Vegetable shops will be open till 12 noon during the lockdown. Absolutely no necessary for panic shopping today and tomorrow. Mask up and stay safe.

Surprised that a brand like #Dyson accepts payment in their website and ships a product that is out of stock!! Ask Dyson Very poor customer experience!

Whenever you face a setback it's just reality's gentle nudge to wake you up from slumber !

My trust in Swiggy took a beating! I ordered food with abt an hour's time to catch a train. The estimated arrival time being 50 mins I cancelled within seconds to prevent any wastage. I am then charged 95% of the order amt (INR 940) as there is no refund policy! Swiggy Cares !