I am sure you too, like I, have a few people that you look forward to talking to. For me, they tend to be folks who have great wisdom that I can learn from. Most are younger than me but ways ahead of me in terms of questioning commonly accepted social norms, fearlessness in crafting their own ways, sheer independence in thinking and the ability to argue two sides of an argument.

Today was such a person’s birthday – Uttara. We spoke for the better part of half an hour and I came away re-inspired to question everything that I do and get a deeper understanding of my own biases. We talked a lot about the default mode we set ourselves in when it comes to spending the most valuable and the most personal assets we have – our time, our body and so on.

Right after that talk, I went for a run and put on a talk by Rory Sutherland on my Airpods. Usually, after about 5-10 minutes, I get into the mood of running and tuck away my phone and Airpods in the waist pouch. Today, though, I got hooked on to the message. So much so, I listened to it twice during my run and then drive back home.

Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc9jFbxrkMk

Uttara, if you are reading this, you might find an interesting take he has, and some counter intuitive research studies on work commute!!