Thanks for sharing your perspectives so candidly, Shreyas! I am about to found my own business and as someone who is obsessed with growth, it is so helpful to be reminded of building for the right audience. That means taking a deliberate, authentic approach to the work that we put out there. Very timely reminder, and I appreciate it even more so today.
I exactly feel the same way, I always have this fear when I'm doing something new and constant thing to prove and cannot accept if there will be any negative feedback.. I always want to great in work .. But now that I'm at 32 .. I do not want to fear and be anxious about these things and stress myself... What kind of actions can we take?
Love that Shreyas shares this wisdom in such short videos. It's probably taken him years to learn these tactics. Pure gold and also so selfless of him to share this.
I resonated with what you said about tying your identity to your craft, and how that attachment brings fear. Coming from a middle-class background, I think we're conditioned to believe that our work defines who we are… it takes a conscious effort to overcome this!
Sir, I'm fresher I have had a career gap for a year, during that time I researched the career path that was aligned with my personality and then I ended up with PM, business analyst, and consultant kinda roles because I'm lack in communication skills these kinds of job roles while definitely will improve my cons, I did some udemy courses about product management requirement gathering, data analysis etc related to these roles, could you give me your suggestions to what to do next?
Love it, what a great lesson, concise and on point! Thank you 😊 Interestingly mediation and running has really helped me to focus and think better as you called! In fact most of my good ideas jump on me while running 😎
This is a spiritual dimension. And rightly so... Ashtavakraa Gita talks about this only where Ashtavakra says that you are supposed to become "shakshi/Drahsta" where you observe yourself and your thoughts. You are the solitary witness of all that is, forever free. Your only bondage is not seeing this." (Ashtavakra Gita, Chapter 1, Verse 7) That your true nature is pure awareness, observing all phenomena without being affected by them. This witnessing consciousness is not involved in the actions or experiences, but simply aware of them.
“Can you dissociate your thoughts from your identity “ … hmmm - how is identity separate from thoughts ? Isn’t identity of a person essentially a sum of their thoughts
I think the question may be - “can your higher brain evaluate the autonomic thoughts generated by the lower brain “ Perhaps also related to the “adult baby” concept ( ie : the higher brain is not yet well developed / or not able to intervene in the lower brain thoughts in a timely fashion )
I have been using this principle to avoid going to boxing classes for years. So many friends and colleagues start boxing as a way to get fitter and then end up with twisted ankles, sprained wrists, and all kinds of injuries. I took a decision 5-6 years back to completely avoid it.
In some countries, skiing or snowboarding, is not just a sport. It’s an activity you do during holidays or weekends that involves MANY things. But I get how in the Bay Area all the romance gets stripped out. And you end up queuing, paying a lot and eating badly. Anyway, hobbies and sports are difficult to rationalize. But you will be surprised how many people injured themselves at the gym or doing yoga! 🙂 (I hope we all agree we should all do some sort of sports)
Love the idea, and it definitely applies to many things in life. It happens to be that for skiing, I personally don't get the same adrenaline rush from anything (other than driving my car very very fast on some windy roads (which we can all agree is way more risky)), so for me skiing is definitely worth the risk for me. But the point is a great point and can be applied to many things especially at work. Sometimes we need to take a step back and ask 'are we sure that the whole project is worth it in the first place?'
This is precisely my reason for not going skiing! I figured out early on that the risk of getting hurt while skiing will impact my ability to stay healthy for the foreseeable future, and the reward (and cost) was not worth it. If you align your actions with your goals, you can avoid the FOMO.
peer-pressure summarized very well. those who don't know themselves get influenced/triggered by every other instance and indulge in meaningless pursuit. shallow lives, victims of mindless consumerism.
Thanks so much for all the helpful videos, Shreyas! I love your content. What if in B2B product, and even for white-labeled business, sometimes it’s not easy to ask all your customers and customers of the customer. How do I know when is enough to give me an idea that this pain from a few customers is universal or a majority case?
Thank you for deep dive on influence! May i ask if you can share more about how did you learn the art of influence? What helped your to level up? Thanks!
I completely agree with your insights, Shreyas-humans still lead the way in creativity, empathy, and decision-making, areas where AI cannot yet replicate our depth or intuition.
Most of such babies are not open for coaching/feedback - makes it difficult for them to come out of their own trap spoiling the culture of the organization. Another hint to identify such babies is to observe how they behave with their superiors - these are from a typical lot of 'yes boss'.
Nice message. But what are thoughts on perceived or real stagnation? I mean I might be happy now, but maybe I think that if I don't make a change then I won't be happy down the road.
That insight about people erroneously equating acknowledgement of peak happiness as being content with what you have at that point in time is so spot on. I think there is some cultural nuance as well. People from some cultures are raised to think of always striving for more success/ money whereas some cultures focus on being happy and content.
Really like the format and insightful content. Please keep producing them! BTW, Diana Smetters, who has worked with both of us, mentioned in some context that our styles matched. And based on just what you said about yourself in this video, I can see that she was on to something 😀
I once took a sabbatical for a few months but i was sooo nervous and scared that employers might question the gap in resume or i might not find a job if i take too long a break (took 7 months overall but there was always a fear in the back of my mind) Do you think taking 1+ year break might be perceived badly or make it harder to find a job in a tough market?
I am 25 years old and have started following after I saw your session on PMCon'24 at MS. Great work. Love your content ♥ I am not sure if this is good or bad, but I experienced what you described in this video (the car example) at a very young age. Probably at 24-25 years and nothing is actually making me happy more than a week or 2. So, I don't do everything that I desire for and work for a very few things only if it is really needed and would actually create an impact. I feel this realization is good as I'm aware of what I want and why I want but this process of me thinking (sometimes overthinking) about this is making me feel old amongst others. 😟
Thinking about is there any other state falling into this category? If yes, what is this category? * all basic emotion state falls into this category, such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, anxiety, clamness, and disgust. You either have it or not. It’s not a spectrum.
thanks for sharing this shreyas. Right now, I am happy infact very happy, but bored. So, irrational decisions generally are taken because of boredom not just trying to being happier.
I often ask myself these questions whenever I buy something new, or seek a new opportunity and they bring tremendous clarity to my decision making. 1. Do I need it? 2. Will I use it? 3. Can I afford it?
The candid story definitely gives a lot of insight into how the majority of people may think. Curious as to what would you think are some of the right reasons to want to something. And what would be a good enough reason now for you to pursue something now that you have learnt from the past.
