Archive for January, 2012
Achieving formlessness – 1 week on
I’m doing OK so far. I remind myself everyday of my mission – to train myself not to take anything personally. I keep myself busy to refrain from thinking too much. Today I want to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while. Have you ever had the experience of not being [...]
Day 4 of Achieving Formlessness – Perception is Reality
Today adjusted salaries and bonuses were revealed. I realised that many people in the department seem unhappy with what they are getting. Myself, going by benchmarks I should be getting paid 50% more than what I am getting now. And based on performance appraisal I ought to be getting a promotion. But I got a [...]
Day 3 of Achieving Formlessness – Resolve
It’s the morning of Day 3 of my mission towards achieving formlessness. Yesterday night was an interesting night for me. It was full of 3 emotions – anger, disgust and happiness. Anger because the organisation’s performance appraisal system is shit – it does not form the basis for promotions. The promotions list was announced yesterday [...]
Days 1 & 2 of Achieving Formlessness – Struggling to stay afloat
So I started working on my 2012 goal of achieving formlessness by not taking anything personally. Day 1 has been quite a struggle to constantly remind myself at every step not to take anything from anyone personally at all. I find that making myself as busy as possible helps a lot, as it takes away [...]
Mastering the art of not taking anything personally
Hello world! It’s 2012 and I’m still alive! That’s a good enough thing to be thankful about – don’t take anything for granted. The very fact that you are still breathing and healthy means you are better off than the sick, the dying and the dead. These days, I’ve been trying to train myself in [...]
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