Nowadays, it is very rare to see anyone writing with a pen or pencil (other than students). Writing has become a rare thing. I was invited to attend a lecture on Handwriting analysis in the IIMB alumni association monthly meeting. The lecturer, who is running a Handwriting Analysis institute asked the members present to write a paragraph with a pen. He then analyzed two of the handwriting and gave a quick analysis of the persons on their emotions, traits etc., I asked him a question - "where in...
Sitting Late v Working Late - Rejoinder
Working late and Sitting late - it differs, like Office Hours & Working Hours. People say that I spend 15-20 hours a day in office, but effectively they would have worked/spent 6-7 hours. If you have work and sit late (having not able to complete in the regular office timing) to complete your tasks, it is fine. But you need to be conscious that you were putting all your efforts towards your tasks during your normal office timing. These sort of situations will be occasional. If it is regular,...
Tax planning
Come March, all will march towards our consultants to reduce our tax liabilities. Though we know that this is the same case, every year, we will start our planning only during the last month of the year or the last month the employer !Here are some thoughts on saving some money from tax:a. Do not invest for the sake of saving tax. For example, you...
Time Management
I got the following mail from my friends....and wanted to discuss.***********************************************************************Mail sent by Narayan Murthy to all Infosys staff:It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on... PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing...And who's at work? Most of them ??? Take a closer look...All...
RBI announces rate cut
D.Subbarao, the RBI governor has announced a rate cut of 50 basis points (pbs) on the repo & reverse repo rate on 4th March 2009. Now the repo rate stands at 5% (earlier 5.5%) and the reverse repo stands at 3.5% (earlier 4%). These rates, a year ago were 7.75% and 6% respectively (in Jan 08). During mid-2008, the repo rate was around 9%, while the reverse repo was pegged at 6%.Okay, what does this reduction in the rates signifies?If you recollect my earlier blog on the Third Quarter Review of...
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