Hello! In today’s post: Too many initiatives sometimes become about one person. The most well-intentioned group often becomes over-reliant on one or two individuals. In many cases to the detriment of that work. Having observed this in movements, networks, NGOs, trade unions – I had often told myself I would try to not go that […]
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Keep your email ONLY for important things. In concept. In your head. Once you’ve done that, you’ll notice the quality of your mailbox changing. And you’ll start finding it useful again in renewed ways. Your mailbox is one of THE most crucial tools in your online life. Whether one realises it or not. I don’t
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Many readers had things to say about last week’s post. Ranging from my friend who joked that the post felt like a mystery novel, to another who said they could sense the feelings I had described. Thank you. If you’re here for the first time, subscribe to my weekly newsletter Reading on email vs
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“How does Facebook know about me, enough to show me ads about my private needs?” Doing workshops amongst students and young people meant dealing with a lot of their questions, thoughts and feedback. In an earlier post, I described my methodology in training over 1000 individuals in the central Indian region of Vidarbha. Especially in
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“Didi, that was a really good session. Thank you. But can I ask you a question in private?” “Sure. “ “If all incoming and outgoing SMSes from a phone are being watched. Then.. Is there a way to get rid of it? To stop it all?” “There might be a few ways. Can you tell
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Hello! Last week I started my first post with an email list of five – filled with mostly test accounts. 🙂 A week later, I’m glad to have interested people signing up. A warm welcome to you again. In last week’s post I introduced two series of writings that I have planned. Today, I begin
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Hello! So do you already know about my newsletter? 🙂 It gives me much joy to tell you that it is nearly setup, enough for me to make a small humble start. In my first post today, I’m simply going to tell you about TWO key ideas that I’m working on. Expect to see more
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