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Prateep Roy

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Tag: Life Journey

  • Why are Bengalis argumentative?

    Why are Bengalis argumentative? ADDA. Because they have something called an Adda. There is no perfect translation of Adda capturing its true essence. Google Translator translates it as a meeting place, a habitat, or a club. These descriptions, though, describe a few aspects of an Adda but do not completely reflect the meaning. It needs Read.

  • Expectation. Can we not get rid of this word?

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    Imagine the word ‘Expectation’ vanishes from your life. You have no expectation from anyone. Won’t you be happy? Won’t you be relaxed and cool about your life? One may argue that life without expectation will be boring and monotonous. True! That’s the flip side. But look at the pros. You have no expectation from your Read.

  • Did I defy my Ikigai as a child?

    Yes, I did. But first, what is Ikigai? I learned about Ikigai from a writing course hosted by Ankur Warikoo called ‘Make Writing a Career.’    It’s just amazing! On researching further, I found Ken Mogi, an authority on Ikigai, explaining it in his book, The Little Book of Ikigai. He explains Ikigai as ‘the Read.

  • What do you do when you turn 64?

    You fight with your wife, OR you learn new secrets from the kids? I chose the latter. It is better to learn new things from the kids and stay relevant. While I haven’t hung my boots, I have started to untie the strings. I haven’t gotten bored with my 30+ years in market research, but Read.

  • I play ‘life, life’ everyday.

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    Playing “life, life’ is a daily affair. There is no escape from it, and I love playing. Everyday, as I wake up, the ‘playtime’ tells me, ‘hey buddy, tighten your belt and get ready to play. It’s like any other game; you have a team, who-so-ever stays with you, you have a plan and a Read.

  • The biggest challenge in my life is to maintain simplicity.

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    I love proverbs and phrases. They help you catch the nuances of life. One of such proverbs I have heard/read somewhere that I try to adhere to in my life. The proverb is: “It’s very simple to be happy, but it’s very difficult to be simple”. A simply worded phrase, but worth a million words. Read.

  • Everyone who walked into my life left a mark. A positive mark.

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    As you grow older, you get wiser. Goes the saying. I would say, ‘as you grow older, there are more people who walk into your life and make you wiser’. Likewise, I would say, everyone who had walked into my life have made me wiser. I will not get into the debate of if I’m Read.