Solopreneurship

On Introductions I've generally realised and come to terms with the fact that my reaction times suck. That is to say, if you took a shot at me, I'd not know what to come back with immediately. Much like George in S8E13 - The Comeback, I'd have a comeback a while later in a rather very unhelpful way. But the problem spans beyond comebacks. I am a thinker by nature. So I'd have a brilliant way to present my thought - if I have sufficient time. But if you put me in a spot and asked me to describe my thought, I'd end up underwhelming. I generally prepare and rehearse multiple times to make sure I don't disappoint. ...

I keep reading about how India is really moving up the ease of business list. That's nice to read but it doesn't seem to translate very well to common people like me, though. As a citizen of the country, it should be relatively simple for me to setup a company there. Even as a non-resident, it should be simple. Am non resident, but my passport is still Indian. So that is my home, irrespective of anything. I usually don't want to rethink this, but often times the way things work in India are so annoying, that I can't help but think if that's really my home. ...

Success is an elusive metric. What does it mean to succeed? I've pondered over this question a few times. I avoid reading this stuff up, though. So whatever follows here on are my own thoughts. Some influenced me, but mainly as they occurred in my head. They must be naive, for most of you. What is Success? According to a dictionary, Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Let me, then, start with my purpose. For a long time, my only aim in life has been to live free, to pursue my curiosities while not worrying about financials. My interests aren't at the scale of solving world hunger or climate crisis. They are much simpler - build a robot or two, teach kids basic sciences, invest in people who need a break, write a book, pursue my own idea of spirituality and so on. These are highly selfish pursuits, too - I don't have any grand visions of philanthropy. ...

So I quit my job. And have decided not to search the market to get back into a grind. And thankfully, the wife can keep her job and become the "breadwinner" of the family. That's a relief - to not have to worry about food on the table and the bills. I wanted to be running my own business back when I was in high school - circa 1998. I didn't even know "entrepreneurship" as a term. People around me back then didn't start their own businesses. And even if they did, it was a shop in the market selling/re-selling something. It had nothing to do with selling their skill - selling was the skill. I knew I didn't want to do that. But I didn't quite know what else I could do. ...