World Toilet Day, yes sir-ee, 19th November, a day observed as WTD since 2001. Come to think of it, how do you observe such a day. For us Indian this ain’t too far fetched, you can observe such a day by just heading to a railway station or a beach or the river banks or the streets and you get the idea that everyday in India is WTD.
Which probably brings about the significance of WTD!!!
But we in India don’t look at toilet issues as a problem maybe we have been inured to it. The average person visits the toilet somewhere between 6-8 times a day over the lifespan of a human this works to about 2-3 years of ones life. This probably ranks toilet issues with illiteracy, poverty, housing and how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Some additional statistics pretty similar to the ‘woodchuck’ one referred above; of the billion and upward population that India has today about 700 million and upwards defecate in the open. The statistics for the entire world as concerning toilet issues were at 2.6 billion, which puts India squarely responsible for one third of the toilet problem.
Elsewhere I happen to read that India is exporting portable toilets for the Chinese Olympics; ones that can be assembled and disassembled maybe the need is greater outside than domestic. Another country paranoid about terrorist attacks has built bomb-proof toilets maybe toilets are more valuable than human life - bomb bombs but toilets intact.
I don’t know maybe we have a sense of humour despite our deplorable disposition about the dearth of toilets; we have a toilet museum in India.
In terms of a business perspective, I think the toilet business is one that would never run dry provided you have a real killer of an idea to tap the turd market.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
passion and plunge
There is a time when most things looks promising and there is a time when fewer things look as promising.
For most of us folks from business school, a good bunch of us these ideas remain where they are that is in the head while for a few who do manage to make that leap reality hits around the corner.
The key crux where most ideas fail is that the idea needs to make money.
And if we are in the 25 to 30 age bracket, we could get excited about such a thoroughly boneheaded idea that we should not be surprised that it can't as much as remain afloat.
If you're going to spend years working on some business, you'd think it might be wise to spend at least a couple days considering different ideas, instead of going with the first that comes into your head. You'd think. But most us don't.
In fact, this is a constant problem. Part of the reason is passion, not for the fact you should be any less passionate about your idea but most times passion does not make you look at things objectively, for the love of the idea, you hope and imagine that the idea is good and it will work.
Actually passion should arise as you dig in deeper into the domain of work. You find data supporting your idea rather than looking for data that could support your idea.
My experience tells me this takes from anywhere between 1 to 3 years which is a fairly drawn out time, the real passion will linger or grow if you are in a position to pursue the idea this far and for such a length of time.
But if you're so impatient to get started that ten minutes of rearranging and culling data feels very long. The outcome should be no surprise a year or two later.
Another offtake on the idea that grows over a longtime is that big projects tend to grow out of small ones.
The key crux is not against that plunge, but recognizing that plunging into an idea does not make the idea work. Some get this faster than others. A part of the game is that practise does make you better, but you can also play smart.
For beginers keep passion at bay and don't plunge at the first idea.
passion and plunge have a direct connection if you recognise it you will get patient with your idea.
For most of us folks from business school, a good bunch of us these ideas remain where they are that is in the head while for a few who do manage to make that leap reality hits around the corner.
The key crux where most ideas fail is that the idea needs to make money.
And if we are in the 25 to 30 age bracket, we could get excited about such a thoroughly boneheaded idea that we should not be surprised that it can't as much as remain afloat.
If you're going to spend years working on some business, you'd think it might be wise to spend at least a couple days considering different ideas, instead of going with the first that comes into your head. You'd think. But most us don't.
In fact, this is a constant problem. Part of the reason is passion, not for the fact you should be any less passionate about your idea but most times passion does not make you look at things objectively, for the love of the idea, you hope and imagine that the idea is good and it will work.
Actually passion should arise as you dig in deeper into the domain of work. You find data supporting your idea rather than looking for data that could support your idea.
My experience tells me this takes from anywhere between 1 to 3 years which is a fairly drawn out time, the real passion will linger or grow if you are in a position to pursue the idea this far and for such a length of time.
But if you're so impatient to get started that ten minutes of rearranging and culling data feels very long. The outcome should be no surprise a year or two later.
Another offtake on the idea that grows over a longtime is that big projects tend to grow out of small ones.
The key crux is not against that plunge, but recognizing that plunging into an idea does not make the idea work. Some get this faster than others. A part of the game is that practise does make you better, but you can also play smart.
For beginers keep passion at bay and don't plunge at the first idea.
passion and plunge have a direct connection if you recognise it you will get patient with your idea.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Horse and Mount!
If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs
in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a
result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of
natural causes.
in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a
result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of
natural causes.
"longue lwisler"
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
toughest tongue twister in the English language.
toughest tongue twister in the English language.
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