Product Manager

Consultant

It's still hitting me. Gonna work till 2. 3 if I keep wasting time rn.

Founder

Software Engineer

Staff Engineer

Ye bumble wale ice breakers yaha bhi aane lage😭😂

Was going through my old mobile which i stopped using from 2019. Got a smile looking at the gallery and hidden photos and listening to old phone recordings and wondering how the hell did i manage this phone for 5years in my college

Software Developer

Product Designer

The fact that the world runs on scams. People with no skill sitting at the top bragging about how skilled they are yet the only thing they are skilled in is talking.

Kids laughing on the streets. I do often smile seeing them smile

My motorcycles do make me smile. After a tiring day, when I go for a short spin or on the weekends when I go  practicing.

Senior software engineer

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[Thread] Things that made you smile lately

[Thread] Things that made you smile lately- Grapevine

Lately, walking in the garden and watching birds chirp in the morning has become an underrated thing that I find deep happiness in. 

Even late night walks are becoming interesting with an ice-cream at hand and the wind blowing in my hair. 

What about you all?

[Thread] What are the little things you find happiness in?

Drop the one small thing that made you feel good today.

Often we look for “happiness” while we rush through life like there will be time later to pause and enjoy. Little moments should be cherished and enjoyed - makes the day to day more meaningful. 

Mine: 

1. 5 small red roses and 3 white roses in the balcony. Waking up to that felt good and makes me smile today.

2. 5 minutes in the balcony and the morning sun. therapeutic!

What made you smile today?

An important meeting cancelled. Woke up to the cancelled invitation on my email.

Analyst

Growth manager

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

Achieved a sweet mark of 1L on my MF investments. FYI, a 20 year old guy started off with corporates.

Big chunk of this came from investing a small amount as SIP from pocket money. Portfolio got a boost cuz of new job new money(last 3-4 months).

Small wins/moments of happiness

For me, it's the unexpected connections and experiences that bring the most joy.

I'm from Satara, Maharashtra, and work at a small startup in Bengaluru. Back in 2022, during a solo trip to Madurai, I met a Japanese traveler in a restaurant. We only had 15 minutes to chat—mostly about food, as we both love exploring different cuisines. I casually invited her to visit my hometown.

Fast forward two years, we stayed in touch, discussing food over WhatsApp. She even opened an Indian restaurant in Japan last year! In September, she and her husband visited Satara during Ganesh festival, and I got the chance to show them the 'untold India'—our culture, traditions, people, and of course, food.

On the first day, my family was a bit hesitant to interact with them. But by the second day, thanks to Google Translate, my mom and they started connecting. My mom even taught her some authentic Maharashtrian dishes, and now she’s planning to add them to her restaurant's menu in Japan!

It was truly one of the happiest experiences of my life.

What’s your happiest memory?

What makes you happy?

A friend of mine complemented me today, 
Felt unusually great
Gentle reminder: sweet complements to other won't hurt

Random compliments make a day better

Whichever genre, language, timeline


I'll go first - Ishq tera tadpave and Akhiyan Udeek Diyan

[Thread] Which song(s) put you in good mood in an instant?

When was the last time you gave a compliment to a guy, and for what reason?

I have been a little caught up with numerous things in my life lately and have finally found some free time to open up myself to new experiences. 

I had a wishlist of shows and movies that I wanted to watch but as soon as I start watching them, I get bored and feel like turning it off. 

No, its not the content
No, its not the genre
No, its not the actors
No, its not the taste either

This is pretty ironic as considering the fact that I have spent a fair share of my youth chasing academics and career, my heart had always craved for life experiences. I had to let go of the woman I loved simply because I was too focussed on my JEE. I wont be able to forgive myself for that EVER. It almost felt like I had lost a limb, without which , I would be rendered disfunctional. Thats a separate story tho.

Nothing excites me (yep nothing)
Nothing amuses me 
Nothing feels lively

I have no clue where my life is headed

I understand that as we age, our triggers of happiness change. I have put concious efforts into knowing what those new triggers are. But I cant find any plausible sources of happiness.

I am performing pretty well with my career.
Even got a double digit hike.
But didnt feel that kick of joy.

Have I approached a dead end?

Losing Interest In New Things

Data engineer

I usually hang out at this cafe with my friends and  alone sometimes. I visited this cafe after 2 weeks and the cafe was filled. Luckily, my favourite spot was available, and I took it. I sat there quietly for a min or so. The waiter got my usual order without even asking for it, which is a glass of water with ice and blue chamomile tea. I smiled at him and said thank you. He said good evening and enjoy the tea. :)

The blue chamomile tea 👇

Little joys of life

When was the last time you laughed so hard that you had tears in your eyes? What was it about?

Growth Manager

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Current favourite:
1. Cred X Orry
2. Slice (Drink) X Katrina
3. Lenskart X Karan Johar (Won't lie Tanmay is doing a great job)
4. Sharktank Promo was great as well

[Thread] Best ads that you saw recently

[Thread] What's something that didn't workout and NOW you are glad it didn't

Looking back I am glad that the plan of stopping with a single child didn’t workout as expected. I didn’t know that it would just double the happiness, both for us and our elder child.

Tech lead

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Lately there's a lot of negativity in general with layoffs, funding winter etc. PM as a function is one of the roles that's faced the brunt of it.

So this post is just to share our appreciation towards any product based out of India that we used/using daily to just create a bit of positivity in this environment.

Let me start with
1) Porter - Had to shift recently. Wonderful experience  managing the whole process through the app.
2) Urbanclap - Seemless process from booking a house cleaning service till the final rating and closure of request.
3) Yulu - Was stranded in a metro station with no Auto or bike taxis accepting my ride of 2 km. This came in as a savior with the app guiding a first time user to use a bike without breaking sweat.

Do share yours as well!

Product Appreciation Post

Have you experienced joy so profound, that it brought tears to your eyes?

[Thread] What is your favourite thing about yourself?

[Thread] How did you get fooled today? Drop your stories as the day progresses.

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A software engineering joke which made you smile ?

So I am a frequent Uber Shuttle user.

I have travelled with the same driver a couple of times in the morning and very recently travelled with him for the first time in the evening while going back home.

As soon as he saw me board the bus, he turned around and smiled at me with a lot of happiness in his eyes as if he had seen an old friend.

It has been some time since this happened but I still remember his face and name since then since it is such a pleasant memory for me.

Some people are truly pure souls and I hope there are more such people in our world.

I for sure have learnt this from him.

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