Get out of the bubble

After India's loss to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup, Jasprit Bumrah spoke about needing a break from the relentless schedule. Life in a bio bubble is challenging. You're away from family, you're playing sport at the highest level, and all eyes are on you.

Bubbles can get constrictive.

All of us live in some sort of bubble.

If you're privileged enough to do knowledge work, you're already living in a bubble. Whenever I converse with a cab or auto driver, I get slapped with a dose of reality. When I hear the challenges my maid faces or read about the lives of people who deliver my food or groceries, I am forced to reevaluate many things.

In the tech world, there is a lot of buzz on valuations and funding. And it's easy to get sucked into that vortex. Once in a while, speak to a bootstrapper or small business owner and ask them about their business. You'll realize there is a world where every sale matters and you can't stay in business if you don't make a profit.

In advertising, there were a lot of people who lived in an awards bubble and created work only for juries, and not the common man.

Staying in a bubble is comfortable as it's one way of avoiding reality.

Get out of the bubble. There is an entire world out there.