A year ago I wrote about an engineer who lost a $150k job and was driving for DoorDash, living in an RV. Last week, out of nowhere, I looked him up. He's now Head of Engineering at a startup. I felt relieved. Not just for him, but for everyone wondering when their number comes up. Wrote about what his story made me think about: identity, layoffs, and the version of yourself that exists outside the job.
Looking back at 2024
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Write a newsletter every week: that was my new year resolution for 2024. When I wrote my first newsletter on Jan 6th, 2024, I didn’t know if I... Continue Reading →
In Defense of Passive Writing
I cite instances where passive writing is superior to the active voice. If all writers concur that an active voice is better, why is passive writing still in use? If this were such a universal truism, it begs the question as to why so much of the business writing is overwhelmingly passive. I explore this at length and find ways to navigate the politically correct maze and still convey our truth.
Musings by Madhav 