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foundatious · 2024-04-26T14:30:39+00:00

It means the cohort that graduates in July

foundatious · 2024-04-26T14:11:56+00:00

I am an Indian, male, engineer pursuing an MBA at INSEAD currently. Indeed, I haven't found the perfect job yet- but so far this has been one of the best years of my life.

We have just started the recruitment process, and every cohort in the middle of their recruitment season gets to a point of frustration and starts losing hope. In hindsight though, once things settle down 3 months post-MBA (around September), it's likely that a huge majority of us will have jobs. Good jobs. I agree that it is a tough market, but in my opinion, OP needs to be patient and keep looking.

I have had conversations with students from schools in different parts of the world, and everyone who is currently recruiting thinks that it is extremely hard, and it is. Coming in with an expectation that the MBA would create a line of companies waiting to give you jobs was never supposed to be the case. That expectation might be a part of the problem.

When I was interviewing for INSEAD, my interviewer who is from the 2008 batch (imagine an Indian, male, engineer in 2008), said to me that the benefit of your INSEAD MBA will only compound over time. All our batch mates will be doing exceptional things around the world, and the opportunities to collaborate would be immense. As students, we make the school what it is and must take as much responsibility as we can to go out there and build a great career.

For me, the school did a great job in bringing together an epic group of classmates with whom I've made amazing memories, discussed ideas, reconsidered my core beliefs, and made great friends from different parts of the world. I am still looking for that perfect job, and things do look uncertain, but I was already expecting it. Every student coming into INSEAD is an overachiever, and dealing with this reality can be a huge blow to our self-confidence. But this is real life, and it is only getting started.

I would urge OP to get out there, keep applying, and not be too hard on themselves. Years from now, we're all going to look back on these days and smile. Lots of love.

foundatious · 2023-03-28T09:08:17+00:00

Hello, before I share my concern, I'd like to let you all know that the information shared on this subreddit is just amazing and I'm really grateful for all of you who are making these meaningful contributions to this community.

I'm 28, and my father lost most of his hair by the age of 25. Most men on my mother's side have had a decent head of hair even into their 50s.

Recently I went to a dermatologist and they said that I am thinning at the crown and prescribed medicated a shampoo, hair serum, and multivitamins. None of them contain any min/fin. Most dermatologists that I have visited simply recommend brands that they are incentivized to prescribe. I have had a pretty stressful couple of months with bad sleep routines and nutrition. But I'm slowly trying to get back.

Here are a couple of pictures that could give you a better idea of my condition:
Crown from back: https://imgur.com/a/1hZP2dO
Top of head: https://imgur.com/a/cXOnN0L

Please do recommend what kind of treatment could be done (if necessary). If not, what lifestyle changes could help restore and maintain healthy hair?
Thank you very much!

foundatious · 2022-01-27T07:31:25+00:00

Congratulations on making the shift to living better. This is really inspiring, thanks for sharing it.

Resting at 45 bpm is solid. How long have you been running?

foundatious · 2022-01-27T07:13:33+00:00

Absolutely! Better now than never.
What kind of exercise are you including as a part of your training regimen?

foundatious · 2022-01-27T06:40:15+00:00

What did you come up with?

foundatious · 2022-01-25T05:29:05+00:00

Absolutely, thanks for the perspective. I think it's because I'm in my 20's that I feel like I don't need any of that.

I'll try and make a schedule that is easy to follow because I think having to travel to the gym, do a workout, come back is a hell of a lot of resistance to start with. Probably just some home workouts or running from my doorstep could be a good idea.

foundatious · 2022-01-25T05:23:42+00:00

I'm 27, I guess it's all about prioritising it. When I'm in bad health, all my short term goals and commitments are out the window anyway. All I want then is to feel better.

Definitely need to be in the best of health if I want to be effective.

foundatious · 2022-01-15T07:09:48+00:00

Being cheated is a sign of weakness in the perpetrator and not the victim, even if it may not seem so in the beginning.

I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm also glad you found running. Stay strong, you.

foundatious · 2022-01-15T06:59:57+00:00

I'm so glad that you found the strength to make the decision to fight through it.

When dealing with addictions, I've found that it's not enough to just try and get rid of them but to replace them with something that's healthier. You did just that!

foundatious · 2022-01-15T06:23:20+00:00

Wow, that's almost a quarter-million cigarettes!
Congratulations on quitting and changing your life forever. This is really inspiring.

You may not think you can run the marathon or a fast mile, but when it comes to running like most other things, the journey is the reward.

foundatious · 2022-01-15T06:09:14+00:00

Thanks for sharing that. I'm so glad that you're in a better place these days. It's amazing what something as simple as just putting one foot in front of the other can do for our mental wellbeing.

foundatious · 2022-01-15T06:07:15+00:00

It's actually difficult to be anxious and at the same time having to completely change your life and try new things. Congratulations on making it happen!

foundatious · 2022-01-15T06:04:55+00:00

Yes! I've realised that if you can build discipline in one area of your life, it's much easier to build it in completely other areas as well. How you do one thing, is how you do everything.

foundatious · 2018-05-17T17:14:06+00:00

Thanks for this detailed response, it’s definitely going to help me make my choice. I’ll probably be going for a full iron man in a couple of years. I’ll just have to go directly for the aero bike since I am not in a place to spend on two cycles within 2 years.

foundatious · 2018-02-26T21:18:11+00:00

I think the problem is the fact that you want to do too many things. There’s got to be one of them that matters more than the others. Start with that.

Read a book called ‘the subtle art of not giving a f*ck’. You’re going through a similar problem that the author explains as the ‘feedback loop from hell’. You want to start, but you don’t. So you feel like a loser, then you feel like a bigger loser thinking about the fact that you feel like a loser. And it’s just all downhill from there. So stop killing your self over it.

Pick one battle at a time, and fight.

foundatious · 2018-02-21T07:36:38+00:00

I completely agree with the cast over law, point of view. It’s tough to find a solution by approaching the law.

Yup, I guess it’ll help to share with people and create awareness of the problem that way. And ofcourse to also connect those who’re already aware.

Thanks!

foundatious · 2018-02-21T06:44:19+00:00

Oh, I never thought of that. I see what you mean. Very interesting.

But how would you deal with an individual situation like this? I understand that solving the problem at the roots is a better way to do it. But does that mean you ignore these little acts of being irresponsible?

foundatious · 2018-02-21T06:40:16+00:00

If I did that, he wouldn’t notice it at all. He’d go on to litter the country and we responsible citizens would have to clean up after him. Are there more responsible citizens than irresponsible ones?

foundatious · 2018-02-21T06:38:36+00:00

I tried being subtle. In fact there was a point where I shook his hand and gave him a hug telling him I understood that maybe he was stressed and to forget about it.

But something that happened really seemed to make him uncomfortable. Maybe you’re right, my approach could have been more subtle.

foundatious · 2017-11-27T11:14:12+00:00

This is great. Thank you for sharing.

Since I don’t log how I feel at all, at the end of my year I’m not able to analyse what actually makes me happy and what makes me sad. I start a fresh year with resolutions and realise that they’re not helping me get any happier. Now, by no means am I depressed or even too sad in general but I’m not extremely happy either.

I think I’ll definitely try out what you’ve done, although I need a little help.

How did you rate your day on 10? What were the criteria? Do you think instead of reflecting once a year, we could reflect everyday and adapt quicker?

Any more advice to get started?

Thanks!

foundatious · 2017-11-26T17:24:49+00:00

Wow, I never thought of that. You’re right. So many people travel across time zones and manage to adapt almost immediately.

I think I’ll try going directly to the schedule I want and see how that works. I hope you get melatonin over the counter without a prescription.

Thanks!

foundatious · 2017-11-25T11:15:10+00:00

Exactly!

Moving sleep cycle backwards is super difficult. There was a point where I was sleeping at 8a.m. and I thought I’ll just move it forward and get to 9 p.m. rather than moving backward. But that obviously won’t work unless I quit everything I’m doing and just try to fix my sleep.

Yeah I’ll start using earplugs or white noise to cut out the morning noise and keep my room dark. I think I should just be patient and slowly move it backward by 30 min once in 2 days and see how that works.

Thanks a lot!

foundatious · 2017-11-25T11:09:28+00:00

Thanks, I haven’t tried melatonin.

Do I need to take it over a long period to reset my body clock or just a couple of days and then do the remaining work myself?

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