by Kabir Sehgal | May 17, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 370 words. It’s commencement season. Have you seen Roger Federer’s 2024 commencement address? It went viral for the obvious reasons. It was funny, graceful. But the real lesson wasn’t “work hard” or “follow your...
by Kabir Sehgal | May 10, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 387 words. I don’t want to be famous. I know that may sound odd or disingenuous. Given that I write a newsletter and post to social media every day. But that’s the price of having some relevancy in today’s attention economy.So,...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 26, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 350 words. Beethoven once planned to dedicate a symphony to Napoleon. He saw him as the embodiment of revolutionary ideals. Then Napoleon crowned himself emperor. Beethoven was so disgusted he withdrew the dedication. Same music. Different...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 12, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 386 words. Many of the best indicators aren’t the obvious ones. Want to know the quality of a restaurant?Check the ice.It tells you whether they pay attention to the little things. When artists reach out wanting to collaborate, I...
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 10, 2026 | All, Portfolio Career
Meet Ipsitaa Khullar. She’s a multi-careerist based in Mumbai, India. I met her over LinkedIn, and was fascinated with her career journey. I also enjoyed her music video with its intricate choreography and powerful vocals. This is how she navigates her careers....
by Kabir Sehgal | Apr 5, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 334 words. A man is riding a horse at full speed. Someone standing nearby shouts: “Where are you going?” The rider calls back: “I don’t know. Ask the horse.” I stopped when I came across this story. Because a lot of...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 29, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 319 words. James Stockdale spent eight years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He was tortured repeatedly. Later, he was asked: Who did not make it out? His answer: The optimists. The ones who said, “We will be out by Christmas.” Then...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 26, 2026 | All, Liner Notes, Music
I’ve been thinking about 2026 for a long time. My first book Jazzocracy: Jazz, Democracy, and the Creation of a New American Mythology was published in 2008. I researched the history of jazz music and why it is quintessentially American. Trying to define what is...
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 22, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 337 words. Valerie Plame spent years working undercover in places like Athens and Brussels. Even many friends and acquaintances did not suspect. Her husband later explained how she did it: Most people are interested in talking about themselves....
by Kabir Sehgal | Mar 15, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 305 words. Today is March 15. The Ides of March. So I find myself thinking about Julius Caesar. Not how he died. But how he once got kidnapped by pirates. They demanded 20 talents for his release. He laughed. He told them to ask for 50. Even as a...
