by Kabir Sehgal | May 31, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 322 words. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was in Florida, after a stop at Boston Rotisserie Chicken. His friend was driving. A car suddenly cut across the lanes. They nearly crashed. His friend was shaken and angry. But Archbishop Tutu didn’t assume the...
by Kabir Sehgal | May 24, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 302 words. This Memorial Day, we salute those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. But we should also ask how more of us can serve. I was working in banking when I joined the Navy Reserve. My family was against it. But serving overseas showed me the...
by Kabir Sehgal | May 24, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 327 words. Last year, I made a lo-fi holiday album. Total cost: $0. It took me about three months to compose, arrange, track, edit, mix, and master the whole thing myself. Marketing budget: also $0. No ads. No campaign. No industry machinery. The...
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 | May 3, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 336 words. Word of the day: mudita. It’s the opposite of schadenfreude. Instead of taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune, mudita is taking joy in someone else’s success: Your friend’s album dominates the charts, and...
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 19, 2026 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 331 words. One of the most famous American composers started by playing songs in a cramped Tin Pan Alley office for $15 a week. George Gershwin’s inspiration didn’t come from isolating himself. It came from contact. With the city.With...
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....
