by Kabir Sehgal | Nov 10, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 367 words. Do you know who Nathanael Ankeny is? I didn’t know about him until 2 weeks ago. Spotify suggested that I listen to his 2023 album. I liked it. So, I created this 5-slide meme that praised his music – and I posted it...
by Kabir Sehgal | Nov 3, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 310 words. I wrote this article. Harvard Business Review said was one of the 30 most influential in its 100-year history. So, I wrote a follow up article, expecting they’d publish it. Nope. My editor had left. The new editor wanted...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 27, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 275 words. The rock band R.E.M. was at a crossroads in the mid-1990s. The band had defined the alternative rock sound of the 80s & early 90s. But they were in a creative rut. Their signature sound, built on jangly guitars & introspective...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 20, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 331 words. I’ve written this newsletter for 177 consecutive weeks. Let’s do some math.177 editions x 7 ideas a week = 1,239 total ideas that I’ve shared over ~3.5 years. I’ve talked about my music or books ~62 times or...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 13, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 259 words. My dad arrived early for his 9 AM doctor’s appointment. But the doctor made him wait until 9:45 AM.Dad didn’t like that he had to wait so long.👉🏽 So, this is what he did. Now when dad arrives, the doctor waits outside to...
by Kabir Sehgal | Oct 6, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 311 words. When I worked in banking, everyone was a quick call away. If my New York-based client had a problem with a deal in Indonesia, I’d call my colleague in Jakarta. My colleague would pick up. We’d solve the problem...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 29, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 259 words. The Chief Marketing Officer of a Fortune 500 company called me: “Whom would you suggest to write music for our commercial?” I had 3 ideas. 1. An established composer. 2. An emerging composer. 3. A student composer. ...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 22, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 375 words. President Jimmy Carter is like an uncle to me. In the 1960s, my immigrant dad arrived at Auburn University & rang the bell. Lillian Carter (Jimmy’s mother) opened the door. She was the dorm’s housemother. She...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 15, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 299 words. I don’t watch TV. I don’t scroll social media. I don’t join boards. I don’t go to parties or events. I don’t have dinners with friends. (well, I’ve had 2 this year) I sit in my cave studio...
by Kabir Sehgal | Sep 8, 2024 | All, Seven Point Sunday
Read time: 1 minute, 302 words. When it comes to social media, I’m an early adopter but late bloomer. I joined Facebook in 2004 – weeks after launch. I infrequently used it. In fact, I only “got serious” about social media about 12 weeks...
