Take a pause with Varun Duggirala

Spotify just launched GreenRoom and while it may seem similar to Clubhouse & Twitter Spaces.. it might just give podcasters a clear way to connect their podcasts to the social audio phenomenon in a seamless way. All this and more on this week starter 🚀 episode of The Varun Duggi Show This is episode is available across all major podcast platforms Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Have you found your anchor in life? The thing that holds you steady in the sea of uncertainty in the world around us. And what could it be? I’ve found a few things that form my anchor and I share the insight behind them on today’s episode Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life (and there is stuff coming soon on Wednesday’s as well for the things in between)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok, youtube… Basically everyone’s getting into social commerce and Netflix just opened an online store. Are we finally seeing the start of the “curator economy”? And what does that foretell for the dynamic between creators and brands? All this and more on this week starter 🚀 episode of The Varun Duggi Show This is episode is available across all major podcast platforms.Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life ( there might be something cooking on Twitter spaces soon too) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

In this episode of “The Varun Duggi Show”, I speak to actor & fellow podcaster Rytasha Rathore opens up on self-esteem issues that have plagued her as a young person growing up in the age of social media. And we look at exploring the connection between self-esteem and the ‘inner child’, , the role of societal expectations and social media creating standards that we feel we have to up to. We also dig into woke culture and how we still have a way to go when it comes to social issues such as body positivity and diversity. For anyone who has ever felt like an outcast, this one's definitely for you!This podcast is available across all major podcasting platforms Follow me @varunduggi on Instagram & Twitter for a lot more content. You can also watch & subscribe to watch the full video version of this episode & shorter highlight clips from this and more podcast episodes on YouTube at https://youtu.be/abXsNNMT87U Plus 📰 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter at www.varunduggi.substack.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Niche used to be a your friendly neighbourhood store or boutique, but now it’s the biggest player in the room. So how did that happen and what does that say about the future of business and also us as humans. This is episode is available across all major podcast platforms.Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life and starting June 2021 every Wednesday I’ll be going live on twitter spaces to discuss everything in between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Have you felt that your life is too busy & cluttered? That there are always more things to do than you can fit into the time you have? There may be a way ( based on the Eisenhower matrix) for u to declutter it and find some semblance of balance. Listen to the episode for more Link to the newsletter edition referred to in the episode https://varunduggi.substack.com/p/un-managing-your-time-and-the-eisenhower?r=7nuen&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copyFollow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life and starting ( sometime in) June 2021 every Wednesday I’ll be going live on twitter spaces to discuss everything in between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

What does the acquisition of MGM studios by Amazon tell us about the future of the entertainment business? Does the fact that Netflix will premiere more movies than anyone else in 2021 predict something we haven’t truly looked at from a macro pov? And where do the content creators of today fit into this new dynamic ? All this and more on this week starter 🚀 episode of The Varun Duggi Show This is episode is available across all major podcast platforms Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.com About the Varun Duggi Show The Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life and starting June 2021 every Wednesday I’ll be going live on twitter spaces to discuss everything in between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

What’s the first thing you do when u wake up in the morning? With most people ( including me till recently) you’d pick up your phone!! But what if there was a better way to start your day? A way that would help kick start your body and mind to be truly optimised for the day ahead. I’m digging into that in this episode of the Varun Duggi show and also connecting that to a concept I wrote about a while back on my newsletter . Dropping a link to that edition ⬇️ below .https://bit.ly/3frioQrThis is episode is available across all major podcast platforms https://beacons.page/varunduggi LINK IN BIO ✌🏽Follow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi ShowThe Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life and starting June 2021 every Wednesday I’ll be going live on twitter spaces to discuss everything in between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

Have you ever wondered what jobs will end up getting automated and which will scale and grow in the years to come? The answer might lie in the washing machine and a few other insights around it. Because the jobs of the future aren’t just about what you do, its what your job involves at a broader level and how your individuality might actually hold the answer. This is episode is available across all major podcast platformsFollow me across social media platforms @VarunDuggi And to be a part of my exclusive first draft idea base subscribe to my newsletter https://varunduggi.substack.comAbout the Varun Duggi Show:The Varun Duggi show is focussed on Work, life and everything in between... Monday’s will be about insights for work, Friday’s are all about Life and (starting June 2021) every Wednesday I’ll be going live on twitter spaces to discuss everything in between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

The wandering, tortured and aged picture of a poet is a common cliché. But modern poets today present a very different and diverse picture as individuals who’re channelling their feelings and experiences and amplifying it through poetry. One such writer, storyteller and poet is Yahya Bootwala (known for his viral 2017 piece “Shayad Wo Pyaar Nahi”), he left his 9-to-5 job at a fairly young age to follow his passion for poetry and storytelling. In this week's episode, he talks to Varun about the profound impact Imitiaz Ali’s characterizations of Ved and Jordan from Tamasha and Rockstar have had on his life, while also opening up about his learnings and sources of inspiration as a writer. Follow him on social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yahyabootwala/?hl=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPh9O59DttbiKQX9VmMXS9g0:00 Intro3:00 The beginning of Yahya’s journey as a poet 6:37 Varun & Yahya’s first dabblings in poetry 10:10 Yahya’s connection with Imtiaz Ali 12:56 Yahya on finding inspiration 14.33 The relationship between the poet and the audience 16:26 How to write better poetry 20:12 Finding your creative outlet 22:55 The Creator Animal and the Career Animal 26:57 On hope 30:15 Setting systems VS Setting goals 33:25 How Yahya tracks his growth35:08 How to hone your art by reading39:08 The demands of different formats of writing 40:59 The importance of validation 43:03 Yahya’s tips for poets 🌍 My website https://varunduggi.com/🎙MY PODCASTS:|| The Varun Duggi Show ||Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5RRxDb6EOTjAp7QqpW5xHUJioSaavn https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/the-varun-duggi-show-/1/FJ1GcoovR-0_|| Advertising Is Dead ||Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7vkZ0wYjLRDF80GZv2Pv25?si=-M-xnOdfR22dVGJuG-GiJAJioSaavn https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/advertising-is-dead/1/jnnBfsbEvUM_IVM https://ivmpodcasts.com/advertising-is-deadFOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/varunduggi/🐣Twitter https://twitter.com/varunduggi📝 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/varun-duggirala-31090313📰 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter on my website https://varunduggi.com/WHO AM I:Hello! I’m Varun Duggirala, content creator, podcast host and co-founder of The Glitch, now a leading New Age creative agency. I’m the host of Advertising Is Dead, on which I talk about the ongoing and ever-changing developments in advertising, media, content and entertainment. On my latest podcast The Varun Duggi Show, I pick the brains of some really interesting people - media personalities, entrepreneurs, influencers and more - for compelling conversations on what really makes them who they are. I also put out a weekly newsletter, Unschooled with Varun Duggirala.GET IN TOUCH:I’d love to hear from you! Write to me at ask@varunduggi.com or hit me up on social media!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message