The Golden Hour
Two weeks back a colleague of mine joined me for lunch at our cafeteria. I got to catch up on what was happening in his life and then we discussed about his project which then led me to an idea that I was able to implement on my project. This got me thinking as to why we don't treat these lunch hours as golden hours for reflection, building connections and exchanging ideas. Here I would like to build a case for the importance of the lunch hour. Lunches for me are special. That is my special meal of the day and I love to eat away from my desk at the cafeteria. There is no bigger pleasure than opening a lunchbox after a hard morning of focussed work and having a satisfying sumptuous meal. I think better with a happy stomach and besides I have the rest of the day to burn it out. On the odd day that I don't bring lunch from home, I love to try out a local restaurant that serves healthy meals usually with my team-mates or with local connections. Pre-covid times I used to have lunch ...