Sleeping on time

Ashwin Goyal

May 7, 2024

"Tonight I sleep at 9," he declared with a yawn, fully intending to follow through.

But as midnight rolled around, there he was, still wide awake, finding out the answer to a very important question, "Can goats understand each other when they bleat, or is it just existential baa-ing?"

Sucking up

"Oh, you are simply the sun in our office solar system—the rest of us merely orbit your brilliance!" "You know this won’t help you, right?" Undeterred, he continued, "Absolutely, but if I don't praise the eighth wonder of the corporate world,

Sticking to the script

"I've got this. Every question they could possibly throw at me, I've got a bulletproof answer ready to go. Stick to the script, stay on message. I’m primed, polished, and ready to shine." “So, instead of diving into the usual questions, I’d