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Major decision: Joining LA Galaxy

In March this year, the Swedish footballer saw his contract with Manchester United cancelled after having made just seven appearances given his ligament injury. However less than 24 hours after this news broke, the footballer, who calls himself ‘Indiana Jones’ announced that he was joining LA Galaxy. While he was making a cool $27 million a year with Manchester United, Ibrahimovic salary at Galaxy is a modest $1.4 million. (Text: AFP)

Major decision: Deal Berkshire Hathaway deal

The Paytm founder recently landed a big fish in the form of investment worth approx. $300 million from the Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway. In an interview recently, Sharma revealed that all it took for the deal to finalise was one meeting and two phone calls. The meeting, which lasted for all of two hours (120 minutes), took place on Valentine’s Day. “One meeting and two phone calls later, the deal was done,” Sharma said.

Major decision: Accepting the Facebook COO job

In an interview last year, Sandberg revealed that before she left Google to join Facebook, she spent a lot of time contemplating whether to make the switch. Sandberg said that she met Zuckerberg at a Christmas party in 2007, after which they became friends and thought about working together. However, it took both three months — which calculates to a painstaking 1,31,400 minutes — to come to a decision about it. Sandberg told Zuckerberg that if she was going to work for him, they would need to give each other candid feedback and check in with each other first thing Monday morning and last thing Friday every week. They have been working together for nine years now. (Text: AFP)

Major decision: Taking up the Infosys top job

Before Parekh took up the corner office at Infosys, he was undergoing several rounds of discussions with different big companies, including IBM, reports suggested. According to the reports, it took around eight months of back and forth and much deliberation before Parekh agreed to sign the dotted line at Infosys.

Major decision: Signing with Minnesota Vikings

Cousins became NFL’s highest paid player ever when he signed an $84 million guaranteed contract with the Minnesota Vikings in March 2018.

Cousins made this life-changing decision in less than five hours (300 minutes) despite his old team the New York Jets making him an offer of $ 90 million to retain him. Commenting on his decision to settle for less money, Cousins said that it wasn’t money that mattered but the team structure and leadership. (Text: AFP)

“I enjoy watching movies of various genres, likePK and The Wolf of Wall Street. I may also switch to reading on my Kindle. I enjoy reading inspirational books like The Lean Startup and The Art of War. As an entrepreneur, I feel this genre keeps me motivated, offers me the ability to think out of the box and appreciate multiple perspectives.”

(Text: Rohan Abraham)

“Flight journeys, for me, are all about disconnecting from the world. I listen to my favorite music: Rock, funk, electronic dance music, and Indian fusion. Music by Metallica, Coldplay, Sigala, and the Indian Jam Project make me feel light and energised. Music helps clear my mind of entrepreneurial riddles, and lets me get closer to my younger self.”

(Text: Rohan Abraham)

“I mostly try to catch up on sleep, especially on late-night flights. There is also a book in my bag to keep me company. Reading helps me relax. One travel hack that has always worked for me is to keep a blanket handy. I’d also suggest avoiding food on the flight, since it’s calories without much nutrition.”

(Text: Glynda Alves)

“I pray, read, sleep or listen to music, etc. I rarely talk to co-passengers. I like to use the quiet time to reflect on various things. I don’t watch movies on longer flights. If it’s a short flight, I watch portions of regional films: Tamil, Malayalam and Bollywood movies, but not the full movie.”

(Text: Shannon Tellis)

“I rarely watch movies or read books on a flight. But when I do, I usually pick new Hollywood releases, especially suspense thrillers. Flight journeys are about winding down and recharging. I begin with a glass of champagne to celebrate this break without a cellphone. I then enjoy the company around me, eat, and catch up on sleep.”

(Text: Shannon Tellis)

“Flying gives me an opportunity to relax, and I spend most of my time catching up on sleep and reading books. Of late, I have inculcated a new travel habit of reading about the city or country that I am flying to. From their local cuisine to history and culture, I try to learn at least two new things about that place, so that I can explore it in my leisure time.”

(Text: Glynda Alves)

“I am mostly a solitary traveller. However, I recently met an 85-year old gentleman, who gave me good advice for my holidays in Sri Lanka. During a long flight, I alternate between a good book, music and TV or movies. Sometimes when I’m tired and don’t feel like reading, or watching something, I prefer listening to audio books on my phone. I recently had a chance to listen to Business Adventures by John Brooks, a classic collection of defining moments which provides entrepreneurs with priceless lessons in all areas of business.”

(Text: Shannon Tellis)

“I like to catch up on superhero movies that I might have missed. When I’m not at the office, I try to spend time with my wife and children so the only time I generally get to myself is on the plane. I know some bosses like to read while travelling (which I should try to do) but I find it more relaxing to watch Superman.”

(Text: Shannon Tellis)

“I tend to fly a lot for work. Much of my time is taken up with writing, or researching my historical books.”

(Text: Glynda Alves)