Missed an important meeting. Why? Went out for lunch with the office folk and was caught in the mire. Hurried back and tinkled the guy whom i was supposed to meet, only to hear he had just stepped out of office!

Three lessons learnt

1) Whoever you are with—be it lunch, snacks, dinner, just wild prattle, or when even on a date— learn when to say bye and step out to honour commitments

2) When it is known the crowd you are going out with will take time to run through their rituals of ........ before lunch, opt out of the gathering politely.

3) Never miss an appointment again for such frivolous reasons.