Manuja Sharma

lessons in progress

Everyone is AI-powered. Nobody is interesting.

Jun 29, 2026

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2 min read

Everyone is AI-powered. Nobody is interesting.

The laziest move of 2026, brought to you by every deck I've opened this year.

Manuja Sharma

lessons in progress

Jun 22, 2026

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2 min read

Zero proof. Full strategy

A masterclass in knowing your audience, brought to you by the beverage aisle at Spinneys.

Manuja Sharma

creative business

Jun 15, 2026

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2 min read

The Death of Premium

If you have to say it, you probably aren't it.

Manuja Sharma

Jun 8, 2026

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1 min read

Double milestones today.

A little gratitude from me from an abundant life.

Manuja Sharma

lessons in progress

Jun 1, 2026

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2 min read

Dubai is smaller than your ego.

A short note to the new head of marketing who thinks they're God.

Manuja Sharma

May 25, 2026

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1 min read

So long, weekend.

Note to my overworked, anxious mind.

Manuja Sharma

culture

She's not the Devil. She's just very good at her job.

May 18, 2026

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2 min read

She's not the Devil. She's just very good at her job.

My problem with The Devil Wears Prada. Both times.

Manuja Sharma

mental health

May 11, 2026

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1 min read

Home is where the hammam is.

The heart helps but the routine helps more.

Manuja Sharma

mindset

May 4, 2026

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1 min read

The 'I' in Selfless

It ain't there because this ain't how it works.

Manuja Sharma

Apr 27, 2026

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2 min read

A 160 metres.

The distance between a fine night and a brilliant one.

Manuja Sharma

culture

Apr 20, 2026

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2 min read

The story is the product.

What Subko gets that most F&B brands never will.

Manuja Sharma

mindset

Apr 13, 2026

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3 min read

Things I’ve stopped reacting to.

Not because I don’t care. Because I can’t afford to.

Manuja Sharma

boutique not bougie

Apr 6, 2026

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3 min read

April is for Businesses.

We need all the spring energy we can get.

Manuja Sharma

mental health

Mar 30, 2026

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5 min read

That Angst Persists...

and you can feel it below.

Manuja Sharma

Mar 23, 2026

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2 min read

Epic Furiosity

is the title of my op-ed that I am waiting to be released...

Manuja Sharma

culture

Mar 16, 2026

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3 min read

People brought their normal.

And I didn't realise how much I needed that.

Manuja Sharma

mental health

Mar 9, 2026

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3 min read

One Day At A Time. Again.

Some versions of last week felt oddly familiar.

Manuja Sharma

mental health

Mar 2, 2026

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3 min read

We thought it was a normal Saturday

Supersonic booms were not on the agenda.

Manuja Sharma

mental health

Feb 23, 2026

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3 min read

SOS / Save Our Sleep

Rest is not a reward. It's the infrastructure.

Manuja Sharma

Feb 16, 2026

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3 min read

Pavement therapy

Where ideas (and exits) quietly begin.

Manuja Sharma

lessons in progress

Taste is my most underpaid skill in business.

Feb 9, 2026

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2 min read

Taste is my most underpaid skill in business.

Something no one budgets for, until it’s missing.

Manuja Sharma

mental health

Feb 2, 2026

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2 min read

Nothing Learnt. Nothing Resolved.

No insight. Just a heavy week, documented honestly.

Manuja Sharma

lessons in progress

Jan 26, 2026

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3 min read

We didn’t ask for cosplay.

How plant-based brands missed the brief.

Manuja Sharma

mental health

Jan 19, 2026

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3 min read

It all adds up.

A ten-year look back minus the self-help energy.

Manuja Sharma

boutique not bougie

Jan 12, 2026

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2 min read

Expensive doesn’t mean good.

“Premium” is doing a lot of unpaid labour these days.

Manuja Sharma

Manuja Sharma

Everyone is AI-powered. Nobody is interesting.

Zero proof. Full strategy

The Death of Premium

Double milestones today.

Dubai is smaller than your ego.

So long, weekend.

She's not the Devil. She's just very good at her job.

Home is where the hammam is.

The 'I' in Selfless

A 160 metres.

The story is the product.

Things I’ve stopped reacting to.

April is for Businesses.

That Angst Persists...

Epic Furiosity

People brought their normal.

One Day At A Time. Again.

We thought it was a normal Saturday

SOS / Save Our Sleep

Pavement therapy

Taste is my most underpaid skill in business.

Nothing Learnt. Nothing Resolved.

We didn’t ask for cosplay.

It all adds up.

Expensive doesn’t mean good.

M's Monday Memo

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