In any office cafeteria in today’s day and age, there would be flocks of people coming in and going out during lunchtime. They would come in groups or alone, sit at some tables, have their lunch, and go back. There’s nothing unusual in this. But there would be a bunch of folks who would cleanContinue reading “My profession is Better than Yours?”
So I recently read: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
I didn’t read but I listened to the audio book actually. I am following blogposts of Morgan Housel for some time now and I find them really insightful. Moreover, this book got enough good praise so it was due. Some key lessons which I learned from this book are as follows: Compounding Works Money mightContinue reading “So I recently read: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel”
Irregular Weekend Programming Halted
As this is not a competition, I am going to not write a daily blog on Weekends from now on. Not that I can’t, but I want to let the brain take a back seat on weekends and indulge in other skills I might want to improve on. Not that someone is complaining, but IContinue reading “Irregular Weekend Programming Halted”
Nobody’s going to believe you if…
I was recently listening to a podcast by Sanjay Dixit called ‘The Jaipur Dialogues’ in which he had invited Shiv Sastry. Dr. Sastry is a retired Surgeon and is apparently the son of the founder of the famous Mysore Sandal Soap. The podcast mainly dealt with him talking about his new book about the mythContinue reading “Nobody’s going to believe you if…”
Reaching out to people whose work you like
It might seem a far-fetched idea in today’s turbulent time but people do respond back when you write to them, normally. As it is clear from the fact that I have a blog for over a decade and I do enjoy writing, I like many others who write too. I always want to write backContinue reading “Reaching out to people whose work you like”
Unoffendable Belief System
I just wish to have a belief system that is un-offendable. No matter what anyone says, it shouldn’t really bother anyone. Like offense-proof. How does it matter if someone disrespects it by calling it names? They are just names, right? Say if someone abuses someone. Nothing changes in them physically at any level. They areContinue reading “Unoffendable Belief System”
Words to live by if you want to Excel in life
Power Corrupts. PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely. Edward Tufte