Few weeks back, I asked a simple question on Twitter: What is cause of unhappiness? 🤔 — Atul Jha (@koolhead17) February 11, 2017 I ended up getting some interesting response. Ego: Most of us are driven by Ego, If it is hurt I have a new enemy and if nurtured friendship continues. Expectation: We expect …
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Notes from reading : The 7 Day Startup: You Don’t Learn Until You Launch
Dan Norris in this book talks about his experince in building a startup. According to Dan, the most important thing is getting product out in no real time. Consider this book as a playbook if you are looking to start a web based startup, it is a small book with good piece of advice on …
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Notes from reading: The Way to Wealth: Ben Franklin on Money and Success (Franklin, Benjamin)
Benjamin aka Ben Franklin was one of the founding fathers of USA. He was a self taught genius and made contribution in fields of science, literature, politics and many more. I am fascinated by him and it prompted me to read this book. Over the time, I will be reading more of his writings. These are …
2016: some learnings
2016 is coming to an end and we are ready to welcome the next year. These are some of my learnings this year. Parents and family should get priority over everything else. Health is the key to a successful life. Brain needs more care than any other part of our body. Exercise, Yoga, and taking …
Notes from reading: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda
Autobiography of a Yogi was in my reading list for the past few months. Last week I was able to finish reading it. The book as the title says is an autobiography of Paramhansa Yogananda. Paramhansa Yogananda with his teachings and Kriya Yoga changed life of many of us. He spent most of his time …
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Notes from reading: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams
Scott Adams, the famous cartoonist behind Dilbert is a genius. My respect for him has increased multifold after his commentary around US election. Like many other successful people he too did it with his hard work.He was not born with a silver spoon. His book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big …
Social media and Brain FUCK!!
Social media was on fire last week.It was almost buzzing & it had too much of information/opinion/emotion overflow. Two important things happened: USA Donald Trump won the presidential election of United States by defeating Hillary Clinton. This means he will replace Obama to become next President of United States. This result followed mixed reaction from …
Random thoughts: Weight loss and all.
Before you go further, this post is not about Keto diet or Crossfit. Losing weight requires: Running daily say 1-2 km. Avoiding Sugar/Rice. Giving up on alcohol/soda. A goodnight sleep 6-8 hrs. Eating boiled veg or sprouts post 7 pm. Having a 30 minutes light workout in gym followed by 20 mins abs exercise. Having …
Random Thoughts: Our Problems
Just got to know about maid’s daughter health condition, she went through heart surgery. Returned to work after 3 months & all those smiling security guards and house keeping staffs are replaced by new faces. I was told entire management got replaced by new vendor because they were cheaper. The hawker selling used cloths was …
Learning after turning 30+ some lessons & life forward.
I celebrated my 30 birthday last month & yes, I am three decades old now. Few of the lessons were learnt willingly but most of them forcefully imposed/taught the hard way. Family comes first Avoiding alcohol can do magic to your health Run & exercise regularly for better physical and mental health Keep your …
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