What is going on the other side? The mind of people around you? Are we able to get the other side of story? We have our own predefined construct about some person or situation and if the result is favorable we are happy else we are in pain. It is not easy to read others …
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Random Thoughts: On Death
Death is the reality of life and most of us are scared about it. We try accumulating so much of wealth & enormous materialistic possessions. I have no clue if the kings/queens/riches of mummified world are using them after death. I’ve been told that most of the wealth left behind by the wealthy nobility and …
Random Thoughts: Few Such Friends
Everything in life is temporary and as we grow older we tend to realize this even more. The school friend of mine whose lunch box used to be opened by all of us soon after he entered our class has disappeared, I don’t even know if he is alive. I am 32 now and as …
Notes from reading: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius by Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor and also a stoic aka believer of stoicism, a school of Philosophy that flourished throughout the Roman and Greek world until the 3rd century AD. The Meditations is his thoughts on various aspect of life as collection of books which are all combined as chapter here. These are some notes: All existing things soon change, and …
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Notes from Reading: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin is considered as father of modern America. His versatile expertise and contribution in Literature, politics, science, philosophy, law and many other areas helped in re-shaping America. He was a prolific reader as well as writer, a true believer of virtues. In early days he wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack, it holds true even in 21st …
Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger by Janet Lowe
Charles Munger is vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most successful investor, philanthropist. For this book Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger, Janet Lowe(author) did extensive interview/research to bring every aspect of Charlie Munger’s life to the world. The book also covers share of failures Charlie …
Random Thoughts: On rejection
It was quoted somewhere that “humans are social animal”. We live in this society constructed around us. We live happily in our tribe divided on basis of boundaries, color, race, economies Et All. While growing up in this society construct we gave rise to competition in all the domains from education, services to wealth. Even …
Random Thoughts: What is this Life?
What kind of life are we living these days? Running for salary raise, bonus Buying new cars/phones/dress even though you don’t need one Sharing every single update of our life on social media {me included, will take time in fixing it.} Trying to become like someone Dying everyday in anger or hope of taking revenge …
Notes from reading: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
I got to know about this book from one of the podcast where Naval was guest. As book title says, it talks about us Homo Sapiens. It gives great deal of insights about : our origin and why Homo Sapiens survived and others disappeared. About how agriculture changed our way of living. Building of great …
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Notes from reading: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
This book “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” is collection of his daily entry of Haruki Murakami . He tries to connect his regular running habit and its learning to his way of life. He traveled all the way to Athens and on a humid day made run to Marathon village all by himself …