I have always liked meeting people, talking to them. This seems to be one of the main reason why I enjoy being a connector. At number of occasions i have been asked few questions, I have added them with my thoughts. 1. Is connector a job title? I would say no, It is not. You …
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Notes from Reading: As One Is, To Free the Mind from All Conditioning
Spent last week reading J Krishnamurti, As one is. It is a discourse where Jiddu in his typical style takes questions and answers them. This book mostly consists of questions about conditioning, society & life. These are some of my Kindle notes from it : When the mind is free from all conditioning, then you …
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Another birthday & set of challenges ahead
Celebrated my birthday few days back, like most I too have some plans for this year. Finish one book every week Write everyday Get more proficient in Python and learn more in field of data science Improve on speaking skills aka soft skills Pick up some statistics Become more aware about self and in taking …
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Notes from Reading: Failing to Succeed, The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company
Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company is written by founder of IndiaPlaza, K Vaitheeswaran. The book is real life journey of author in building brand IndiaPlaza, his learnings and failures. I would strongly advice every stakeholder in our startup ecosystem to read this book. This book will walk you through the …
Notes from reading: Don’t make me think, Steve Krug
Steve Krug is a famous user experince expert. His job includes providing advice to big web development and enterprise firms on usability of web properties like web portals, mobile platform or CRM. In this book he shares some of the secrets of great user experience and user interface. The gist of the book is clear …
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Notes from reading: Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
I got to know about Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance book via my friend Prateek on Facebook. He suggested that I should read this book since I been reading a lot of Philosophy all this while. Just the spoiler, the book is not entirely about motorcycle maintenance instead an account of author’s motorcycle …
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Notes from reading: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
This week I picked up The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin. I was fascinated with a single fact that how can someone be so talented. Like Benjamin Franklin was a Writer, Inventor, Philosopher, Negotiation and last not the least one of the forefathers of American Independence. Fun fact thought, he was born British. I am …
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Notes from reading: Brain Maker, The Power of Gut Microbes
Last week I picked up Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain – for Life by David Perlmutter. After reading 10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness (blog note), this book was like a mirror. I have no idea who copied whom or was …
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Notes from reading: 10% Human
I picked 10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness by Alanna Collen. The book has details about how our guts are getting affected by our food habits, medicines we are taking. It also lists how our microbiome helps us in curing us from many disease. Book covers about: Side effects …
Notes from reading: Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts
I was recommended reading “Wisdom of Insecurity” by Alan Watts from a friend of mine. She insisted that I should read other philosophers as well apart from J Krishnamurti. These are some my notes from kindle. It should be clear that eternal life is the realization that the present is the only reality, and that …
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