I don’t write politics or fight about it. But a few weeks back, my friend Sonal suggested me a podcast. One of its episodes had Vinay Sitapati talking about his book Jugalbandi. The book is about the Advani-Modi relationship and running BJP. But it predates old history as well. I am not sure how much […]
Category Archives: Book Reading Notes
Jugalbandi
I am just 10% through the book Jugalbandi by Vinay Sitapati. It gives the history and origin of the BJP and its association with RSS. It also talks about the togetherness as a team for Vajpayee and Advani. A lot of us want to stay out of politics and, I respect it. What I liked […]
On Education
We grew up to an age where education had a final destination of becoming an engineer, doctor, Bank PO, or applying for BPSC or UPSC. Things have changed since then; many newer fields have emerged and, we have many paths to pursue our future careers. I also had some of our friends sent to madrassa […]
Carnegie
We all know Andrew Carnegie as a philanthropist, industrialist, and robber baron. At the early age of 16, Carnegie joined the Pittsburgh telegraph office and became Thomas Scott’s private secretary and telegrapher. Later on, Carnegie joined Thomas Scott at the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he became general superintendent. Their relationship continued and, Carnegie learned, prospered, and […]
noise
The recent Hidden Brain podcast features Daniel Kahneman author, Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment. The author describes noise as a mental construct loaded with our bias and environment in making decisions. He cites examples of various court judgments which resulted in people spending too long or less time in prison. Kahneman suggests the use […]
fallen leaves
I picked Will Durant’s fallen leaves this week. It’s his collection of random thoughts on various aspects of life. In the chapter: middle age, he shared this list of virtue/vice respective to our phase of life. I felt like sharing it.
shadows
For the past few days, I am back to the Ruskin Bond books. I think I am trying to escape from reality or day-to-day happenings on social media, news. I liked the below quotes from the author about our shadows. I felt like sharing. We three, We’re not a crowd; My echo, My shadow, And […]
Psychology of money
I picked up the psychology of money by Morgan housel; last week. The summary of the book happens to be two things: Own your time or independence Live your life instead of chasing someone else’s or, consumerism should not lead life. I could relate to the book because most parts made me realize I am […]
algorithms
I was watching Hannah Fry Aeon’s video title: Should computers run the world. After watching the video, I bought her book title: hello world. The book is a collection of real-world events driven by algorithms: medicine, crime, art, music, and legal: to mention a few. The more I read: one part of my brain pointed […]
Think again
These are some simple thoughts added after reading: think again by Adam Grant. Establish your identity as you are. Get out of your limited bubble, see the world from every perspective. Know your circle of competence and avoid falling for Dunning-Kruger. Being wrong is not a vice, but not acknowledging and improving is. Seek out: […]