I was reading The Truthful Art by Alberto Cairo. The book talks about principles on visualization and infographics. It relates well to designing a product. These are some of my scribbles, I remember tweeting them as well. 1. Clarity and depth are paramount in infographics. 2. A data visualization is a display of data designed …
Category Archives: Book Reading Notes
On willpower
I was reading the book: One Thing, in one section, the author talks about willpower. I liked it and made notes of the same, sharing it here. 1. Willpower is limited, spend it wisely. 2. Be full belly, this way willpower. 3. Do what matters in the first half of the day. This is the …
c-state versus f-state
In his book “driven to distraction at work”, the author talks about c-state versus f-state. C-state Cool Calm Collected Careful Curious Courteous Caring Consistent Concentrated F-state Fearful Fatigued Feeble Frantic Forgetful Feckless Flakey Fucked up He gives his advice to achieve C-state, acquiring f-state is natural behaviour of ours. 1. Having healthy snacks. 2. A …
Success factors
I was reading Charlie Munger: complete investor and liked this section where the author talks about Berkshire Hathaway success factors. These are some of them: 1. Patient 2. Discipline 3. Clam but courageous and decisive 4. Honesty 5. Confidence and non-ideological 6. Long-term oriented 7. Passionate 8. Studious 9. Sound temperament 10. Frugal 11. Risk-averse …
November readings
These are some books I read in November 2018 1. From Impossible to Inevitable by Jason Lemkin and Aaron Ross. The book has some good advice if you are new to the startup ecosystem. It also talks about sales, most of which has been written and re-written everywhere. Bonus: Jason Lemkin shares his secret about …
Managing personal psychology
In his book “Driven to distraction at work” the author mentions personal psychology. What he means is that how can we live happy, meaningful life. These are some points he mentions: 1. Work with emotional grain. It can be working alone or in a team. It can be at a coffee shop or a cubical. …
The sensational six
In his book “driven to distraction at work”, the author talks about 6 ingredients to our well being. * Sleep * Nutrition * Exercise * Meditation * Stimulation (Engaging in learning something unique: a language, an art) * Connection (Meeting loved ones, friends regularly.) Many books are already written on the same subject. We have …
Never worry alone
We all worry over unlimited issues. In the book “Driven to distraction at work”, the author suggests that one should share his worries. He/She should talk/call someone. Meet people over coffee and share the trouble. When you connect with your dear ones, share your pain, you will feel less vulnerable and more powerful. This will …
The power of habit
I was reading deep work (blog link) and the power of habit for some time. The book narrates the importance of our habit in our life and self-development. In short, the cycle of cue, routine and reward results in habit formation. We get engulfed to our habit and end up practicing it without any cognitive …
Socrates Qualities
I am not literate enough to talk about Socrates. While going through my notebook, I found these written notes. These are a few of his qualities. I don’t remember from which book I got them, just for future reference I am adding it as a blog note. Socrates qualities : 1. Freedom (as opposed to …