I quit my full time job in April. Over these few months I have spent good time in reading & mostly philosophy. The common learning from it for me has been is living in this present moment. During school days, we work hard and plan/aim for getting admission to some college, university if we …
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Notes from Reading: Think Simple, How Smart Leaders Defeat Complexity
This was one of the very first book I have read about Apple, Ken Segall {author} was part of external team which came up with some beautiful advertisement for Apple. In this book he shares all his experince about working with Steve Jobs, culture at Apple and what makes it unique company. These are some …
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On being a connector
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 …
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: 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: 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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Notes from reading: On Love and Loneliness by J Krishnamurti
Continuing with my quest of reading more on J Krishnamurti I picked up On Love and Loneliness. It is his series of discourse recorded as a book. These are some of my kindle notes: Love comes into being when the mind is naturally quiet, not made quiet, when it sees the false as false and …
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Random Thoughts: What are we living for?
I am still reading J Krishnamurti discourse/book on Love and Loneliness. I will be posting notes soon, while reading though this book I had this question, “What are we living for?” I sent a questionnaire to over 100 friends anonymously only 50 responded. I have added graphs & code for same below. Group A = [18 …
Business advice from Ashish [my friend]
I studied my 11-12th with Ashish & have known him for over decade. We grew up together, he got married and blessed with two kids and running a successful business in Delhi. I am here in Bangalore, trying to figure out what is next. Last week I was in Delhi all for him, because we …
Notes from reading: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
This book is list of wisdom shared by Randy Pausch, he had cancer and few months to live. I got this book from my sister’s bookshelf, it is one of the best read for me so far this year, extremely recommended. These are some notes, some are titles of the book [self explanatory] : Dream …
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