So its the flu season (again) and the kid is down (again), and so we are in the midst of parental duties – good ol sponging (again) and Tamiflu (again) and precision thermometer measurements every 5 minutes (of course, again). Being a parent has its share of repetitive tasks (that can hopefully be automated through …
Time that runs away! Ricardo Gondim I counted my years and found that I will have less time to live from now on than I have lived until now. I feel like that boy who was given a bowl of fruits. The first ones, he sucked carelessly, but realizing that there are few left, he gnaws the kernel. …
Every now and then I look back at my posts and find a few good ones that I can re-read. Sarvajña is one of them. His tripadis are witty, and profound at the same time. They are in Kannada, and while there are a few translations here and there, I can’t seem to find an …
“What’s so magical about solitude? In many fields, Ericsson told me, it’s only when you’re alone that you can engage in Deliberate Practice, which he has identified as the key to exceptional achievement. When you practice deliberately, you identify the tasks or knowledge that are just out of your reach, strive to upgrade your performance, …
1) Read 10 pages to start the day. 2) A good way is to wake up, drink a glass of water, write down 3 things that you are grateful for, and read 10 pages of a book. 3) 10 pages is small enough that it’s not intimidating. Most people can finish reading 10 pages within …
Knowledge is an illusion. No, this isn’t some catchline – it really is an illusion. We all think of ourselves as rational beings, able to view situations and make informed judgements, but studies have shown that we always thought in groups. From the time we hunted, till the time we went to the Moon, and …
It’s exciting, and worrying, this AI. As I continue to build our internal AI strategy, I swing between ‘wow so much to learn and implement’ and ‘damn we don’t stand a chance’. Just like the internet fundamentally changed the way we lived and worked, AI is poised to change the course of humanity – a …
संयोगाभावे गुरुत्वात् पतनम् ॥५।१।७॥ Saṃyogābhāve gurutvāt patanam (5.1.7)In the absence of action, the object falls by gravity. कार्य्यविरोधि कर्म ॥१।१।१४॥ Kāryyavirodhi karma (1.1.14).Action is opposed by reaction. These are extracts from the Vaiśeṣika Sūtra and are attributed to Kaṇāda. Sound familiar? Also, have you ever heard of कणाद (Kaṇāda)? He was an ancient Indian Rishi and philosopher who founded …
It will be Black Friday soon. Or Yellow Friday, or White Wednesday, or whatever color is offered in this part of the world by a particular retailer. It’s getting so weird, it’s not even funny anymore. And its in-your-face lies that is peddled in the name of discounts. The prices are shown discounted, but from …
We had a fitness session at office today. One of my colleagues showed us a few good stretching exercises, and then I shared a few of my own. One commonality that I noticed was the incorrect way of breathing – almost everyone does it wrong. When inhaling, the stomach should expand, not contract. It is …
