I had written this a little under a year back. The end of January – and we are already into the last fortnight of December. Time flies, and flies faster as you grow older. Wait – that is actually true – research shows that time does indeed fly past faster as we grow in years. …
Every time I fall a bit sick (which isn’t a lot thankfully), I recall this poem that I wrote a few years ago. Maybe a bit too much for a simple cold, but it does make a good read for me and helps me re-focus on what matters. Here it is: Fall down seven and …
Well, I had an interesting weekend, at least most of it. The party started on Friday evening itself, where I found myself inadvertently conforming to my unspoken and unwritten rule of falling a bit sick in the final month of the year. I have been (reluctantly and with vehement protest) keeping up this tradition from …
The midnight library of 1929, where I ate cold mezze and sabotaged my throat… Read More »
Status-quo bias – The tendency for people to stay committed to current situations, for fear of changing to the unknown. Status quo bias is also caused by laziness, aversion to complexity, unnatural learning style demands, reading small print, etc. A few months back I read the book – Nudge – by Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein. The crux …
And today is the day when a birthday celebrates it’s Rajinikanth:) The release of a movie of Rajnikanth is a festival in itself…from the announcement, to the first look, the decked up theatres, the fan frenzy, and now of course the craze on social media as well. It’s apparent that people buy into the mania, …
Had an interesting conversation today, where the topic of reading came up. Specifically, the way to read. But is there a way to read? Can I read three or four books at a time? Do I have to finish a book that I have started? Here is something that I had written a few months …
Sometimes I wonder if the world could be a better place, where people say what they mean and mean what they say… Sometimes I wonder if the world could be a better place, where work is worship and gods are loved… Sometimes I wonder if the world could be a better place, where people matter …
Stress is not inborn nor is it inherited it does not even exist in nature except in your own mind… Yes that same monkey mind as they say that conjures up dreams and situations constructing an imaginary future that exists only in your mind… We get stressed about what may happen we stay stressed because …
Nexus – by Yuval Noah Harari, is turning out to be a very engaging read. Like in all his books, Yuval takes his time to come to the main topic of the conversation, but does so in a systematic manner, and you begin to see the relevance of all what he has spoken about once …
There are many paths to where you want to go, I’m on my way there too, so that you know… I walk the thorny bushes, you chose the flowery avenue Only cacti on my path, yours is filled with morning dew… I can’t stop, to catch my breath, for I may stray, Oh what a …
