Something woke me up.. a familiar face flashed before me, one that I could not place in my mind’s album.. but very familiar…. I got up and walked over to the living room…. before I could switch on the lights, my eyes caught the sight of a part of Bengaluru…. through the window opening into the sit out…. I had to step out and take … Continue reading Waking Up
Arrived at Bangalore Airport yesterday and I went to the Vodafone store in the Airport and got a Prepaid SIM card. INR.1200 per SIM card; one for me and one for my Wife. so INR.2400 Net. It takes 2 hours to activate. I have done this before in Kochi Airport in January this year. So should be a breeze My Wife’s SIM gets activated soon … Continue reading Good Customer Support does not necessarily mean your problem is solved
Earlier this year I had written a post Say ‘NO’ when you have to; And do it with Confidence. I wrote it when I was reminded of an earlier career incident when a friend had told me that I had a problem with Saying NO. For the past few years since I have been exploring the ways of Minimalism and Essentialism. One reason is because a … Continue reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Book Review
Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari’s second Book is all about Tomorrow. In ‘Sapiens’ he took from Yesterday to Now and Homo Deus takes us from Now to our many Tomorrows. While both books are independently readable, I think to get the true essence and the premise of Yuval’s arguments we need to read both the books. ‘Sapiens’ in my opinion was trying to break some … Continue reading Homo Deus – Read it with Sapiens to acknowledge the breadth of arguments
I don’t believe in a God or a supreme power; But I trust (and can fully give) in the love that many people (I know), get from their faith in a God or Supreme Power or spirituality or what ever they have faith in. I am an atheist; but for me ‘Love’ is an emotion for which I don’t really care the source/belief/idea/imagination from which … Continue reading Love at the time of Tolera(nce)
Sacred Games is the new Netflix Original series based on Vikram Chandra’s 2006 thriller novel of the same name. With Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte in title roles, you will enjoy binge watching the 8 episodes. A kind of Indian Narcos if I could say. But one thing is clear, we have more stories to be told and made that we will … Continue reading Netflix brings you Vikarm Chandra’s Sacred Games
There are many first experiences for people and some first experiences get phased with time because experiences are morphed into defaults. Like a Mouse. Not the mouse that you see running around. But the mouse that you hold to move your curser. Yes, I know many of us don’t any more, we are quite used to the track pads. I switched from Mouse to Trackpads … Continue reading My first experience with a Computer Mouse
I was in two minds to write a review on Yuval Noah Harari’s book ‘Sapiens’. My first thought was to do a combined review after I finish Homo Deus. But that will take time as two other books have come in between. So here we go on Sapiens. Sapiens has been on my reading list for a while, but anything over 300 pages kind of … Continue reading Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Sapiens’
I am a pro immigration person and understand what people go through… but I have objection on some facts mentioned here… in this article Immigration crackdown brings 123 migrants to Sheridan, outrage from Oregon Democrats //Of the 123 people now in Sheridan, the most populous nationality is not Honduran or Guatemalan, it is East Indian. Fifty-two listed India as their home country. Several identified themselves … Continue reading Response to Oregon Live Article stating Sikhs and Christians arrested in Oregon were fleeing Hindu Majority
It has been a refreshing experience for me in it’s first season, like many other interesting podcasts that I follow during my drives and walks….though more on drives recently : ) Adam Grant’s WorkLife Podcast is a TED original Podcast; something you need to subscribe and listen to. Each episode comes with a perspective of work and life.. about taking criticism, the secret of creativity … Continue reading TED WorkLife Podcast with Adam Grant
Vinod Narayan 