Today I was in training all day. Sitting in place listening to someone teach. I always find one single sitting even with breaks very tiring. So when I went to the Gym in the evening, I was kind of worn out. I went slow. My mind was thinking about learning. Maybe the after effects of the training. I also had a conversation with my daughter … Continue reading 10/365 An hour a day learning something new
I like thirty day challenges, it helps you to get things off your system, to try new things and gain clarity in your thoughts. Most of my challenges have been on Poetry, except one that I took for Hot Yoga. One of them went all the way to 150 days and for Yoga I did it for 70 days consistently. Currently I am on a … Continue reading The Beauty of 30 day Challenges
Daniel Kahneman, in the introduction to his book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow” says why we should be concerned of Gossip. “Because it is much easier, as well as far more enjoyable, to identify and label the mistake of others than to recognize one own” Gossip is dark inside but extremely illuminating outside and with excellent story tellers, it can be very entertaining. Easy and engaging, … Continue reading Only a culture that allows making mistakes will improve
I know it is more than a month since we have hit 2018. But I think we still have enough time to talk of reading and learning. Last year I did a 50 Book Challenge on Goodreads and closed 2017 with around 54 Books. But this year I decided not to do a challenge. There are two reasons. The challenge at times takes the upper … Continue reading What is your Reading List for 2018?
It is said that memory fades when people age. As human beings we have a unique ability to forget even without age. As life takes us through the circumference of the globe some of us tend to forget people and events. Sometimes these are the same people and events that made us who we are, things that contributed to shaping us and our thinking. Mark Twain … Continue reading When I was young I could remember anything, whether it happened or not
About 20+ years ago as a 20 something young entrepreneur in Bangalore, India; I attended a year long program by Crestcom International (I only did 6 months). It was two full day sessions every month that cost us almost 16000 Indian Rupees for the entire Year. And 16K was a lot of money in India that time. In the huge auditorium of some Five Star … Continue reading More than being taught new things; We should be reminded of what we already know
It is important to do something new every now and then. You might ask “Even if I love what I do?”. The answer is Yes. Because it is quite natural for us to fall into seemingly subconscious boring lapses of momentary non-existence even while doing the things we so much love. When you do something new every now and then you free up your mind from … Continue reading Do something New on a regular basis; It Helps!!
Today as I was dropping my 9 year old to school, he seemed very happy and I asked him why. He said his teacher is back today. She had been off last two days not feeling well. I was looking back at my childhood and seeing if I had any moments like that. There were many teachers whom I liked and some I did not. … Continue reading When Your Kids praise their Teacher; Know they are taught by the best
Vinod Narayan 