When I set out to write this blog I had a very modest goal: to publish one post every two weeks. And yet, for the duration of this exercise, I've been able to keep to this plan only once, missing my deadline by at least a day on every other occasion. Being delayed on an … Continue reading Why we’re always late
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Routines are deliberate choices about how we use our time
For most people, the idea of repeating a fixed set of actions day in and day out, maintaining a routine, in other words, conjures vivid images of boredom and monotony, the apparent sameness suggesting their lives lacks excitement. But everyone I know who produces consistently lives and swears by a routine. They take advantage of … Continue reading Routines are deliberate choices about how we use our time
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Say you're walking around at a conference and someone stops you and asks, "How good are you at what you do? How much do you know about your area of expertise? How confident are you in the decisions you take?" How would you respond? Most people with only a slight hesitation will confidently rate themselves … Continue reading The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Bertrand Russell on the importance of leisure
Humans are obsessed with work. Work serves as the lens through which we, as individuals, societies, and nations, evaluate progress and development. And according to this view, leisure is a nuisance, that only serves to slow down progress. The importance of work over leisure is apparent in the literature from the past two centuries. Technological advances … Continue reading Bertrand Russell on the importance of leisure
Peter Drucker on creating a career path
The work we do, to a large extent, acts as our primary interface to the world. It's in the time we spend at work that we develop skills, get exposed to unfamiliar ideas, learn to deal with people, and hopefully, form an objective view of the world. The accumulation of knowledge and experience happens over a long period … Continue reading Peter Drucker on creating a career path
AR Rahman on technology, tolerance, and the creative process
Embracing the confusion and constraints in your life might be the way to finding focus and fulfilling work. AR Rahman is a world renowned composer, winner of two Academy Awards, two Grammy awards, and numerous regional and national awards in India. In June 2015, he visited San Jose on 'The Intimate Concert Tour" and participated in a fireside chat at … Continue reading AR Rahman on technology, tolerance, and the creative process
The Skatter Brain 