A few days ago, my brother called me, wanting to postpone our weekend meeting — something we call बौद्धिक — an intellectual discussion the three of us brothers have been doing regularly around topics of shared interest. He had an important presentation at a conference, and suddenly—only one day [...]
You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Joe Dispenza My rating: 4 of 5 stars I wouldn’t have picked up this book if my brother hadn’t recommended it. He’s a doctor—and the kind who usually rolls his eyes at anything that smells like faith healing or pseudoscience. [...]
Preetha Pulusani is a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur with several decades of experience in the information technology industry. She is the founder and CEO of DeepTarget Inc., a U.S.-based tech company that specializes in omnichannel customer engagement solutions for financial institutions of all sizes. She started her career at Intergraph [...]
The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers by Daniel L. Schacter My rating: 4 of 5 stars My curiosity about this book was sparked by a question rooted in personal productivity: how does memory influence what we manage to accomplish—or fall short on? From forgetting [...]
“Perhaps the most difficult thing that a human being is called upon to face is long, concentrated thinking.” – Hugo Gernsback, inventor and science fiction pioneer, writing in the 1920s ...And that hasn't changed. Whether you're a software developer designing a complex system, a UX designer crafting a seamless [...]
There’s a curious story about someone trying to remember their to-do list using mnemonic techniques such as memory palaces. On face of it, it may look like some solution, but to me it's far removed from day-to-day practicality. The story appears in Moonwalking with Einstein, a thought-provoking book that [...]
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked up Moonwalking with Einstein out of a deeply personal need—one that many knowledge workers will relate to. When I was growing into senior leadership roles, managing large teams [...]
Concerns about AI are everywhere today—fear of losing jobs, fear of losing creativity, and fear of becoming irrelevant. I often hear this question from friends, colleagues, and clients, and somehow I stay calm and assure them that nothing catastrophic will happen. These feelings are natural whenever a new, powerful [...]
A few years ago, I attended a gardening workshop by a horticulturist. The audience was full of enthusiastic plant parents, each with their own set of worries: “Should I water once a day or twice?”“Which direction should I keep my Jade plant?”“What fertilizer do you recommend for faster growth?” [...]
We’ve all found ourselves in situations where time seems to slip away—waiting in a long queue, stuck in traffic, or sitting idle due to slow processes. It might be standing at a bus stop with no real-time updates, waiting at a railway station for a delayed train, standing by [...]