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Handling fears at 3 years old

When I was a child, whenever I visited my grandparents, we went to a bath in springs in a village in India. On one of those trips, an older boy pushed me into one of the water sources, which at that… Continue Reading →

Mayday: Landing after engine failure

What do you say to death staring at you? – Not today, today we will just park this plane somewhere. That is exactly what we did. No, Just joking! We were scared. No matter how many times you practice, the… Continue Reading →

Playlist : Simpler Times

Tony Robbins says stress is the achiever’s word for fear. And he is right. Here is a simple hack I have found to get back to your zone instantly. Listen to songs when times were simpler. This is why I… Continue Reading →

AI will make nuclear power obsolete

I had mentioned that data is the new uranium and the next arms race will be in the area of AI. If you can project it a little more, AI-driven micro-drones will be more dangerous than nuclear bombs. Here is… Continue Reading →

Horsepower and AlphaGo Zero

Lee Sedol was born on 2 March 1983 Turned pro in – 1995 He had 21 + years of learning and experience by March 2016 – played against Alpha Go and lost 4 out of 5 matches. Alpha go is… Continue Reading →

Hello Special Snowflake

Chinstrap penguins travel up to 80km every day looking for food. The hardest part is getting the food to the ice-free rim at the top of a giant volcano called deception island. Steep beach with a powerful undertow then a… Continue Reading →

Extreme ownership

I started listening to this book while going out for my morning and evening jogs. It made me reflect that there are times when my lower brain kicks in and I get defensive once in a while. Of course, now… Continue Reading →

So in what ways are you mad?

I am impressed by the rate of progress in the last few years we are making, demystifying everything that I found about humans as a mystery, we are in an era where everything is being absorbed and measured, analyzed and… Continue Reading →

Teaching disability?

What I noticed is that my two sons each have different ways of learning. One jumps into doing and learns on the way, making mistakes and making corrections – pretty much like me, and the other requires much more preparation,… Continue Reading →

Success : Part one – In search for significance

What does it take to be rich especially when you are born poor and have no close role models within your family of social circle for wild runaway success? Worst still, when you are an orphan like Larry Ellison, or… Continue Reading →

Attitude Determines Altitude

Start slow, never give up and keep going. This guy is going places with such great belief systems. A bad attitude is like a flat tire; it won’t get you anywhere unless you change it. A positive attitude is like… Continue Reading →

Boundaries of the mind

I have a great liking for my friend and CTO of UPilot, Srikanth. We make sure we spend time meeting and talking every day. This is by design to ensure we stay aligned with the vision of the company. Too… Continue Reading →

The art of making predictions and getting them wrong!

About a year ago, we were at an Italian restaurant in Palo Alto with our lawyer who is a wise man. We were talking about our kids and other topics the discussions also touched American politics. What is your opinion… Continue Reading →

Going home to Mauritius

I am the counting days remaining when I will take the plane and go to my 2nd home…18 more days to go! waking up to see beautiful mountains and beach from the bed, which I had been doing for last… Continue Reading →

Where am I from? Where do I feel like I am from?

Bernadette Jiva invited me to join her slack group today. Something she promised she would do for pre-ordering her book Hunch. Once I Joined, I saw a lof of people introducing themselves starting with where they are from. Where do… Continue Reading →

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