Life is like yin and yang – two competing forces keeping things in balance. It’s ultimately about balance.
Category: Life & Thoughts
Small chapters from my life, lessons learned and random thoughts.
Indian cars have wheels on the wrong side
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The reality is that the rightmost lane is exclusively reserved for tractors, scooters, and trucks – basically anything that moves at 40-50 km/hr. That lane is for the slowest vehicles because, well, why not.
Progress occurs over time, really long time
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It’s easy to see pessimistic and destructive events that happen within a short span of time. But it’s difficult to see – or imagine – the good stuff happening over a span of decades.
The promise of a new beginning tomorrow
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The setting sun leaves in its wake a visual spectacle for our eyes to feast on. It is a testament that the best things in life are free and cannot be bought with money. The sun bids us farewell with a promise to return tomorrow, a promise it has been keeping for the last billions of days. Whether tomorrow will be a better day is then up to us, but a new beginning is guaranteed.
Have realistic expectations and aim for inner peace
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Setting the right goals and expectations is key to living a good life. Often we set unrealistic goals and later get disappointed when we fail to achieve them.
Say yes now and figure it out later
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Richard Branson believes in saying yes to new ideas and learning on the job. Experience and a passion for learning make taking risks easier and more rewarding.
Time-boxing a necessary evil in today’s knowledge work?
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Time-blocking is a productivity hack where your day is divided into task blocks. While it boosts productivity, it can feel heavy and affect mental well-being. Balance is key.
Using AI for scientific breakthroughs
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DeepMind’s AlphaGo mastered Go in hours using reinforcement learning. CEO Demis Hassabis explained in a TED Tech podcast how AI like AlphaFold decodes complex mysteries, revolutionizing science.
The showroom effect
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Buying new clothes feels like a makeover at the store, but once home, I morph into a wrinkled, mismatched disaster. The culprit? The sneaky showroom lighting, of course!
The Philippines and America share an interesting connection
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Believe it or not, the US has an imperialist past. Not in the sense that it was colonized by Britain and other European powers, but in the sense that it colonized other nations.