Life & Thoughts - Anurag Bhandari

The Arch Linux experiment

Posted on August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 under Coding & Tech, Life & Thoughts — 1 Comment

For the unaware, Arch follows a strictly do-it-yourself philosophy. That means, you have to install, configure, and set it up all by yourself- no cheat codes and no GUIs.

The Millionaire Fastlane — Book Review

Posted on August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 under Life & Thoughts — 1 Comment

The author’s key argument is that money earned in exchange for time is not wealth (as in a job). The only way to earn wealth and get rich is to remove time from the equation (as in business or investment)

Goldilocks working hours

Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 under Life & Thoughts — 1 Comment

For distraction-free (deep) work, there exists an optimum number of working hours that is not too large or too small.

Cycling after a long time

Posted on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 under Life & Thoughts — Leave a comment

My biggest qualm due to which I left cycling was bad roads. Bad in a really bad way! Things have changed recently. The road immediately outside our society has always been pretty nice. Now the one beyond it has been newly constructed. I took my cycle to the road today morning to take advantage of […]

Running minus phone

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 under Life & Thoughts — Leave a comment

Ever since I bought my Apple Watch more than a year ago, I had wished for a solution to go out without my phone.

1000 kilometers

Posted on April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 under Life & Thoughts — Leave a comment

Today, I hit the magic 1000 number in my Nike+ Run Club (NRC) app. One thousand kilometers run in the last four years. It’s not spectacular, but it’s surely something 🙂

The need to rethink coding interviews

Posted on February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 under Life & Thoughts — 1 Comment

I honestly do not see how excelling at writing the most optimal algorithm for a working elevator in under 30 mins is going to help me write bug-free web interfaces, mobile apps, or whatnot.