Book summary: What got you here won’t get you there by Marshall Goldsmith
The book presents Goldsmith’s experience on what causes the most talented, ambitious, and successful professional to hit a career roadblock.
Oahu (Hawaii) in 5 days
The island of Oahu, which contains the capital city of Honolulu, is a fantastic combination of urban amenities, nature hikes, and beautiful beaches. If you are doing only one island out of the four major islands Of Hawai’i, then this is […]
The optimal distance
When you are too far, details are lost. When you are too close, perspective is lost.
When aggregation works and when it doesn’t
All consumer internet products are either about consumption, production or both. A blog site is primarily about consumption. A photo transforming app is primarily about production. Social networks are consumption heavy. Good Messaging apps are symmetric. And a grievance collection […]
5 things airlines get wrong about leisure travelers
I have already returned my rental car, gone through pat downs, my bag has been investigated for the product, and an announcer has been repeatedly shouting “Looking for passenger Sukhdev Singh Chatwal” in a funny American accent. In these conditions, you are asking me to if I would take a later flight for a 200$ voucher. No thanks.
Belize in 4 days
The country is roughly divided into inland and cayes. Inland has historic Mayan sites. Cayes (pronounced “keys”) have water sports.
Book Summary: Hard Things about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
The book is Ben Horowitz’s memoir with a particular focus on his company Opsware and the lessons he learned there.
Learning casual swimming
I am not a swimming trainer. I am neither a professional swimmer either. But I have felt that at least for casual swimming, there is a huge gap in teaching swimming. The traditional method focuses more on peddling than making a person […]
A day at Point Roberts
Point Roberts is a weird place. 5 sq. Miles (12 sq. km) U.S. exclave connected to British Columbia, Canada. As a part of the Treaty of Oregon, 1846, the territory jointly controlled by the British and the U.S. was handed over to the […]
Speedup vs Slow-down
If you are driving at a speed of 60 mph (or kmph, it won’t matter) from one city to another and return at 40 mph, then what would be your average speed?