This was a fascinating excerpt to read. Following this fragment of the discussion that took place more than 70 years ago required some thinking. Here is some context: It is not difficult to imagine a mind to which the sequence of things happens not in space but only in time like the sequence of notes… [Read more…]
April 18, 2012
I was reading an article on Scientific American a couple of days ago. It is about the problem of how information overload affects the work of Scientists. Information overload is an interesting topic, so I read the story with fascination. The comments on that article, were even more illuminating. While reading that article and comments,… [Read more…]
March 17, 2012
”Unless you measure it” said some one, “you cannot improve it”. Sounds reasonable. However, I think it is a hypothesis that needs to be verified. I am not doubting its validity. I just have this doubt that it may not work in all circumstances. Here are my concerns: How do you pick what to measure?… [Read more…]
March 7, 2012
Employees Use Multiple Gadgets For Work — And Choose Much Of The Tech Themselves This brings up many interesting thoughts and questions: From now till 2016 when the shift happens, what happens to the existing productivity apps that people use? Microsoft already introduced One Note on Mobile. Will they do Word, Excel, PPT etc on… [Read more…]
February 11, 2012
There was a long discussion on why Math is hard (for some people) in this talk on Thinking. It was a fascinating discussion. Some notes and quotes. Why do some children find Math hard to learn? I suspect that this is often caused by starting with the practice and drill of a bunch of skills… [Read more…]
January 14, 2012
I keep thinking about my compulsion to tweet. After a bit of reflection, I concluded that to me a tweet is: A shared (social?) bookmark – something I want to remember with some context A fleeting thought – something I want to capture but mull over later An opinion – an opinion fragment, really. It… [Read more…]
October 18, 2011
I write because, I always hope that it starts a conversation somewhere. Conversations are healthy. It does not matter what really starts a conversation. It may be an event or a tweet or a post or a comment. Where the conversation happens does not matter either. They can be email threads or blog posts with… [Read more…]
October 17, 2011
I loved this post – Be, Do, Have from Josh Linkner’s Blog. So I asked myself the question “What would you like to be?”. Here is an attempt to answer it. These answers may change in future and your answers may be different. But take a look and tell me what you think. Frankly, I was… [Read more…]
October 6, 2011
I came across 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done a couple of days ago. I don’t know about you, but I do have problems of focus, getting things done, and distraction (loads of distraction). So I decided to give it a try (after all 18 minutes a day… [Read more…]
March 25, 2011
The importance of relationships. How much writing matters. Why I need “soft skills.” The skills I learned outside the classroom were more important than the ones I learned inside it. Money doesn’t matter as much as you think. That I should apply for jobs I’m not completely qualified for. What about you? What do you… [Read more…]
April 29, 2012
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