Besides science, math, business, philosophy, arts and others, we need to teach valuable life skills to our students. Students will need more than domain knowledge to survive and thrive in today’s world. Some of the life skills to teach in schools are: Personal financial management – Students and young professionals need to be aware and…
Month: August 2019
Learning Day
Recently, I came across Learning Day on the OpenAI website. It said: At OpenAI, each Thursday is Learning Day: a day where employees have the option to self-study technical skills that will make them better at their job but which aren’t being learned from daily work. Creating an environment of learning and making it part…
Moments that make you
One of the defining moments in our lives is when we get rejected: for a job that we really wanted, for a position that we really wanted or anything that we strived to get. There could be many reasons for why the rejection happened. However, we need to keep these moments in perspective, not let…
Mastery by Robert Greene
Mastery by Robert Greene is on my book bucket list now. A friend of mine found this book very useful and highly recommended it. I read several book reviews of Mastery on GoodReads and Amazon and most of the readers were raving about the book.
Make mistakes
If you are scared that you will make mistakes running a project or organizing an event, you are consumed by fear and discouraged to take action. No project or event runs as perfectly as planned. And by the way, what does “perfect planning” really mean? It’s better to prepare the best that you can and…
the money lessons
Becoming financially savvy will help any individual manage their personal and professional lives easily. The sooner you start becoming financially aware and responsible, the better prepared you will be for different stages of life. Teaching kids and teens about good money habits early is key for their long term financial security and personal/professional success. Some…
Some productivity tips
A helpful video on how some past U.S presidents got things done while they were in The White House.
Decision memos
I love this productivity tip. A Fast Company article cited how former President Barack Obama made decisions when he was in the White House. The article stated how the former president preferred written advice to spoken ones and how “decision memos” get delivered to his desk with three checkboxes at the bottom: agree disagree let’s…
Nepal’s First and Biggest AI EXPO: AI Expo Nepal 2019
AI Expo Nepal 2019 is a joint initiation by Fusemachines and Artificial Intelligence for Development (AID) aimed to showcase the best AI projects/papers from academia and industry. The expo will be a platform that fosters active collaboration between experts and learners from industry and academia. The goal is to discuss opportunities and challenges in the…
Staying ahead
If you want to stay ahead, you have to constantly challenge yourself. Taking on challenges keeps you hungry, humble, and in a learner state of mind. The hardest part is not just getting to the mountain top but staying there as long as possible. Do your goals scare you? If they don’t, then it’s time…
The weight of awards
At a recent award ceremony, one of the pioneers of taking wireless technology to rural parts of Nepal, Mahabir Pun was honored with the Pioneer ICT Award. On stage, he gave a short speech where he made a humble request to the media and people present in the audience to not nominate him for any…
Why go to college?
At a time when technology has enabled most of us in the world to take online courses and workshops from anywhere plus colleges are an expensive investment, we need to reevaluate the importance of physical academic institutions. For colleges, the questions to answer: What is the value proposition of a college in a world where…
The beautiful struggle
Each journey in our personal and professional lives will take us through the highs and the lows. If we only decide to celebrate once we get to the mountain top, then we’re not realizing the beauty in the journey itself. The joy of reaching the mountain top is a feat in itself. To make our…
The Long Game Part 2: the missing chapter
A must watch! The Long Game Part 2: the missing chapter from Adam Westbrook on Vimeo.
Take a walk
Walking has so many benefits. Walking can instantly lift your mood—especially when you go outdoors. A recent study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience found that walking improved both convergent and divergent thinking, the two types associated with enhanced creativity. In a large meta-analysis of sleep studies, researchers found that regular walkers had longer and better quality sleep. Science says one of the benefits of walking is it’s…
the valuable intangibles
Caring for the people as well as the project Showing up and being present Giving respect to others’ ideas and thoughts Learning attitude Working to make the world a better place
Are you ready?
Well…one is never “completely” ready. Launching a new project, starting a business, or something major in our personal or professional lives, an individual is never completely ready. We can prepare ourselves to be ready as much as possible. From the outside, the new project or the new venture or the new change in personal or…
The success curtain
Biswas Dhakal, founder of F1Soft and eSewa said in a recent The Kathmandu Post interview that “everyone sees our success, but they don’t know our failures.” Behind every success story, there are plenty of stories of “brilliant ideas” that never saw the day of light because of timing, execution, lack of funding, among others. It’s…
AI Expo Nepal 2019
I’m thrilled to be a part of the organizing team for the upcoming AI Expo Nepal 2019 happening on Saturday, August 24 at Soaltee Crowne Plaza. The AI Expo Nepal 2019 is organized by Fusemachines and Artificial Intelligence for Development (AID). The topic of AI has garnered a lot of interest from academia and industry…
AI Superpowers China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order
A couple of my friends are currently reading AI Superpowers China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order. By hearing them talk about the book made me want to read it as well. I’m really looking forward to reading this book. If you have read this book already or are currently reading it, do share…