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Will by Will Smith

Posted on January 22, 2022January 22, 2022

Just finished reading my 1st book of 2022!! Image source: https://willthebook.com

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Books I read in 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

I enjoyed reading these books in 2021.

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Few books I’ve loved reading

Posted on July 19, 2021January 23, 2022

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight – When I went to college, there was only one company I wanted to work for after graduation and it was Nike. This was one of the reasons why I studied abroad in Amsterdam, The Netherlands which was very close to Hilversum where…

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Any questions?

Posted on July 1, 2021

These days I’ve become more fascinated by the power of questions and the journey to unlock really good questions to activities, decisions, and the world around me. In my research on the art and science of questioning, I came across the book “A More Beautiful Question The power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas” by…

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Book summary of The Sixth Man: A Memoir

Posted on February 2, 2020January 23, 2022

I had put the book The Sixth Man: A Memoir by Andre Iguodala of the NBA champions Golden State Warriors on my book bucket list last year. I’m thrilled to have just finished reading it. The Sixth Man is a beautifully written memoir. The book chronicles Andre’s upbringing in Springfield, Illinois, his high school and…

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Morning routines for success

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

If you flip the pages of Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss, you will find many stories of successful people describing their habits, routines and what they do on a daily basis. The book is labeled as Tools of Titans The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons and World-class performers. One main takeaway for…

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Bill Gates’ reading habits

Posted on November 24, 2019November 24, 2019
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That seagull

Posted on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

Jonathan Livingston Seagull was not your regular seagull. If Jonathan was a regular seagull, I probably won’t talking about him neither would you. Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly, loved it so much that he went against its own flock to reach for the sky. An outcast to its own flock, he chased his dream…

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The L!BRARY Initiative

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

Having attended a New York City public school, I can still vividly remember our school library. It consisted of a few hundred books but was hardly a place where most of us went to. Coming across this video on The L!BRARY Initiative, I was energized and inspired.

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Far Out: an ongoing read

Posted on October 13, 2019October 13, 2019

Far Out Countercultural Seekers and the Tourist Encounter in Nepal by Mark Liechty is a comprehensive read on Nepal’s tourism experiences in the postwar era, hippie counterculture in the 1960s, and adventure destination in the 1970s. I picked up Far Out when I attended its book launch at Martin Chautari. Having read about 100 pages…

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How Bill Gates reads books

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Insightful, interesting, and inspiring!

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Shoe Dog

Posted on July 10, 2019January 23, 2022

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight  was a book on my Book bucket list for 2019. I wrote then “When I went to college, I wanted to work for one company after graduation and it was Nike. This was one of the reasons why I studied abroad in Amsterdam,…

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The same dream

Posted on July 6, 2019July 6, 2019

“God, how I wish I could relive the whole thing. Short of that, I’d like to share the experience, the ups and downs, so that some young man or woman, somewhere, going through the same trials and ordeals, might be inspired or comforted. Or warned. Some young entrepreneur, maybe, some athlete or painter or novelist,…

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The Sixth Man: A Memoir

Posted on June 22, 2019January 23, 2022

Just found out that Andre Iguodala, the sixth man of the NBA champions Golden State Warriors has a book “The Sixth Man” coming out on June 25, 2019. Andre Iguodala is one of my favorite NBA players and I have followed him over the years. I took a keen interest in his tech investments and…

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The story I waited 14 years for

Posted on May 15, 2019January 23, 2022

After finishing college, I wanted to work for one company: Nike. Nike always fascinated me. It was a company that was innovative, cool, and easily recognizable. Back then, I frequently checked Nike’s careers page to see if I qualified for any of the jobs out there. I had done research and found that Nike’s European…

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A Nepal Detective Story reading

Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Arne Drews will be reading from his book Demons A Nepal Detective Story on April 7, 2019 at Kathmandu Guesthouse in Thamel.

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Sapiens

Posted on January 12, 2019January 12, 2019

I started reading Yuval Noah Harari’s book Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind. Some initial points from the book that I found profound and gripping. Three important revolutions shaped the course of history: the Cognitive Revolution, Agricultural Revolution, and the Scientific Revolution. Homo sapiens had siblings: Homo rudolfensis (East Africa), Homo erectus (East Asia); and…

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Book bucket list for 2019

Posted on December 31, 2018January 1, 2019

Here are 19 books that are in my book bucket list for 2019. My plan is to read these books over the course of the year. Becoming by Michelle Obama  This is a memoir of the First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role. I’ve always found…

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Rules for Deep Work

Posted on September 24, 2018

Cal Newport’s Deep Work Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World is nicely summarized by Productivity Game. Three rules for doing Deep Work are: 1. Schedule distractions – Schedule the time that you will allow yourself to check email/social media/chat etc. Write it down as a Distraction break and hold your focus until then….

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Binod Chaudhary My Story book review

Posted on September 9, 2018

Binod Chaudhary My Story From the Streets of Kathmandu to a billion dollar empire is a story of one man’s ambition, determination and vision. Binod Chaudhary’s autobiography provides insights into his childhood, business ventures and plans to extend the Chaudhary Group (CG) brand globally. The entrepreneur provides historical context to how his grandfather moved to…

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