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1000 True Fans
I first read about the concept of 1000 True Fans in Tim Ferriss’ Tools of Titans. I finally read the essay of 1000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly and recommend it to the creators out there. It was very helpful to me. Here are the first few paragraphs of the essay: To be a successful…
Publish yourself
You should write a book by Seth Godin from his podcast, Akimbo.
Some points from Sapiens
Sapiens, the book by Yuval Noah Harari is an insightful and interesting read. As I come close to finish reading it, I have gained some new perspective on major developments in history. I recommend reading the book to gain the whole context and understanding. A few thought provoking points from the book: Ignoramus: Modern science…
The Next Challenge
We love challenges. We’re here to take on challenges, successfully accomplish them, and then take on newer challenges. What’s your next challenge?
Community Leave at SastoDeal
SastoDeal, a local startup from Kathmandu has Sastodeal “Community Leave” program where an employee gets 1 – 3 days paid-leave for him/her to do community work. A worthy initiative by SastoDeal and I encourage other companies to do what they can to take up causes they are passionate about. I believe that all companies and…
Culture as USP
Many technology companies in Kathmandu offer similar benefits to their employees. The benefits are as follows: 5 working days, 2 day weekends, subsidized lunch/dinner, transportation, accidental and medical health insurance among others. For potential employees considering whether to join one technology company over another, it could be best to look into the work that the…
Suggest alternatives
Identifying problems is easy. For the most part. If you’re honest and open minded about the situation/circumstance/result, you can find room for improvement in almost about anything. You can’t take an international standard and apply it strictly around the world the same way. The challenge lies when a framework designed by the “international experts” does…
Yerkes-Dodson law
The Yerkes-Dodson law is about the relationship between stress and performance. The law states that performance increases with mental stress, but only up to a point. When levels of stress become too high, performance decreases. If you are in any capacity working to improve someone’s performance, use moderate stress to increase his/her performance. Consider skill…
Love
Love makes you feel complete. Love makes you alive. Love makes you…
AI For Everyone
AI For Everyone, a non-technical course available on Coursera will help you understand AI technologies and spot opportunities to apply AI to problems in your own organization. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested to learn about AI. I’m excited to take this course and had been waiting for it for a while. Read…
Beauty of not yet
Professor Carol Dweck, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford talks about her groundbreaking work on developing mindsets. She emphasizes the power of “yet” in helping students succeed in and out of the classroom. What a beautiful concept!
Go for it
Chances are that you are contemplating whether to take the plunge or stay where you are. Chances are that you are deciding whether it’s worth the risk or not. Chances are that the voice inside is telling you to give it a try and live with the results. We have dreams. We have goals. We…
Growth feedback
Positive feedback makes us feel good. We feel like we’re walking on air when we hear good things about ourselves. Yet positive feedback does not help us get better or grow professionally. We need constructive feedback. Here’s a good article How To Take Constructive Feedback Like A Boss
The Professor Speaks
I use to watch And1 basketball show on TV and then on YouTube. Grayson Boucher or more commonly known as “The Professor” was a regular in those And1 clips. Glad to hear his story on Tedx Talks. I like the last part of his presentation where he shares three learnings from his life experiences: proving…
Listening
How are your listening skills? Are you listening more than you are talking? Are you attentively listening to your team? Richard Branson talks about how important listening skills are in our daily lives. Kobe Bryant says on leadership that “to be an effective leader, you have to be a really good listener and focus not…
Bruce Lee
I have put Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living by Bruce Lee in my reading list this year. I’m glad to have found this video of him which makes me want to read the book even more.
Understanding the world (to some extent)
To get an overview of some of the things that are happening around the world and to know that things are actually improving globally, it’s good to read over Bill and Melinda Gates’s 2019 Annual Letter. Some of the points that I found interesting were: Africa is the youngest continent (its median age is just…
Dear AI,
You came and changed the game. After that, it was never the same. You were talked about everywhere. It felt like you just came out of nowhere. You were an enigma to some but inspiration to many. You were hated by some but loved by many. You were a pioneer in so many ways. Authentic…
“Rest at the end, not in the middle”
A must watch interview with Kobe Bryant. Kobe talks about his greatest teacher, greatest challenge since leaving the game, passion for storytelling, his greatest weakness, excitement for failure and so much more.