Recently when I was reading the newspaper I came across an article that cited a reference to theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking who speculated that the current pollution levels would force humans into outer space in another 1000 years. My first thought when I came across this was: “Why quote something which cannot be verifiable in … Continue reading
More often than not to alter the status quo,one need an important additional characteristic besides an inquiring mind. This trait may be mistaken for arrogance or cockiness but I generally rate it slightly above “quiet confidence”. The trait that I am talking about is Irreverence. Wait,did I just advocate irreverence? Yes.Irreverence does not mean that … Continue reading
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More often than not we come across advice that warns us about having a “herd mentality” and exhorting people to be “path-breaking”and “exploring uncharted waters”. I feel this advice has its merits but is taken to extremes by people who misunderstand that following the crowd is always a time-consuming and wasteful exercise which does not … Continue reading
Today I was shocked when I read the sports section of the newspaper to find that Kapil Dev had stated that Sachin did not realize his full potential and that he did not have the ability to score 200,300 and even 400 (lol). My conclusion is that Kapil Dev has become senile or that there … Continue reading
Very often,I come across conversations in platforms like Quora and Facebook where someone immediately dismissed the point of view of the other person just because it did not sound “logical” or is supported by science. Science was regarded as the sole benchmark for their microscopic analysis. Let’s take a look at how unreliable this point … Continue reading
Over the last 2 weeks newspapers in India had a lot of stories about the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Silicon Valley in the United States. As Modi wrapped up his visit,there were a lot of achievements highlighted,no doubt,to accentuate the success of his visit. One of the initiatives that was lauded … Continue reading
More often than not when you are caught in the whirl of your professional life and find it tough to keep up with the pace of your personal life,you need to take a step back. Yes,that’s the simple solution. Take. A. Step. Back. Sometimes plans go awry and bad habits creep in and taking a … Continue reading
I opened a demat account recently with HDFC Bank with the intention of learning the ropes of trading/investing and found a few things along the way that could be a bit more transparent for account holders.For example, the way the demat account dashboard just displays the Unrealized Profit/Loss* status without including the Brokerage fees information. Someone … Continue reading
Recently I was forwarded an article by my boss at work and came across someone who was exhorting the benefits of 3D Printed meat;specifically in relation to prevention of animal slaughter by manufacturing artificial meat. I was mildly amused and reached out to the person (Vivek Wadhwa) who had posted the article,on Twitter . The … Continue reading
