Praveen AnurajTL;DR – Investing $1 a day is the simplest solution to give our children an early start with compounding. This morning I woke up to yet another awesome letter “The Power of Compounding” from Bob Seawright. The essence of compounding is starting early and not interrupting it unnecessarily. As I was reading Bob’s letter, I […]
I have been developing an app to manage design specifications of the projects in production at work. I have been developing it all alone without knowing If the app will be accepted by the management and my colleagues. When working alone, it is hard to keep the motivation high, day after day. There are periods […]
For more than a year, I have been running my days on routines. I have a morning routine focused on my health. I do my exercise and meditation I have a breakfast routine to read to my kids. I have a bedtime routine to read books. I have a weekly writing routine to write and […]
Yesterday, my son told us that “All parents lie to their kids”. Me and my wife saw each other and blinked. Neither of us was prepared for this conversation. Here is how it went. Him: I know all the parents lie to their kids. Me: No we do not. Him: Yes you do. The other […]
I am reading the book “Wonder” to my son. In the chapter where Mr. Tushman the middle school’s principal gives his commencement addresses, he talks about kindness. Below is an excerpt from the chapter. Mr. Tushman’s Speech The best way to measure how much you’ve grown isn’t by inches or the number of laps you […]
Finally, there is an easy way to automate some of the static workflows using native templates in Roam Research. When I first learned that we can use templates in Roam Research, I was like a kid in a candy store. Now we can avoid doing the boring stuff of typing the same content again and again or copying and […]
It is natural to have doubts about our ability when we set out to do something new. I had that doubt about my writing. I was on the edge thinking whether to start a blog or not for a very long time. Many questions ran through my mind. Will I be able to write like […]
A personal logbook is where I scribble various things throughout the day. I first came across the concept of a personal logbook in Austin Kleon’s blog. Logbooks were originally used in ships to record important events in the management, operation, and navigation of the ship. Why not a personal logbook to manage, operate, and navigate […]
Often time I overthink small things. I will type something to post but hit backspace instead of posting it. I overthink calling someone I have not been in touch for a while. I overthink greeting people. I overthink saying good morning to my kids. I overthink saying I love you to my wife. I overthink […]
We all go through periods where we prefer to satisfy out short term need with a shot of dopamine when we know we should be working on something that will benefit us in the long term. Procrastination is the act or habit of putting off something to a future time. It involves delaying what needs […]