In this internet era, a good habit or not, I am yet to figure out, I don’t spend time online during the weekends. I know countries get erased but then I have grown to like staying away from computers at least two days a week.
This week was truly a long weekend with lots of activities and am glad we stayed home to do all that. Lots of drama in the world of basketball. A few seconds ago, Phoenix came back from being 3 down to keep the series alive. A splendid effort, especially the fourth quarter and the final minute. Yesterday, my alma mater team, detroit pistons played a pathetic game to lose two in a row only to expose their vulnerability. I have begun to doubt them; Reminds me of Indian cricket team.
Lots of physical activities around the house from cleaning up the garage to fixing up some of dying indoor plants. In that process I learnt about Miracle Gro and how it is supposed to do wonders to our indoor plants. Man, this country is indeed great. Think of anything, there is a solution, a tool, an expert and a local shop to deal with it. As I was wondering what I should do if I really find a problem with no solution out there, I realized that I should invent the solution, manufacture it, market it myself and become a millionare overnight after reading this intriguing article from the current issue of business20. [need subscription or use this newstand buyer access code B2JUN9420 and login as a new stand buyer with your email id and this code]
I swiftly read two books for free spending few hours this afternoon at our next door Borders store. I could speed-read “Blog : Understanding the Information Reformation That’s Changing Your World” in an hour or so since most of what is being said was what I already knew. A few tit bits were worth it, otherwise, its NOT a book for someone who have read a blog before least not for someone already bloggin!. The other little book ‘The Present’ from the famous ‘Who moved my Cheese’ crew was a nice read though the essence of the book was worth 1/2 a page.
Live in the present. Now. Focus on what is happening now.
Learn from the past and let it go. Make the present more effective with lessons from the past.
Plan for the future. Act now so you can get what you want in future.
Live with a purpose which will connect your past to present to future.
The book runs less than 100 pages, I would not recommend buying it (unless you cant remember those four things) but an hour, a coffee, a quite bookstore, and a sunday afternoon would do it for anyone.
In between all this, I was able to wrap up my app for Rutgers with an essay on an ethical dilemma faced in life. I thoroughly enjoy this process of applying to business schools that I would honestly recommend any curious one to give it a honest shot, even if you are not really planning to do anything with it. It puts you into a retrospective mode to inspect your own life and goals that you wouldn’t, I certainly wouldn’t, do otherwise.
Came across Jikku Blog by Ammani in UK. Crisp but provoking. I wish I could write so succinctly without making my blogs as big as this one is!
