In my last article, I wrote about preparing yourself for future opportunities. There I mentioned that you should allocate time to learn. A reader, Ben, commented that the biggest problem for him is finding good resources. I think that’s a…
Seneca once said that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Outsiders might think that someone is lucky for being in the right place at the right time. But what they don’t know is the preparation behind it. The…
A while back I read the story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematician from India. It was an amazing story, a true “rags-to-riches” story in the world of science. Here was someone who lived in poverty, far outside the circle of…
I’m currently reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. I haven’t finished it yet, but it has given me some useful insight on the nature of doing creative work. According to the author, the enemy of doing creative work…
I recently finished reading More Than a Hobby by David Green and Dean Merrill. It’s an insightful book on how Hobby Lobby works and the philosophy behind it. I learned a lot from it. Among other things, the author mentioned…
One term that has been gaining in popularity in recent years is lifestyle business. Lifestyle business is a kind of business that aims to give you the freedom to live the lifestyle you want. The goal is not to make…
This post is for those of you who use Google Reader. If you don’t use Google Reader, then feel free to skip this post. As you might have known, Google Reader will be shut down on July 1. It means…
Becoming a good learner is essential in the world we live in today. Things change fast, and you need to upgrade yourself constantly to stay relevant. Being in the field of IT, I can really feel the pace of things.…
Whatever it is I’m involved or interested in, I always like to see the big picture. That’s why I like books such as The World Is Flat and Guns, Germs, and Steel. They give me the big picture of the…
One of the things I want to do this year is to learn to read faster. I’m a slow reader, therefore, I can’t finish as many books as I’d like to. Many successful people, however, are fast readers. Warren Buffett…
