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I was talking to a school time friend on phone today. It was after a few years so lot of things to share & catch-up with.Job, marriage, who all got married, who's in line, who had kids, & all that.Going through the names one by one at one point I asked "Where's Ashish Popli? What's he doing?". Whatever I heared after that shook me badly, its been on my mind for the whole day. More so because I came to know of it so late.Ashish was an officer in Indian Navy & was on duty on-board INS Sharabh when he went missing...
Some tips for prevention of Swine Flu from AIMS doctor Friends, Thanks to media hype about H1N1, several people who trust me have either approached or called me to advise. The hype in media about the utility of face masks and N95 respirators as a tool for general protection against H1N1 can't be deplored enough. Yesterday, a friend who listened wanted me to write down briefly what I advised so that he could tell others in similar words. Hence this short email to friends whom I have advised recently (and others...
via acm.org Very simple yet insightful explanation...with interesting examples!
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Buddha told his disciples: whoever makes an effort can attain enlightenment in seven days. If he can’t manage it, certainly he will attain it in seven months, or in seven years. The young man decided that he would attain it in one week, and he wanted to know what he should do: “concentration” was the reply. The young man began to practice, but in ten minutes he was already distracted. Little by little, he began paying attention to everything that distracted him, and thought that he was not wasting time, but...
Nice article on Leadership by Paulo Coelho: A reader sends me a questionnaire in which he presents the profile of three world leaders who lived in the same period of history, and asks if it is possible to choose the best one using the following data: Candidate A was associated with witchdoctors and often consulted astrologists. He had two mistresses. His wife was a Lesbian. He smoked a lot. He drank eight to ten martinis a day. Candidate B never managed to hold down a job because of his arrogance. He slept...
Check out this blog I found at web-strategist.com - Hate Your Job? Suck It Up - Got Laid Off? You’ve A Stigma to Overcome