Notes from ‘Deep Work’

A few months back I read a book titled “Deep Work” by Cal Newport. I found that a number of points raised and solutions offered in the book resonated with me. It was a very well-written book and I compiled some useful snippets from it into a bunch of notes. Here is the first set … Read more

The Practice: Book Review

For writers and all kinds of professional or hobby artists, I highly recommend the book “The Practice” by Seth Godin. I read it almost a year back and it has still stayed with me. I have taken notes from the book and refer to them off and on when I need inspiration. You will find … Read more

Notes from ‘Atomic Habits’ – Set 3

A few months back I read a book titled “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. It was a very well-written book and I found a lot of snippets useful that spoke to me. I compiled them into a bunch of notes. The first and second sets are here and here. Here is the third set: The … Read more

Notes from ‘The Practice’ – Set 2

A few months back I read a book titled ‘The Practice’ by Seth Godin. I loved it a lot and made some notes from it. They are some profound lines from the book which spoke to me. The first set of these lines are here. Here is second set: Your contribution—the one that you want … Read more

Notes from ‘Atomic Habits’ – Set 2

A few months back I read a book titled “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. It was a very well-written book and I found a lot of snippets useful that spoke to me. I compiled them into a bunch of notes. The first set is here. Here is the second set: Motivation is Overrated; Environment Often … Read more

Notes from ‘The Practice’

A few months back I read a book titled ‘The Practice’ by Seth Godin. I loved it a lot and made some notes from it. They are some profound lines from the book which spoke to me. Here is a list of some of them: When you choose to produce creative work, you’re solving a … Read more

Notes from ‘Atomic Habits’

A few months back I read a book titled “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. It was a very well-written book and I found a lot of snippets useful that spoke to me. I compiled them into a bunch of notes. Here is the first set: If you find yourself struggling to build a good habit … Read more

Some Books I read

I recently read “A Prisoner of Birth” by Jeffrey Archer. One would think that a long book about a simple man wronged and his story of revenge against powerful adversaries would be a common story. But the way Archer writes and tells the story makes this an extremely gripping, interesting, tense one that I could … Read more

Lessons from My Journey to Health

I was always what in India is called a “healthy boy”. And I have stayed more or less “healthy” throughout my adult life with a few minor fluctuations. I have been through some ‘before-after’ experiments over the past twenty years, but they have all been in a range. And every time I ventured down that … Read more

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