Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Read two promising yet "useless" books

An idea is not worth a dime unless executed correctly.

Harping on and around a topic to explain it is futile.

The book Lean Startup starts with an interesting experience of failure and success in startup. After that the author relates his experience and does not add an iota of original stuff. (except maybe coming up with the term Lean Startup from Lean Manufacturing.)

I feel I wasted my precious time and feel it is useless in my limited experience.

Book Money Master the game by Tony Robbins had some extra insights and very valuable content, but It is lengthy and should be edited for brevity. Many paragraphs made me feel Anthony Robbins is a fan of some of the achievers who have excellent track record and some material felt like promotion. I recommend readers of this book to get into the meat of the content and take action to gain from the knowledge.

If Money Master the game was a software, I would recommend awaiting the next version which hopefully will be more trimmed and more action oriented.

Really have not decided which books to read through next. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Sunday, January 4, 2015

The ultimate decision guiding tool for anytime use

Of course, it is the one and only Bhagavad Gita

Brought up as a TamBram I knew the verses of  Bhagavad Gita coz of the non-stop chanting via the home Cassette player.

Quoting Bhagavad Gita is almost synchronous with referencing the ultimate axiom of living.

Every one who values anything has learnt it the hard way the value of it or is associating a value based on perception.

It is serendipitous that I was brought up in Roha where Swadhyay, the way of living discovering the Gita is followed prominently.

A wise person knows, it is a short lifetime to learn by doing all the mistakes so it is good to learn from the mistakes of others. That is the reason they put in efforts to learn from the existing literature and perceive the world around them based on their observation with limited exposure.

The wiser the person gets the more importance is giving to classics whose lessons are priceless and stand the test of time. Bhagavad Gita is one such classic.

Leaving aside the mythology, the gist of it is so omnipotent that I believe it is the ultimate decision guide for the living soul.

You are unhappy, read  Bhagavad Gita

You are feeling sad, emotional, confused, depressed, read and follow Bhagavad Gita

Take your time. Read, understand, experiment and enjoy.