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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeownMy rating: 2 of 5 starsThe book is an example of 'Old Wine in a New Bottle.' The wine tastes decent, and the new bottle has a shiny new label.If you have already read books like Atomic Habits, Deep Work, or Flow, you can safely skip this… Continue reading Book Review: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
I was talking to my friend, and someone interrupted our conversation. Judging by his work attire, he probably is a construction worker. "Where is the Singapore Pools Lottery store?" is all he asked. I directed him to the closest shop. He seemed very happy with the answer and marched in that direction. I told my… Continue reading Reflection
Destined For War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? by Graham Allison My rating: 5 of 5 starsAlmost everything that Elon Musk tweets about can be safely dismissed as either trash or bias. However, his recommendation of this book on Twitter seems useful.China and the US seem to be on a collision course. However,… Continue reading Book Review: Destined for War
If I have to provide an unsolicited recommendation for a self-help book, it will be Atomic Habits. Though the book has no entertainment value, is very pedantic and preachy, it is highly actionable. There are certain things in this book around habit formation that you cannot argue with. For example, let us say you want… Continue reading Book Review: Atomic Habits
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 5 of 5 starsLeaves you hanging in suspense. This is my first Agatha Christie novel. I have heard great things about her work, but I have always thought it was dated and hard for me to relate to. Ohh boy… I couldn’t be more wrong about… Continue reading Book Review: And Then There Were None
This is my first review of a web series on IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/review/rw9193572/?ref_=rw_urv
The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth GodinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars"Real artists ship" is one of my all-time favorite quotes. I have used that quote as a north star in my career and life. This book is about creating a mindset and building habits that allow you to ship every day forever. If… Continue reading Book Review – Practice: Shipping Creative Work
The Millionaire Fastlane by M.J. DeMarcoMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThe author is a jerk of the highest degree. He is brash, boastful, belittling and does not paint a full picture. The book is poorly written. But his direct style and lack of etiquette maybe be exactly what is needed to burst the bubble that… Continue reading Book Review: The Millionaire Fastlane
This is one of the use cases we are seeing over and over again. Customers are leveraging the power and flexibility of cloud to run Contact Center with DaaS. I wrote about this yesterday on LinkedIn. Read more https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trifecta-running-contact-center-cloud-desktops-arun-pc
The last 30 articles about work and technology have been all on LinkedIn Pulse simply because that is where my audience is. Here is the my latest one - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/build-buy-arun-pc It talks about two types of customers in the cloud. The ones who like to buy commercial off the shelf software and others who prefer… Continue reading LinkedIn Post about Buyers and Builders
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