February 2012
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October 2011
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“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes...”
– ~Henry Ford
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Giving two presentations at Agile 2012!
I am thrilled that two of my submissions got accepted for presenting at Agile 2012. I am giving two experience reports:
The Story of Sitting Together (co-presenting with my colleague Zainab Alikhan)
Applying Agile to Off the Shelf Product Implementations
Bengaluru.. here I come.
“Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun.”
– ~George Scialabba
September 2011
5 posts
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Got interviewed by Jochen Krebs in the latest...
My colleague Zainab and I will be presenting in the Pecha Kucha sessions at Agile Day 2011 Conference on 27th September, 2011. Hear our thoughts and experiences with Agile as we share them in a conversation with Jochen Krebs - Founder of Agile NYC in the latest Agile NYC podcast.
Also check out the very impressive lineup of speakers for the conference (Amy Goodman and Linda Rising are key-note...
All you need is an egg and some imagination →
Julia child is so cute in this video. Got the perfect recipe for binge day..check out 24:02 in the video. Omlette with sauteed mushrooms, topped with cheese sauce, topped with cheese and then melted butter. Yummy.
August 2011
6 posts
“To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
– - Marilyn vos Savant (Shared by Yanwing Wong)
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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do...”
– Mark Twain (Reblogged from Praful Baweja)
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“I don’t know the key to success,
but the key to failure is to try to...”
– Bill Cosby
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Making smaller circles.
This is the second installment in the series - Bringing it all together - Philosophy, Agile, Lean and Learning
How does one eat an elephant?
One bite at a time!
In The Art of Learning, Josh recommends breaking down an activity into smaller steps and repeating each of the steps enough number of times to appreciate the nuances and make it second nature. Once each step is internalized, he...
July 2011
16 posts
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“The part of life we really live is small.”
– Seneca
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Bringing it together - Philosophy, Learning, Agile...
I have often been told by my friends and colleagues that my creative, intellectual and recreational pursuits seem too random and diverse to make any sense. Some have even suggested that I get tested for ADHD. I feel fortunate to have friends feel free to speak their minds and are genuinely interested in my growth and well-being.
Recently, I reached a point where my apparent random and...
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What’s Your Start-up’s/Team's “Bus Count”? 7 Myths... →
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“We don’t beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.”
– -Randy Pausch (1960-2008) The Last Lecture at Carnegie Mellon
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The company we keep
There is the story of a Spartan King who met two of his subjects, a youth and the youth’s lover, accidentally in a crowd. Embarrassed, the subjects tried to hide their blushing cheeks, but he noticed and replied, “Son, you ought to keep the company of the sort of people who won’t cause you to change color when observed.”
“Your mind is like a parachute…it functions only when open.”
– Forwarded email,.. thanks Maria
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One of the best articles I have read lately. →
Do we drink too much water? →
The death of Common Sense.
An Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly True!
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: - Knowing when to come in out of the rain; - Why...
http://www.bikethenight.com/Bike_the_Night_11/Home.... →
I am thinking of doing this bike ride to celebrate my birthday. Would love for fellow bicycling lovers, enthusiasts and fanatics to join me. I thoroughly enjoyed it the last time as I relished fresh pancakes, bacon and sausages on the beach at the end of the ride. Also took a dip in the cold waters of the Atlantic to refresh myself.
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WatchIs there something you’ve always meant to do, wanted to do, but just … haven’t? Matt Cutts suggests: Try it for 30 days. This short, lighthearted talk offers a neat way to think about setting and achieving goals. And who knows.. you could form a habit of learning out of it.
Matt Cutts is an engineer at Google, where he fights linkspam and helps webmasters understand how search...
June 2011
41 posts
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“Joy does not come from what you do, it flows into what you do and thus into this...”
– Eckhart Tolle in The New Earth p298
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“The “waiting to start living” syndrome is one of the most common...”
– Eckhart Tolle in The New Earth p297
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“The three modes of awakened doing are acceptance, enjoyment and enthusiasm. ...”
– Eckhart Tolle in The New Earth p295
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“It is not what you do, but how you do what you do determines whether you are...”
– Eckhart Tolle in The New Earth p294
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“The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.”
– Roman Philosopher Tacitus
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“Stillness is the language that the divine being/universe speaks and everything...”
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“Nonresistance, non-judgement and detachment are the three aspects of true...”
– Eckhart Tolle in The New Earth p225
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“To the ego, the present moment is, at best, only a means to an end. It tries to...”
– Eckhart Tolle in the New Earth
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“Acknowledging the good that is already in your life is the foundation for all...”
– Eckhart Tolle in The New Earth p190
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“Strictly speaking, we don’t think: Thinking happens to us.”
– Eckhart Tolle in The New Earth (p129)
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“A collective will come into conflict with other collectives, because it...”
– Eckhart Tolle in A New Earth (p125)
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“Mediocrity can be self-nurturing.”
– John Waitzkin in The Art of Learning (ch-Bringing it all together p219)
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“An appreciation for simplicity, the everyday - the ability to dive deeply into...”
– John Waitzkin in The Art of Learning (ch- Building your trigger p187)
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“Too many of us live without fully engaging our minds, waiting for that moment...”
– John Waitzkin in The Art of Learning (ch- Building your Trigger p187)
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“We cannot expect to touch excellence if “going through the motions”...”
– John Waitzkin in The Art of Learning [ch-The Power of Presence p172
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“If the opponent’s movement is quick,
then quickly respond;
If his...”
– John Waitzkin in The Art of Learning [Chapter- The Illusion of the Mystical p149]
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“If we get so caught up in narcissistic academic literalism that we dismiss...”
– John Waitzkin in The Art of Learning [Chapter: Slowing Down Time page 137]
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