For those of you trying to minimize the impact of phone(apps on the phone) and other digital distractions that suck you in, I have come up with a new way to frame the problem. I am assuming, by now, you have already read enough articles and books on this topic. Perhaps listened to some podcasts as well, on "how to make oneself indistra...

Here are books, with short summary, as well as podcasts that I read/listened to in 2023 and found most interesting. Books are listed in the order I found insightful and valuable to me. I may not agree with everything they say. I try to broaden my horizon by reading/listening to different point of views. Given a topic, you will see a bo...

There is this misconception that in order to stay in the moment, we need to learn how to meditate or go to some fancy retreats. Not that there is anything wrong with those. Number one thing we can do to improve our staying in the moment is not pull up that phone every few minutes. It is not the momentary distraction that leads to but t...

Leadership has always been about decision making and dealing with complexity. One thing constant with leadership in any decent size organization is that every now and then you will be presented with a situation with no precedent. You will have to think thru long term implications of your decision without taking forever to make that dec...

Every year I take camping trips throughout the summer. Wonderful thing about camping is that you get to spend time in nature, watch stars in the night, have light or deep conversations over campfire with like minded people. There is fair bit of work involved in preparing for the trip, then setting up and packing tents. Good amount hiki...

Based on feedback from last year, I am also providing a summary (at the end) about each book. Not all of these I endorse. Nor agree with everything that is mentioned in these. Found these interesting and something to learn from. I read these regardless to broaden my horizon. These are listed in no particular order. Books ---------- • M...

Here is a list of books I read this year...and liked, in no particular order... Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World David J. Epstein -- Very similar to Medici Effect, explains why early specialization is not good, and better to dabble in multiple disciplines before specializing Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in ...

You are into the fourth Zoom meeting of the day, and it is only 2pm. And while the speaker wants participants to pay 100% attention to this meeting, there is not much the speaker can do... as folks type away on chat while staring into the camera. Good typing skills were never so handy... or destructive depending on which side of the eq...

When we think of environments from infrastructure point of view, we normally think in terms of its use case - Production, Test, and so forth. It's probably more useful to think in terms of application, with collection of its components, flowing thru different environments. That is, if you have several applications, each with its own co...