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Notes on reading,
out loud.

On reading culture, the books India's workplaces actually borrow, and the quiet habit that holds attention, belonging and curiosity together.

Book Summaries 4 Short Stories That Will Make You See The World Differently
Book Summaries
4 Short Stories That Will Make You See The World Differently

4 Short Stories That Will Make You See The World Differently

“A great story is not (just) about providing information. It invites an expansion of understanding, a self-transcendence… It plants the seed for it and makes it…

Uuser·January 30, 2020
Career Growth 5 Vital Traits of Companies That Attract the Best Talent
Career Growth
5 Vital Traits of Companies That Attract the Best Talent

5 Vital Traits of Companies That Attract the Best Talent

“Talented people are attracted to those who care about them.” – Adam M. Grant In the last decade, companies have woken up to the significance of…

Uuser·January 16, 2020
Career Growth 3 Stellar Research-Backed Benefits of Reading Fiction
Career Growth
3 Stellar Research-Backed Benefits of Reading Fiction

3 Stellar Research-Backed Benefits of Reading Fiction

Reading is an investment in ourselves. But reading fiction makes us feel guilty. Why waste our time reading story books when we have professional goals to…

Uuser·January 9, 2020
Career Growth When is the Best Time to Solve a Problem?
Career Growth
When is the Best Time to Solve a Problem?

When is the Best Time to Solve a Problem?

“Confront the difficulty while it’s still easy; accomplish the great tasks by a series of small acts.” – Tao Te Ching Between 2001 and 2007, the…

Uuser·January 2, 2020
Book Summaries 6 Lessons from Elon Musk That Will Change Your Perspective on Life
Book Summaries
6 Lessons from Elon Musk That Will Change Your Perspective on Life

6 Lessons from Elon Musk That Will Change Your Perspective on Life

“Good ideas are always crazy until they’re not.” Elon Musk is one of the trailblazing entrepreneurs of our times. By age 46, he built companies that…

MMurali Sunderraghavan·December 13, 2019
Career Growth How to Stop Machines From Stealing Your Livelihood
Career Growth
How to Stop Machines From Stealing Your Livelihood

How to Stop Machines From Stealing Your Livelihood

We’re a worried species today. Machines are usurping our jobs, invading our privacy, and dictating what we see and do. They want to govern our lives…

Uuser·December 5, 2019
Book Summaries How to Build a Valuable Business – Lessons from Peter Thiel
Book Summaries
How to Build a Valuable Business – Lessons from Peter Thiel

How to Build a Valuable Business – Lessons from Peter Thiel

How billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel built valuable businesses and what we can learn from the same.

MMurali Sunderraghavan·November 28, 2019
Career Growth How to Optimize Your Bandwidth to Handle the Things That Truly Matter
Career Growth
How to Optimize Your Bandwidth to Handle the Things That Truly Matter

How to Optimize Your Bandwidth to Handle the Things That Truly Matter

“Our decisions, not the conditions of our lives, shape our destiny.” – Tony Robbins Never has this been more relevant than today. During the industrial era,…

Uuser·November 21, 2019
Communication How to Build Useful Reading Habits – Part 2 of 2
Communication
How to Build Useful Reading Habits – Part 2 of 2

How to Build Useful Reading Habits – Part 2 of 2

This is the second part of a two-part series on how we can build better reading habits. In the previous post, we discussed challenges that most…

MMurali Sunderraghavan·November 14, 2019
Career Growth How to Build Useful Reading Habits – Part 1 of 2
Career Growth
How to Build Useful Reading Habits – Part 1 of 2

How to Build Useful Reading Habits – Part 1 of 2

Warren Buffett spends five to six hours per day reading five newspapers and 500 pages of corporate reports. Bill Gates reads 50 books each year. Mark Zuckerberg reads at least one book…

MMurali Sunderraghavan·November 7, 2019

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