Weekend - movie

Saw 'Singing in the rain' with husband.

Hand

My right hand / palm got burned today. I picked up a hot kadhaai thinking it is cold.
God bless me.

DIY HouseHold Cleaning Hacks : Rachel Talbott

1. Kitchen Sink Polish

2. Microwave Steam Clean

3. Coffee Maker Cleaner

4. Cleaning Legos

5. DIY Disinfecting Household Cleaner

6. DIY Swiffer

Selena Gomez's Top 10 Rules For Success : Evan Carmichael

1. Trust Yourself
If I am doing something because I love it, I should do it because I love it and I believe I can do it.

2. Persevere
I've had a lot of people trying to tear me down. But I'm here. And I've always been myself.
Only because I know how hard I work and I'm not gonna let any of that get to me.

3. Never settle

4. Love yourself first
Its ok, m gonna stop when I need to stop, feel what I need to feel, and I don't care what comes with that or what people wanna say.

5. Live in the moment.
How to be present in that moment and to know that I am always going to strive for something.

6. Be vulnerable

7. Surround yourself with good people

8. Find your purpose

9. Explore who you are

10. Decide to be happy

10 Ways to PERSEVERE and Stick With It : Evan Carmichael

2:25 Its only because I know how hard I work and I'm not gonna let any of that get to me.

5:50 Perseverance is hard work you do after you get tired of the hard work you already did.

Fridge Organization : Alejandra

10 Ways to Survive, Learn from, and Crush FAILURE : Evan Carmichael

Mike Tyson

Tom Cruise

Dr. Abdul Kalam

Louis C.K.

Arianna Huffington

Sara Blakely

Tory Burch

Jamie Dimon

Iman Abdulmajid

Sir Alex Ferguson

Habits For A Clean Home : Rachel Talbott

Deep Clean-

1. Clean & De-clutter

Kitchen
Rooms
Closets
Skincare items

2. Dust

3. Wash everything

4. Clean Floors

5. Wipe down

6. Enjoy [<3]

Turn your STRUGGLES into TRIUMPHS - Evan Carmichael

Evan Carmichael

My top 10 Evan Videos:

1. How Well Do You REALLY Know Yourself? (Dandapani)

2. Eckhart Tolle's Top 10 Rules For Success

3. Serena Williams's Top 10 Rules For Success

4. The Simple HACK to Stop PROCRASTINATING (Mel Robbins)

5. PRESS the REFRESH Button! (Gaur Gopal Das)

6. STOP CARING About WHAT Other PEOPLE THINK!

7. Develop DISCIPLINE
8. Top 10 FOCUS Strategies
9. Find MENTORS
10. Arianna Huffington's Top 10 Rules For Success
ps: Barack Obama's Top 10 Rules For Success

(updated: 4.2.20)
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I. Entspresso:

1. How Well Do You REALLY Know Yourself? (Dandapani) [<3 <3]

2. Listen to the UNIVERSE! (Oprah Winfrey) [<3 <3]

3. Set Boundaries (Oprah Winfrey) [<3 <3]

4. How to OUTWORK and OUTLAST Your Competition! (Kobe Bryant) [<3 <3]

5. The Simple HACK to Stop PROCRASTINATING (Mel Robbins) [<3 <3]

6. PRESS the REFRESH Button! (Gaur Gopal Das) [<3 <3]

7. Make it as EASY as POSSIBLE! (Timothy Ferriss) [<3 <3]

Don't lose sight of what MATTERS [<3]

8. FOCUS [<3]

9. Learn How to Deal with CRITICISM (James Franco) [<3]

10. Be YOURSELF (Whoopi Goldberg) [<3]

11. Be PATIENT (Simon Cowell) [<3]

12. Be PATIENT (Kevin Durant) [<3]

13. Put Things in PERSPECTIVE (Jean-Claude Biver) [<3]

14. Have Hope (Gaur Gopal Das) [<3]

15. Make Yourself STRONGER! (Jordan B. Peterson) [<3]

16. Don't TAKE Things PERSONALLY! (Bill Gates)

17. WILLPOWER is an Amazing Thing to DEVELOP! (Dandapani)

18. Life is much LARGER than failure and success (Sri Sri Ravi Shankar)

19. Surround yourself with GREATNESS

20. Live your DREAM

21. Fail as FAST as you can (Azim Premji)

22. Turn your STRUGGLES into TRIUMPHS (Taylor Swift)

23. Chase your DREAMS (Sachin Tendulkar)

24. Business must serve a higher PURPOSE (Mukesh Ambani)

25. LOVE who you are

26. Chase physical and mental ENERGY (Jerry Seinfeld)

27. Use your time WISELY (Nelson Mandela)

28. NEVER give up! (Jack Canfield)

29. BELIEVE in Yourself (Tyrese Gibson)

30. Don't LIMIT Yourself ( Naveen Jain)

31. Know What You REALLY Want (Alan Watts)

32. SURROUND Yourself With GREATNESS! (Oprah Winfrey)

33. You Don't Have a MONEY Problem, You Have a SKILL Problem! (Dan Lok)
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II. One Rule:

1. Top 10 LEARNING Strategies [<3]

2. 10 Ways to create GREAT PRODUCTS [<3]

3. Take ACTION NOW! [<3]

4. Find MENTORS! [<3]

5. Enjoy the JOURNEY! [<3]

6. Top 10 BELIEVE Strategies [<3]

7. STOP CARING About WHAT Other PEOPLE THINK! [<3]

8. Develop DISCIPLINE [<3]

9. Top 10 FOCUS Strategies [<3]

10. 10 Ways to Survive, Learn from, and Crush FAILURE [<3]

11. Always BE PREPARED to Handle Anything [<3]

12. How to KEEP GOING [<3]

13. Develop an Insane WORK ETHIC [<3]

14. MASTER your CRAFT [<3]

15. Have JOY [<3]

16. 10 Ways to PERSEVERE and stick with it

17. Top 10 IGNORE the Haters Strategies

18. 10 Ways to Be DIFFERENT

19. Top 10 WORK HARD Strategies

20. How to Own Your HAPPINESS
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III. Top 10 Rules For Success:

1. Eckhart Tolle's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3]

2. Eckhart Tolle's Top 10 Rules For Success Volume 2

3. Dandapani's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3]

4. Dandapani's Top 10 Rules For Success Volume 2 [<3]

5. Louise Hay's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3] (Author, Teacher, Healer, Businessperson)

6. Brené Brown's Top 10 Rules For Succcess [<3]

7. Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3]

8. Barack Obama's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3]

9. Serena Williams's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3] (Tennis Player, Sportsperson)

10. Arianna Huffington's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3] (Author, Businessperson-media)
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11. Tim Ferriss's Top 10 Rules For Success

12. Tim Ferriss's Top 10 Rules For Success Volume 2 [<3]

13. Sheryl Sandberg's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3] (Technology executive, Author, Activist)

14. Mark Zuckerberg's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3]

15. Satya Nadella's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3]

16. Selena Gomez's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3] (Singer, Actor)

17. Wayne Dyer's Top 10 Rules For Success [<3]

18. Jessica Alba's Top 10 Rules for Success (Actor, Businessperson)

19. Ellen DeGeneres's Top 10 Rules For Success (Comedian, TV host, Actor, Writer, Producer)

20. Shah Rukh Khan's Top 10 Rules For Success
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21. Azim Premji's Top 10 Rules For Success

22. Narayana Murthy's Top 10 Rules For Success

23. Ratan Tata's Top 10 Rules For Success

24. Sundar Pichai's Top 10 Rules For Success

25. Brian Tracy's Top 10 Rules For Success

26. David Beckham's Top 10 Rules For Success

27. Jerry Seinfeld's Top 10 Rules For Success

28. Gaur Gopal Das' Top 10 Rules For Success
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IV. Mentor Me

1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam INSPIRATIONAL Speeches

2. Mark Zuckerberg's FACEBOOK Story

3. CHANGE Your LIFE With The 5 SECOND Rule (MentorMeMel)

4. How to Make 2019 Your BEST YEAR Ever (Mel Robbins)

5. How to Become a More Effective LEARNER! (MentorMeDan)
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V. 7 Ways:

1. 7 Ways to Become Attractive On the INSIDE
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VI. Life (#BelieveLife):

1. 5 PROVEN Ways to Develop UNBREAKABLE Self DISCIPLINE! [<3]

2. 5 Ways to be more ORGANIZED and PRODUCTIVE

3. How To MANAGE Your TIME More EFFECTIVELY! [<3]
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VII. Misc:

1. 7 Morning routines for success

2. Time Management

3. Richard Branson's Morning Routine
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Monsoon : Rainy Day

Its been raining on and off since morning.
It rained heavily in afternoon.
Umbrellas everywhere :)

Fail as FAST as you can - Evan Carmichael

Live your DREAM - Evan Carmichael

Don't lose sight of what MATTERS - Evan Carmichael

How to Track Your Workout Routine : Alejandra

Creating a Motivation Wall with Your Favorite Quotes : Alejandra

30-Minute Daily Organizing Using Timer : Alejandra

UN Women

How to Store Your Winter Clothes

How to Organize the Coat Closet or Front Closet : Alejandra

Closet Organization on a Budget : Alejandra

Closet Organization Ideas & Tips : Alejandra

Minimalism and the Important Stuff

Minimalism | Where to Start

1. Change your perspective
Knowing that you are just clearing space for the things that you really like and the things that are absolutely necessary in your life.

2. Write a list of all the things that you really like.
As well as, all the things that if money and time were no option what would you do.

3. Go on a spending fast.

4. Start clearing out.
Be realistic with yourself.

5. Find some sources of inspiration to keep you motivated to continue pursuing this way of living.
ZenHabits
The Minimalists

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

Byron Katie

Twitter

Following a hundred people on Twitter.... Wow! from a handful to a hundred in a month. Thank u God, husband, twitter, amazing people.
Be Inspired!

An Introduction to Brillo, the OS for IoT : Google Developers

Internet of Things explained simply

What is The Internet of Things?

How It Works: Internet of Things

Surround Yourself with GREATNESS - Evan Carmichael

Preview Your Future : Terri

Your imagination is everything. Its a preview of life's coming attractions. -Albert Einstein

Your life goes in the direction of your most dominant thoughts.

Winners don't waste time in unproductive thought.

You Become What You Behold : Terri

What do see when you look up?

Vision is seeing what can be.

Our minds think in pictures.

Howard Schultz
He saw what could be.
That's vision.

You have to see potential.
You gotta see what can be.
That's what vision is.

Take the time to sit and listen for God.
Pray, talk to Him.
What are the images you want me to put up in my life of what can be?
Take the time to just listen and start making a list.

You become what you behold.

What You Must Do During Difficult Times : Terri

Satan wants you to get a victim mentality and feel sorry for yourself.

2:38
Don't ever ever ever, never ever, under any circumstance, at any time, feel sorry for yourself, ever.
-Keith Moore

We all go through storms. We all go through difficulties.
Satan wants you to give up. He wants you to turn your back on the whole plan of God.

3:30
Abrahim Lincoln

Don't ever give up on your dream.

God is the control tower. He sees the big picture. He knows what you're going through.
He can guide you through the storm.
Don't ever get out of touch with God.
Talk to Him about everything.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable. -Psalm 91:1

Spend time with God, even if it is 5 minutes.

God, I don't know how You are going to turn this around, but I trust You. My eyes are on You.

Schedule your priorities. Schedule time with God.

If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me : Terri

If it is to be, it is up to me.

God will change your circumstances, but He will change you first.
-Joyce Meyer

Getting on a quest for personal growth.

Become more valuable.

Success is something you attract by the person you become.

Get on a quest to develop yourself.

Take responsibility for where you are but also give some thought to where you wanna be.

Weekend - movie

Watched movie 'My Sassy Girl' with husband. Thank u God :)

A Clean Home

Cleaned my bedroom yesterday.
Thank u God :)

Uncommon Tactics to Become a Genius Communicator - Robin Sharma

1. 'Listen deeply first.'

2. 'You can say whatever you want, so long as you say it with respect.'

3. 'Be clear in your communication.'
Be clear. Be precise. Give examples.

4. 'Let it go.'

Hard conversations build your power as leader, as a performer and as a human being.

From a Job to a Craft - Robin Sharma

1. 'Install the perception that no work is ordinary.'

All work has dignity.
All work is a chance for you to be creative.

Tiny act of progress everyday makes them masterful.

2. 'Be all about optimization.'

Little incremental acts of making things better.
Make the user experience a little bit better, make the product a little bit better, make the culture a little bit better.
Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.

3.' Imagination'

Be imaginative.

4. 'Commit to obsession'

An obsession is only unhealthy if its an unhealthy obsession.

How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes | Adam Leipzig | TED Talks

TED Talks

1. Your body language shapes who you are : Amy Cuddy [<3]

2. The power of vulnerability : Brene Brown [<3]

3. Why we have too few women leaders : Sheryl Sandberg [<3]

4. How to find meaning when reality hits you : Manisha Koirala [<3]

5. Good boundaries free you : Sarri Gilman

6. Your elusive creative genius : Elizabeth Gilbert

7. The happy secret to better work : Shawn Achor

8. The secret of becoming mentally strong : Amy Morin

9. How to know your life purpose in 5 minutes : Adam Leipzig

10. Love, no matter what : Andrew Solomon

11. The skill of self-confidence : Dr. Ivan Joseph

12. Don't Just Learn To Code, Learn To Create : Justin Richards

13. The secret to self control : Jonathan Bricker

14. The psychology of self-motivation : Scott Geller

15. My Daughter, Malala : Ziauddin Yousafzai [<3]

16. There are no Superheroes, Just Us: My Journey with Malala : Shiza Shahid [<3]

17. Overcoming hopelessness : Nick Vujicic [<3]

18. The surprising secret to speaking with confidence : Caroline Goyder [<3]

19. Listening to shame : Brene Brown [<3]

20. Evan Williams on what's behind Twitter's explosive growth : Evan Williams

21. We should all be feminists : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

22. Empowering Women and Girls : Halima Hima

23. Never, ever give up : Diana Nyad

24. Inspiring the next generation of female engineers : Debbie Sterling [<3]

25. All it takes is 10 mindful minutes : Andy Puddicombe

26. How do you define yourself? | Lizzie Velasquez

27. The art of being yourself : Caroline McHugh

28. Programming your mind for success : Carrie Green

29. The ten-item wardrobe : Jennifer L. Scott

30. How a 13 year old changed 'Impossible' to 'I'm Possible' : Sparsh Shah
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Other Good Talks:

1. Why Your Critics Aren't The Ones Who Count : Brené Brown [<3]

2. Haters are a drop in the ocean : Aishwarya Rai [<3]

3. Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

4. Mark Zuckerberg Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2017

5. From failing in engineering to co-founding a million-dollar company : Varun Agarwal

6. Penn Engineering Masters 2016 Commencement Address : Gayle Laakmann McDowell

7. HGSE Convocation Speaker: Reshma Saujani [<3]

The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong | Amy Morin | TED Talks

The happy secret to better work | Shawn Achor | TED Talks

Why we have too few women leaders | Sheryl Sandberg | TED Talks

1. Sit at the table - believe in yourself - negotiate for yourself - own your own success.

2. Make your partner (spouse) a real partner.

3. Don't leave before you leave - your job better be really good to go back, it needs to be challenging, rewarding, you need to feel like you're making a difference.

Your Elusive Creative Genius | Elizabeth Gilbert | TED Talks

The Power of Vulnerability | Brene Brown | TED Talks

Researched Connection.

Worthiness: People who have a strong sense of love n belonging believe that they are worthy of love n belonging.
What do these people have in common?
These are kind of Wholehearted people.
What they had in common:
1. Courage - to be imperfect
2. Compassion - to be kind to themselves first and then to others
3. Connection - as a result of authenticity - they were willing to let go of who they thought they should be in order to be who they were
4. Vulnerability - they fully embraced vulnerability

We numb vulnerability.

We live in a vulnerable world. And one of the ways we deal with it, is, we numb vulnerability.

The problem is you cannot selectively numb emotion.

Why and how we numb?
1. We make the uncertain, certain.
2. We perfect.
And we perfect, most dangerously, our children.
"You are imperfect and you are wired for struggle but you are worthy of love n belonging."
3. We pretend

But there is another way and I'll leave you with this:
1. To let ourselves be seen.
2. To love with our whole hearts even though there is no guarantee.
3. To practice gratitude n joy. To feel vulnerable means I'm alive.
4. To believe that we're enough. "I am enough".

Learning on the job : Developer Tea

http://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/24531

The Work / Life Equation : Developer Tea

http://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/38520

The Work / Life Equation:

1:17
Three suggestions-

Definition of work.
(What is work and what isn't. Some people incorrectly think of whether or not u're enjoying ur day rather than whether or not you're meeting your goals. the long-term happiness when u're meeting your goals and short-term satisfaction when u've had a so-called good day.)

Work: Energy we're spending.
That might help us understand what work actually means.

1) Where your Energy is going everyday? where your Time is going?

Start thinking more about your energy.

Think about where you're putting your energy?

2) Set your values.

your priorities.

What you want to cultivate in the course of your life?

Your values determine your direction and give u a constant place to derive your goals.

Goals are just an expression of your values.

A value cannot be accomplished, but rather it can only be followed.

Where your energy goes, in relation to your values?

3) Do your research.
We rely on our feelings far too often.

Determine, Is that Energy adequately moving me towards my Value set??

Is it adequately accomplishing my Value set??

How much do I want to spend my energy in this area?

Go ahead and look at it through the lens of your values.

"And all this culminates into actually spending your Energy on the things that you Value."

Values:
1. Health (Physical, Spiritual)
2. Love & Relationships
3. Creating, Engineering, Programming
4. Balance
5. Gratitude

Destigmatizing Failure : Developer Tea

http://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/17687

Destigmatizing Failure and using it as a tool for Learning:

Experimentation treats hypothesis and failure as ways of learning.

Failure is an essential step to the learning process.

We talk about failure as a one-dimensional concept. Either we have failed or we have not.

"Not all failures are created equal." -Harvard Business Review Article
Sometimes failure does not have blame to be placed.

There is a different reason for failure just about every time.
Deviance
Inattention
Lack of ability
Process Inadequecy
Task Challenge
Process Complexity
Uncertainty
Hypothesis Testing
Exploratory Testing

Maybe you failed and you ended up fixing something because that failure pointed out whatever it was that ended up being fixed.

Developer Tea - Jonathan Cutrell

Spec - Developer Tea

This show exists and my purpose here is to help driven developers connect to their ultimate purpose and to excel at the work that they do so that they can positively impact the people that they have influence over.

I am here to help developers who care about their work and I help you by doing quite a few different types of content on this show.

I want to help you become a better developer. To empower you to be a more holistically healthy individual. To empower humanity. To help you achieve a deeper level of fulfilment. Driven developers are people who are also focused on their impact on the world. They are socially conscious individuals.

I. Coding

1. Approaching Programmatic Problems [<3]

2. Code Kata - A Practice Arena for Becoming a Better Programmer [<3]

3. Picking the right Side Project [<3]
4. Demystifying Code [<3]
5. The Hardest Parts of Computer Science (Programming)
6. Code Without Fear
7. Leave It Better Than The Way You Found It
8. Redefining Complete

II. Learning

1. Three habits of great learners [<3]

2. Learning on the job

III. Bravery

1. Getting Acquainted with Failure [<3]
2. Destigmatizing Failure [<3 <3]
3. Failure Rates, Machine Learning, and You

IV. Focus

1. Not So Trivial: Things That Can Kill Your Focus

2. Deconstructing Distractions
3. 3 Focus Factors [<3 <3]

V. Management | Productivity

1. The Work / Life equation [<3]

2. My Top Productivity Practice [<3]

3. 3 Lessons of Productivity [<3]

4. 3 Morning Routine Tasks Every Developer Should Do : Developer Tea [<3]

5. Estimating Sandwiches: Why the Gut Doesn't Work, and How Small Is Better [<3]

6. Building Your Intuition

7. Three Things Aspiring Developers Should Be Doing Today

8. Minimum Viable Prioritization

9. The 3 Things you Shouldn't Be Doing As A Developer
10. Three Insights About Heuristics That Can Supercharge Your Decisionmaking

VI. Thinking | Introspection

1. Introspection - Part 1 - Finding What You're Best At
2. Introspection - Part 2 - Why & Why Not [<3<3]

3. Why You Should Evaluate How You're Spending Your Mental Energy [<3]

4. Thinking small

VII. Misc.

1. What it Means to Rush [<3]

2. Developing Soft Skills & Cultivating Relationships
3. 3 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Resumé In Just 10 Minutes [<3]
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Developer Career Roadmap:

1. Create a Time Budget

2. Learning About Companies [<3]

3. Skill Set Development [<3<3]

4. Internships

5. Cross Train

6. Cross Train (part 2)

7. Do Your Job Better Than Anyone Else

8. Grit of a Scientist [<3]

9. DCR - Traits of Being A Great Developer (Recap) [<3]

The Reasons We Don't Achieve Success - Robin Sharma

5 Quotes To Lift Your Game - Robin Sharma

1. "Be Yourself. Everyone else is taken." -Oscar Wilde
Talk your talk.
Walk your walk.
Take the time to reflect on your dream.
Be true to your own values, because life's greatest heartbreak is self-betrayal.

2. "Health is the crown on the well person's head that only the ill person can see."
Do whatever it takes to keep your health at its absolute best.

3. "They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds." -Mexican Proverb
Life, people, experiences.
The things that hurt us most, can also allow us to relate more to people.

4. "Spring has passed. Summer has gone. Winter is here... And the song I meant to sing remains unsung. For I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument." -Rabindranath Tagore
A lot of us are busy being busy.
And we're spending the finest hours of our greatest days in pursuits that at the end will matter very little.

5. "When you were born, you cried, while the world rejoiced. Live you life in such a way that when you die, the world cries, while you rejoice." -Rabindranath Tagore

You're Being Watched : Terri

Integrity: What you say, and what you do, match.

Being a person of integrity.

Integrity is living a life that God honours.

A lack of integrity is your biggest expense.

People with integrity are those whose words match their deeds and whose behaviour matches their values.

God is always watching and He honours integrity.

Real integrity is doing the right thing knowing that nobody's gonna know whether you did it or not. -Oprah Winfrey

You Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you in public. -Matthew 6:4

Your life of integrity will cause you to be rewarded.

Habits for a Clean Room : Brittany Vasseur

1. Make the bed.

2. Night stand / Side table.

3. Have a system.

4. Clean closet.

5. Set designated laundry day(s).

6. Vanity Area / Dressing Table

7. Bathroom
    - Wipe down mirror and countertop everyday or two.
    - Wipe the insides of shower glass door.

Clean Your Room! 4 Step System : Brittany Vasseur

Step-1 Laundry
Step-2 Trash Sweep
Step-3 Clear & Clean
Step-4 Final Sweep

Cleaning Tips & Motivation : Brittany Vasseur

Living Area, Dining Area, Kitchen :)

Habits for a Clean House : Brittany Vasseur

Habits for a clean home:
1. Make the bed.
2. Keep clear countertops.
3. Clean as you cook.
4. One touch method. [<3]
5. Wipe down counters.
6. Unload dishwasher.
7. Plan Ahead.

I want to:
1. Wipe/dust my bed clean every morning.
2. Wipe my bathroom mirror clean every morning.
3. Wipe my kitchen almiras clean every night.
4. Wipe the centre table.
5. Practice One touch method.
(~ 10 mins total. check it.)

Saavan 2016

Saavan has started from 20th July.
Saavan Somvaar: 25th July and 1st, 8th, 15th August.

In Hindu calendar Shravan month is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Whole month is considered auspicious to seek blessing of Lord Shiva.

Festivals in Saavan:

Saavan Shivratri: 1st August (Chaturdashi / Krishna Paksha)
Hariyaali Amavasya: 2nd August
Hariyaali Teej: 5th August (Shukla Paksha / Second half of the month)
Rakshabandhan: 18th August (Saavan Poornima, last day of saavan)

How Bad Do You Want It? : Terri

The number one motivating factor to change is desire.

The proof of your desires are in the results.

You can elevate your desires to go after your dreams, by the words coming out of your mouth.

Your words are vital to your success.

You have to speak what you believe, not what you feel.

Speak your dreams out loud, go ahead and thank God for them.

Never ever ever feel sorry for yourself.

Don't ever give up on your dreams.

I failed my way to success. -Thomas Edison

Change yourself a little bit more.

Every time you speak your dreams out loud, you're getting closer to them.
Every time you praise God for the fulfilment of your dream, you're getting closer your dream.

How I Plan (Bullet Journal Method)! : Brittany Vasseur

Change your thoughts - Change your life : Dr. Wayne Dyer

My three lessons:

1. Living Self-Mastery
Focus on understanding yourself. By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you're aligning yourself with the Tao.

2. Living Without Striving
Being here now is accomplished by adopting an acceptance of life as it is presented by the great Mother or the Tao. It's a surrendering process, if you will - allowing this great all-creating all-nourishing Source to take you where it will.

Do the Tao now by accepting what is offered - that is, know that this situation, in some way that your striving ego rejects, is actually sustenance from the Great Mother.

3. Living With Flexibility
Palm trees bend almost down to the ground at times, and it's that very ability that allows them to remain unbroken.
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Living by Being Here Now
A tower nine stories high starts with one brick.
(Remember the power of small.)

Living in Obscurity
Let other people flourish, waxing on about their strength and popularity. As Lao-tzu says, you must deliberately grant others the right to expand, but take your own lesson from the fish that endure and stay in the deep waters of your Tao-directed soul.
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CYT-CYL / Tao Te Ching Quotes
1. Whoever is planted in the Tao, will not be rooted up. Whoever embraces the Tao, will not slip away. (54)
2. Seeking favour is degrading: alarming when it is gotten, alarming when it is lost. (13)
3. Give up trying to persuade anyone else of the correctness of your vision - when they’re ready, their own teachers will surely appear. (21)
4. When negativity feels like it’s directed right at you, retreat to that place of kindness and love within and deflect that energy. Remember, its impossible to pick a fight with someone who refuses to fight! (60)
5. Practice knowing when to stop. (44)
6. You don't need the approval of others or another possession in order to be happy - you must merely understand yourself as a Divine piece of the eternal Tao, always connected to that infinite essence. (33)
7. Which means more to you, you or your renown? Which brings more to you, you or what you own? I say what you gain is more trouble than what you lose. (44)
8. Affirm: The number one priority in my life is my relationship with my Source of being. (44)
9. Everything that you see, touch, or own is a gift from Tao; thus, it is your duty to suspend your ego and seek an attitude of gratitude and generosity for the Tao's creativity. (24)
10. Affirm: I am open to allowing what needs to happen. I trust luck to guide me. (55)
11. Affirm: I have no rigidity within me. I can bend to any wind and remain unbroken. I will use the strength of the wind to make me even stronger and better preserved. (22)

(Updated: Nov '19)

The Be-Happy Attitudes : Robert Schuller

My three lessons:

1. Persist in trusting God.
God will have the last word, and it will be good.

2. Say, 'I need help'.
If you have a need, God has an answer. He specializes in matching up answers to problems, healings to hurts, and solutions to perplexing situations.

Before God can comfort us, before He can help us and heal us, we must have the attitude that we are willing to be helped.

3. God's providence is my inheritance.
God will provide, no matter how bankrupt you are. But you have to trust Him and turn your whole life over to Him.

God's providence is our inheritance. All we have to do is claim it.
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Eight Attitudes -

I. "I need help - I can't do it alone!"

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 5:3

2. It takes guts to leave the ruts.

3. Success starts when I dare to admit I need help.

4. Success comes to the person who is able to ask for help.

5. If you have a need, God has an answer. He specializes in matching up answers to problems, healings to hurts, and solutions to perplexing situations.

6. Only when you and I reach those depths of despair are we then on the way to joy, because God particularly pours out His blessings upon those who know how much they need Him.

7. Think about it. Before God can comfort us, before He can help us and heal us, we must have the attitude that we are willing to be helped. He cannot make us happy unless we want to be happy.

(Updated: Oct '19)

Adriene - Yoga For Bedtime (20 Minute Practice)

Adriene - Morning Yoga (Gentle Morning Sequence)

Software Engineering / Software Development Books

1. Java 2 The Complete Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Schildt

2. Thinking in Java

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_in_Java

3. Android Programming The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

https://www.bignerdranch.com/we-write/android-programming/

4. Cracking the Coding Interview

http://www.crackingthecodinginterview.com/

Developers I follow

Mentors:

1. Developer Tea by Jonathan Cutrell (Chattanooga, TN) [<3]

2. Android Developers
(Android Developers - Android Development Patterns)

3. Google Developers
(Google Developers - Coffee with a Googler)

4. Alexander Kallaway (Toronto, Canada)
LinkedIn
Twitter
Github

5. Annyce Davis (Washington DC)
LinkedIn
Twitter
Github
Blog

6. Cyril Mottier (Nantes/Paris, France)
LinkedIn
Twitter
Github
Blog

7. Treehouse (Portland, OR)
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8. Misc:

i. How to Get and Love Your First Rails Job : Molly Morgan Black [<3]
ii. REST API concepts and examples
iii. Good Software Developers
iv. What Employers Are Looking for in a Junior Android Dev
v. Activity Lifecycle Diagram
vi. Fragment Lifecycle Diagram
vii. Service Lifecycle Diagram
viii. How to score in an Android Job Interview
ix. Android Development: dp/dip, ppi/dpi
x. Becoming an Android developer
xi. Getting Started with Firebase on Android

Think, Dream, and Imagine Big : Terri

Whatever a man thinks, so is he.
-Proverbs 23:7

This is so profound, so powerful.

John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Junior
Bill Gates

What you think about, you bring about.
As a man thinks in his heart, so does he become.

Begin thinking.

Succeeding on purpose.

Designate time (even 5 minutes) and just think, just sit there quietly and just think.

Thinking precedes achievement.

The greater your thinking, the greater your potential.

Your imagination is a gift that God has given you. He wants you to use your imagination.

Peter Daniels
He said, "I schedule time to think".

Thinking time is never wasted time.

Imagination is a gift that God has given you.
But you have to use it.
You have to schedule that time to just imagine.
Imagine your life beyond where it is today.

This will actually cause you to succeed on purpose.

TV shows

Laughter is the best medicine.

India

1. Dekh Bhai Dekh (Youtube)

2. Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (Hotstar)

3. Khichdi (Hotstar)

US

1. Seinfeld (Amazon prime video)

2. That 70s Show (Eric & Donna) (Netflix)

3. Brooklyn Nine Nine (Amy & Jake) (Netflix)

4. The Office (Amazon prime video)

5. Modern Family (Hotstar)

6. Friends (Netflix)

7. Parks and Recreation (Leslie & Ben) (Amazon prime video)

8. The Big Bang Theory (Netflix & Amazon prime video)

South Korea

1. Descendants of the Sun (Mo-yeon & Shi-jin)

My fav. movies

Lovely, lively, fun, light, good movies:
(Laughter is the best medicine.)

1. Kung fu panda

2. 50 first dates

3. Finding Nemo

4. Munnabhai MBBS

5. Lage raho munnabhai

6. Tangled

7. Notting Hill

Material improvements - Google I/O 2016

Nested Scrolling:
It lets you listen to scroll events that the child of that is doing.

onStartNestedScroll( )
onNestedScroll( )
onStopNestedScroll( )

Palette Library

Filter API

Region API

Meaningful Motion:
1. Raises on touch
2. Background expands
3. Image moves and grows
<arcMotion />
4. Content enters
<slide >

SearchView

Icon Animation:
<vector ... >
  <path />

<set ... >
   <objectAnimator />

Android Layouts: a new world - Google I/O 2016

ConstraintLayout

The Developer Show (TL;DR 033)

Google Developer News

Cool Facts : Android App

Started an android project "Cool Facts".
Thank u God.

Completed project "Cool Facts" and uploaded on GitHub on 19th August.
Thank u Mr. Ben Deitch & Treehouse.
Thank u family (parents, spouse, siblings).
Thank u God :)

p.s.: If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.

Good boundaries free you | Sarri Gilman | TED Talks

1. Increase your self-care.

2. Reach out and build a web of resources.

3. Focus on choosing your responsibilities and limiting your time during a challenge.

Everyone is in the middle of a life story, and your story is being shaped by what you are saying 'yes' to and what you are saying 'no' to.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Delete skype history

http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/06/04/delete-skype-history/

Why You Need A Growth Plan : Terri

(You're valuable to God.)

What are you doing to prepare for your dreams?
Let me rephrase,
What are you doing everyday to prepare for your dreams?

Successful people have successful habits.

Larry Bird - basketball player

Successful people have:
1) Goals
2) A plan for continual growth

He created habits in his life that caused him to go to the next level.

Your daily habits are either taking you closer or further from the dreams God has put in your heart.

1) Successful people use their drive time to grow.
Listen to something.

2) Successful people read good books.
in the area that's gonna help you.

Small Changes = Big Results : Terri

The number one motivating factor to change is desire.

You have to elevate your desire.

You start changing what you give attention to.

If you want something bad enough then you will change your habits.

Successful people have developed successful habits.

1) To help change your habits, set a 21 day goal.

Look at your written dreams and speak them out of your mouth.

2) To help change your habits, start small.

3) To help change your habits, do it every day.

Consistency is the key to change.

4) To help change your habits, do it at the same time every day.

You become what you behold.

You won't be at the same place next year at this time.

Three habits of great learners : Developer Tea

http://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/41953

Three habits of great learners:

1. Great learners take notes.

2. Great learners dissect systems.

Your obstacles in your work-life are always learning opportunities.

Any obstacles that you face, those are learning opportunities.

Pareto principle:
80% of the benefit comes from 20% of the effort.

Dig a little bit deeper.

Learn about the system, that your problem is working within.

Understand the system and why the problem occurred?

Follow it back to its root.

3. Great learners teach what they have learned.

The process of teaching is also the process of learning.

Thinking Small : Developer Tea

http://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/20168

1. Narrow your problem based on specific niche audience.
2. Narrow your problem based on the intended context of the solution.
3. Narrow your problem based on seasons or specific dates.
4. Narrow your problem by exploring that problem's sub-problems.

You are creating value in the world.

Books - Software Engineer

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-most-infuential-books-every-software-engineer-needs-jason-roell

Nested and Inner class : Java

The Java programming language allows you to define a class within another class. Such a class is called a nested class.

Nested classes are divided into two categories: static and non-static. Nested classes that are declared static are called static nested classes. Non-static nested classes are called inner classes.

A nested class is a member of its enclosing class.

Non-static nested classes (inner classes) have access to other members of the enclosing class, even if they are declared private. 

Static nested classes do not have access to other members of the enclosing class. 

As a member of the OuterClass, a nested class can be declared private, public, protected, or package private. (Recall that outer classes can only be declared public or package private.)

Read: Anonymous class

http://www.coderanch.com/t/381132/java/java/class-private-field-access

JavaDocs: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/nested.html

Adriene Mishler

Yoga practice:

1. 20 min home yoga workout

2. Quick stress fix - 5 min

3. Yoga at your desk

4. Morning Yoga

5. Yoga For Bedtime

6. Yoga for Mood Swings (healing, soothing, nurturing)

7. Let It Go Yoga Flow

8. Yoga for Digestion

9. Yoga To Get The Juices Flowing

10. Travel Yoga: Side Body Sequence

11. 10-Minute Yoga For Self Care (healing) [<3]

Thank you Adriene!

Adriene's Phrases:

1. Find what feels good.
2. Head over heart, heart over pelvis.
3. May we all see the truth, may we all speak the truth, may we all feel the truth.
4. Be thankful for this experience with your body.
5. The mind intelligence bows to the body intelligence.
6. Inhale lots of love in, exhale lots of love out.
7. Observe your breath.

How to be a great developer?

1. Value yourself (self-worth).
2. Invest in yourself (hour of power, etc...).
3. [Think &] Write code (programs, projects). Writing code gives you experience. Experience is valuable. (Tip: Write notes. Document your progress.)

I have realized that my growth as a developer is directly proportional to these three things.

Bonus point: Plan your day in advance, for eg. the night before.

Monsoon

Its raining heavily here :)
The weather is good.