Thursday, September 29

How To Be More Productive & Organize Your Time Better!



1. Minimize Distractions

2. To-Do List!
i. Prioritize
ii. Break it down into three or four different things.

3. Mess=Stress

4. Bye-bye Perfect

5. Create Routines

6. Choose your BEST YES!

My Everyday Night Routine



1. Put on my PJs.

2. Relaxing music.

3. Brush teeth.

3. Wash face.

4. To-do List (Planner)

5. Devotional / Focus on God

6. Lights out.

Yoga For When You Are SICK - Yoga With Adriene

Friday, September 23

Brené Brown: Why Your Critics Aren't The Ones Who Count

This talk by Dr. Brene Brown made my day... Its simply beautiful...
Falling short of words... Thank you so much...



It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. 
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, 
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; 
who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; 
but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; 
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
-Theodore Roosevelt (1910)

It is not about winning, it is not about losing. It is about showing up and being seen.

8:02
I want to show up and be seen in my work and in my life.

16:40
There's a couple things you need:
1. A real clarity of values.
2. A loved one (someone who loves you, not despite your imperfections and vulnerabilities, but because of them, and they should have great seats in the arena).

One of these seats need to be reserved for you.
~21:50
The person who believes in what we're doing and why we're doing it, and the person who says, yeah its so scary to show up, it feels dangerous to be seen, its terrifying, but it is not as scary, dangerous or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and thinking what if I would've shown up, what would've been different?

Instagram Diaries

Uploaded my first post on Instagram!

Holding Onto History, You Could Lose Your Destiny

Wednesday, September 21

Getting Acquainted with Failure : Developer Tea

https://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/39376

What defines greatness is your mindset.

Getting intimately familiar with failure.

Get familiar with failure. Practice it as much as you can, and help others through their failures in your job.

Spend some time getting familiar with the failure.
What happened before it?
What is happening once you fixed it?
What are the other parts of the code?
What does the system look like?
What is your test coverage right now?
Who has been working on the code?

A great developer knows that failure is only an expression of a larger system.

A great developer uses failure to become better.

Shower Meditation

Sunday, September 18

MASTER your CRAFT - Evan Carmichael



What's your area?
The time to have the map is before you enter the woods. -Brendon Burchard

Study best practices.

Treat it as a business. -Akon

Saturday, September 17

Smartphone : Android 7.0 System Update

Upgraded my smartphone to Android Nougat :)
Thank you God...
Thank u husband and of course google...

Thursday, September 15

The Value of Being Disliked - Robin Sharma



You can be a change-maker. You can be liked by everyone around you. You don't get to do both.

Every visionary was once ridiculed before they were revered.

You'll be called eccentric.
Be okay with being eccentric.
Because all world changes were eccentric.
They were considered strange.
They were called weird.
They were laughed at.
They didn't fit in.
But it was worth it.

Transformation lives in the awareness.
Your behaviour starts to match the new awareness.

Happy Anant Chaturdashi!!!

Happy Anant Chaturdashi!!!

Happy Engineer's Day :)

My Lazy Morning "Routine" : Rachel Talbott



Me-day/Self-day/Soft-day/Gentle-day:

1. Sleep a little extra.
2. Speak to a family member / friend.
3. Cook / Prepare something for me.
4. Watch something (make myself laugh or something soothing, nourishing)
5. Read something (either comedy or something nourishing, soothing)
6. Do something for myself.
7. Clean a small corner.
8. Do sikai if in pain.
9. Be extra warm and loving and gentle to myself.

Wednesday, September 14

4 Tips For Handling Criticism : Julie Hanks



When someone criticises you:

1. Consider the Source.
How much do you care about this person?
How much do you trust them?
How close are they to you?
Do they tend to criticise everybody?

2. Decode the emotional message.
close relationships
eg. wow! u really want to spend time with me.

3. Separate your worth from your performance.
We all have value because we exist.
Our performance on any given day will go up or down.
And usually people are criticising our performance.
Worth is consistent. Performance goes up and down.

4. You be the judge.
Is there any truth in it?

We all deal with criticism in pretty much every relationship.
You're worth and you have value even though people aren't always happy with what you do.

Emotional Spring Cleaning - Julie Hanks



1. Cultivate Quiet Time.

2. Jot it in a Journal.

If you do it on a regular basis, clearing out your heart, and your mind, then it doesn't build up.

3. Give up a Grudge.

4. Offer an Apology.

5. Forgive your Faults.
Positive self-talk.

6. Tell the Truth.
Tell your emotional truth.
We all need each other.
Telling your emotional truth in your relationships allows people to comfort you or nurture you or support you which is what we all need ultimately.

The surprising secret to speaking with confidence | Caroline Goyder | TED Talks



1. The voice is an instrument.

If you ever doubt the sound of your voice, all you have to do is practice.
Believe in yourself.
Singing is the way to a great voice.
Practice is the way to a great instrument.

2. The diaphragm is the key to your confidence.
A relaxed breathing pattern.
If I get into my breathing, I get into the unconscious.
I calm myself down.
So what's within you is the key to this relaxed confident power.
The diaphragm is the key to regulating your system, is how you calm yourself down when you stand in front of all the eyes.

3. If you want confidence in speech, know when to shut your mouth.
We breathe our thoughts.
All speech is out breath. And all in breath is thought.
If we were to breathe in and then speak on that feeling then we have excitement in our voices.
You can control your voice with the idea of breath is thought.
Inspiration and Respiration have the same root.
And because we speak on the out-breath, all you have to think about is the in-breath.
And you know the simplest way to think about the in-breath, close your mouth.

Overcoming hopelessness | Nick Vujicic | TED Talks



We have a choice. Either to be angry for what we don’t have or be thankful for what we do have.

Monday, September 12

How to Clean Kitchen Cabinets

Care Tips for Your Kitchen Finishes! - Clean My Space

Redefining Complete : Developer Tea


Completion is a series of things.
There are multiple levels of completion that make up truly complete code.

1. Is your code tested?

2. Your code needs to be verified.
Verification means that not only have you tested your software but you have verified that the solution meets the users' needs.
Typically this involves a bit more human evaluation rather than programatic evaluation.
No tests will cover every possible use case.

3. You need to review that code.

You're gonna be a great developer if you can adopt this standard for your code completion.

Sunday, September 11

How to Clean Your Bedroom - Clean My Space



1. You need to be in the right head space.
2. Use the right tools and the right products.
3. Method.

You need:
1. Cloths 3
2. Glass cleaning newspaper / cloth
3. Spray bottle

2 Waves:
1. Tidying
2. Wiping / Dusting

Music

Always BE PREPARED to Handle Anything - Evan Carmichael



Muhammad Ali

Christian Bale

Zig Ziglar

Tiger Woods

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jamie Dimon

Narayan Murthy

Master P

Quincy Jones

Michael Bloomberg
I would focus on,
How I interact with people?
How I approach problems?

Saturday, September 10

Ellen Meets the Inspiring REAL-LIFE 'Dory'

Picking the right Side Project : Developer Tea

https://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/46286

Three characteristics of a side project that looks good to a future employer:

Keyword: Relevance

1. Is sufficiently small to show off your peak skill points.

2. Go Deep.

3. Realistically applicable to the types of projects you would be working on in the future at that employer.

Demystifying Code : Developer Tea

https://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/38389

Book: letters on a page.
Those letters represent a story.

Code is very similar to this.
Code is like a book in a lot of ways.
Code should be considered a representation of ideas.

So how can you start demystifying code.

Three basic ideas for comprehending code, things you need to identify specifically to comprehend code:

1. Identify the writing style.
(4:00)
Code just like books has an author.
All code has been authored by someone, perhaps multiple people.
The style of code is influenced by a lot of things and you need to understand what style of code you are reading.

The style is influenced by:
- the language it is written in.
- the author.
- the job of the code.

paradigms: functional, object-oriented...
author: verbose (many comments / less comments)...

2. Identify the setting.

Where is this code being run?
server, client-browser, distributed...

Collaborating... ?

Is it a part of legacy code?

3. Identify the plot of the code.

Unlike most books, most code doesn't read top to bottom. Instead it's gonna read more like a choose your adventure novel.

What function starts the code?

Mostly, code has more than one entry and exit points.

What is the big idea the full story of this particular piece of code?

What is the starting point and the outcome?
Why does this code exist?
Do I have enough information to understand the big idea?

Once you understand the purpose for the code, you'll likely be able to identify the big plot points in the code you are working on.
database, user login, views.

I Feel Alone : Kalyn Nicholson

My Morning Routine! : Brittany Vasseur



1. Natural Light

2. Me-time
a. Journal
b. Focus (planner)

3. Get moving

4. Shower

5. Skin-care

Healthy Morning Habits : Rachel Talbott



1. Make the bed

2. Cleanse your skin

3. Freshen up

4. (Lemon) Water

5. Healthy start : dry fruit, fruit

6. Stay hydrated

7. Get moving

Friday, September 9

MY NIGHT ROUTINE + Tips for Better Sleep! : Brittany Vasseur



1. Evening Walk...

2. Dinner n TV (family-ritual)

3. Skincare

4. Dental-care

5. Moisturize

6. Read / Audiobook

Healthy Bedtime Habits (My Routine + DIY) : Rachel Talbott



1. Skincare

2. Kitchen

3. Creative hobby

4. Journal

5. Plan for the next day

6. Turning off technology 30 minutes / 1 hour before bed

7. Reading a book

Thursday, September 8

Cooking and related

I. Nisha Madhulika

1. How to make Soft Chapati - Roti

II. Tarla Dalal

1. Roti, Phulka, Chapati
2. Rajasthani Pakoda Kadhi
3. Vegetable Maggi

III. Joy of Baking

1. Marble Cake
2. Lemon Frosted Lemon Cake

IV. Misc

1. How To Use A Convection Microwave
_____________________________________________

Fav. Veg:
1. Aloo tamatar (rasila)
2. Phoolgobhi-aloo
3. Bhindi
4. Shimla mirch-aloo
5. Sukhe aloo

Fav Dal:
Arhar dal

Sudha Murthy

Happy Birthday Husband (year: 2016)

Yesterday was my husband's birthday.
God bless him...

My Top Productivity Practice : Developer Tea

https://spec.fm/podcasts/developer-tea/44535

My Top Productivity Practice

1. Write down everything that you have to do.
Don't separate work and home.
Put an [x] next to the things that are non-negotiables. Things that absolutely have to be done.
Prioritize the entire list including the non-negotiables.

2. Pomodoro Technique. Have a goal for your rest time.

Tuesday, September 6

Three Things Aspiring Developers Should Be Doing Today : Developer Tea

1. Eliminate the bottom 20.
Cutting out the bottom 20% of what you are spending your time on.
Identify the activities you are participating in, that are not adding value to your life.
This is really an exercise of focus.
This applies to both your professional and personal life.
What this does for you is that it provides margin. And that margin will allow you the space to focus on what actually provides value in your life.
Don't immediately fill that 20% up with work.
Its important that you have margin that is not filled up in your life.

2. Make one single value statement for the next six months.
Write it down.
Put it somewhere you can see it every single day.
(How you want to marginally grow in the next six months?)
Then derive more specific goals.
Stick with it for entire six months.

3. Make learning about yourself a priority.
Investing time in becoming self-aware, learning about yourself, that is time well spent.

Sunday, September 4

Thursday, September 1

7 Ways to Become Attractive On the INSIDE - Evan Carmichael



1) Be grateful

2) Create habits to remind yourself 

3) Help others 

4) Step into your fear of being judged 

5) Spend more time with yourself
 
6) Have an environment of attractiveness

7) Love what you do