Saturday, August 26

10 SKILLS That Are HARD to Learn, BUT Will Pay Off FOREVER! : Evan Carmichael



10 SKILLS That Are HARD to Learn, BUT Will Pay Off FOREVER:

1. Speaking up

2. Being honest with yourself

3. Having Confidence
(fire, interior bravery)
Confidence is a practice. Confidence is a muscle.

4. Listening
Practice being the last to speak.

5. Managing your Time
We have traded effectiveness for busyness.

6. Stop Whining

7. Staying Present in the Moment.
Acknowledge it.

8. Being Consistent.

9. Getting enough Sleep
That means saying no to things you want to do.

10. Having Empathy

Friday, August 25

Health is Wealth. Take good care of yourself.

Books / Teachers:

1. Spiritual Health:

a. Hanuman Chalisa
b. Tao Te Ching (Change your thoughts, change your life)
c. The Power of Now : Eckhart Tolle
d. Awareness
e. You can heal your life : Louise Hay
f. The Secret
g. The Four Agreements

2. Physical Health:

a. Adriene Mishler
b. Don't lose your mind, lose your weight

3. Emotional/Mental/Psychological/Social Health:

a. Dr. Julie Hanks
b. Tough times never last, but tough people do
c. Feel the fear and do it anyway
d. Essentialism

4. Motivation/Inspiration:

a. Terri Savelle Foy
b. The Alchemist
c. Ignited Minds

Sunday, August 20

What I like about December?

1. My spouse and I got married in December. It is kind of the birthday of our family.

2. My parents' marriage anniversary.

3. Christmas and my sister's birthday.

4. Reflection time (for this year).

5. Planning time (for the new year).

What I like about November?

1. Thanksgiving.

2. Often, dev uthaan ekadashi / gyaras (dev diwali) comes in November.

3. November 1 is the founders day of our school. We used to get sweets in school. I am so grateful for my school and education.

4. November 14 is children's day (birthday of chacha nehru).

What I like about October?

October is one of my favourite months of the year. It is a time when I feel a little bit more spiritual, a little bit more religious, a little bit more close to God.

1. My birthday.

2. Often, Diwali comes in October.

3. Pleasant weather, neither too hot nor too cold.

4. My father's birthday.

p.s.: sometimes, come back home. sometimes, just be.

What I like about September?

1. My spouse's birthday comes in September. So when I think September, I think celebration, celebration of him, his life, his presence.

2. As September progresses, weather becomes more n more pleasant.

3. Often, the festival of Navratri comes in September. Jai Mata Di!!!

Thursday, August 17

Cousins

My spouse and I went to Medanta medicity, Gurgaon yesterday.
My niece Radhika is admitted there.
We met Nitish bhaiya and Kuku bhaiya.
God please bless and heal Radhika and give strength to her and the family members.

Computer Programming - Education

Computer Programming: (Self-Learning through solving and coding programming puzzles/problems/katas)

1. HackerEarth

2. Cracking the Coding Interview

3. Codewars

Wednesday, August 16

Saturday, August 12

What I like about August?

1. Its in August that my country received Independence, after a long long time.
May God bless my country and its citizens.
There is an air of extra reverence and extra love towards my country.

2. When I think August, I think rainfall and greenery :)

3. Its in August that my spouse and I, first met.

4. Often, Rakshabandhan comes in August.

Health

Went to the doctor today. Jaypee hospital.
Stomach healing.

Thursday, August 10

Current Goal: To complete the Newz Android Project

Current Goal: To complete the Newz Android Project

Finish Line: 27th September

Milestones:
1. Designing the basic UI on paper or computer.
2. Architecture - Defining the different components.
e.g. MVC architecture
Networking
Database
3. Implementing the controller, the activities / fragments.
4. Implementing the networking code.
5. Implementing the layout.
6. Implementing the model and the database.
7. Testing
8. Refactoring
9. Documentation
10. Deployment
11. Small period of surveillance.

Currently, creating the 'Newz' android app(lication).

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

Tuesday, August 8