Guru’s Blogs
The Man, the Boy and the Donkey - very short story for you and your children.
A Father and son were traveling with a donkey. When the father rode and made his son walk, they were criticized by those they met;
What is Web3.0? Why now?
When the humans finally settled, collective use of intelligence resulted in explosive growth of science, arts and culture. Humans applied the same principle to the machines by interconnecting them to create internet.
Happy New Year - let your creativity flourish in 2022. An old story to start the year.
Long ago, there lived a merchant. Business was slowing down, he needed fresh perspective.
Have you ever noticed when you are frantically searching for something, you rarely find it?
Once upon a time, there was a farmer and his most prized possession was family heirloom – pocket watch. The farmer carried the watch with him every day to the farm, he was distressed when he lost the watch. It was late evening and the light was fading fast.
Extraordinary state of the financial markets in 2021 – 10 interesting facts
The Federal reserve’s balance sheet size has doubled to $8 Trillion since March 2020 flooding the market with cheap money (near 0% interest rate).
What can we learn from Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks?
It is often told that creativity and innovation arise at the intersection of art and science. However, Leonardo Da Vinci viewed the world around him as one continuous boundary less canvas filled with wonder and wanted to know everything about everything. We can only try to cultivate this thirst for learning in ourselves and our children.
Do cats control human mind? Do cats have the ability to increase human concentration and focus?
A great Zen Buddhist master, who was in charge of the Mayu Kagi monastery, had a cat which was his true passion in life. So, during meditation classes, he kept the cat by his side – in order to make the most of his company.
Strangely, as I prepare to return to office, bananas are flooding my memories. Read on and it will make sense.
Before the pandemic, free assorted fruits were provided to the employees at work twice a week. Being early to office gave me bird’s eye view of the fruit dynamics.
What is Metaverse? Why now?
Humans occupy tiny real estate called planet earth in the universe. Let’s call the planet earth – real world.
Do you use Occam's Razor to K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid)? let's explore...
Occam's Razor is a philosophical construct named after William of Occam village in England. The simplicity heuristic (rule of thumb) is underpinned by two core principles:
"The Donkey's problem" - Very short story for you and your children
Once upon a time, there was a donkey that was equally hungry and thirsty standing exactly midway between bale of hay and bucket of water.
Arts professor announced grading scheme: A+ for one perfect clay cup at the end of the term or A+ for 100 clay cups of any quality. What will you do?
At the end of the term, counterintuitively all the best quality clay cups were produced by the quantity group.
Do you think Leonardo da Vinci would have achieved greatness, if he was working from home? Let’s explore.
There was no indication of genius during Leonardo’s childhood at Vinci but everything changed when he relocated to Florence and became an apprentice at Verrorochio’s workshop.
"The slow walk"
It was January 1st, the village head's new year resolution was to walk along the river bank every day.
Talent will take you to the summit but you need self-discipline and mental strength to stay on top.
This post is about Test cricket. Do not let fear of unknown dampen your curiosity, read on. Let serendipity work its magic.
Career Trajectory – impact of Compounding vs Network effect
Doing simple things well consistently over a long period of time will produce exponential outsized results.
"The master and the tea cup"
The most learned man in the village brimming with pride went to the zen master's house,
Carefully examine the photo - did you notice something unusual?
Comet went into service in 1952, it featured 4 turbojet engines, pressurised cabin, backward swept wings, undercarriage and unusual large square windows. It was so futuristic, the core design of modern day jets remains unchanged.
I read "India Unbound" twenty years ago, there are some stories that stick with you and continue to inspire for rest of your life.
I remembered the story of "Tea Kettle & Vicks" by Gurucharan Das -former CEO of P&G India whilst writing about "Elephant Path".
The Dutch call these "Elephant Path" and the rest call these "Desire Path"
they usually signal a design failure to connect with human behaviour but occasionally it might be leading indicator of human failure