If you are struggling with personal tragedies as I have been in recent time, know that you are not alone and I am with you. Shut the world out if you wish. Let the tears flow freely. Collapse down to the soil wailing to your heart's desire. Whatever you do, keep on breathing one at … Continue reading The Invitation
The Prince
This week I read The Prince, written by Niccolò Machiavelli, translated by Ninian Hill Thomson. In a technical discussion centered on deep learning aided computer architecture design space exploration, a colleague brought up the word “machiavelli”. From there, it is trivial for me to trace a path to this book The Prince that in turn … Continue reading The Prince
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is written by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. I am thankful to my friend for recommending this book. Emotional intelligence has become a tiresome topic in recent years. It has lost a lot of its appeal over the years since being popularised by the widely acclaimed book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Coleman … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Influence
This week, I read Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert B. Cialdini. If you are interested in this topic, I highly recommend reading this book. Cialdini presents six universal principles of influence: reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority, scarcity. In this book, based on decades of evidence-based and rigorous research, Cialdini shows … Continue reading Influence
The Wealthy Gardener
A book with a title “The Wealthy Gardener: Life Lessons on Prosperity Between Father and Son” deserves some amount of skepticism from potential readers. I was skeptical about this book before I began reading it. Is the title implying that mothers and daughters are not capable or worthy of subjects like prosperity? That would be … Continue reading The Wealthy Gardener
Understanding Compression
Understanding Compression: Data Compression for Modern Developers is written by Colt McAnils and Aleks Haecky. I thank Yann Collet for mentioning this book, which consequently consumed a good chunk of my weekend. There are a number of typos in the book, none of which affected my reading though. There are also a bunch humorous remarks … Continue reading Understanding Compression
Measure What Matters
I have a confession to make. Two actually. Few people in Silicon Valley have not heard of the venture capitalist John Doerr. I watched John Doerr’s TED talk some time ago. Then I gave this book Measure What Matters by John Doerr to my best friend, but I ended up reading it first. For some … Continue reading Measure What Matters
The Testaments
First of all, I have not read any prior work by Margaret Atwood, I have not watched any movies or TV series adapted from her work either. Personally I do not derive much pleasure from watching the adaptations on the screen; reading the words with my imagination tangoing together with those precious words is almost … Continue reading The Testaments
How to Think Like a CEO
I read How to Think Like A CEO written by D.A. Benton, per recommendation from Nora M. Denzel. There are two more books recommended by Nora on my to-read list, one of them is about Cleopatra. That would be a very exciting holiday read. How to Think Like a CEO is more suitable for reading … Continue reading How to Think Like a CEO
The Culture Map
The Culture Map: decoding how people think, lead, and get things done across cultures is written by Professor Erin Meyer at INSEAD, one of the world’s leading business schools. This is not a random choice of reading material. For a long time, I have prided myself as being very internationally-minded, getting along and working well … Continue reading The Culture Map