If you happen to keep track of the seemingly never-ending Middle Eastern conflicts, you may find this post interesting. Evidently, there are no winners, only losers. However, if you were to assess who lost the most, that would be the Yazidis and Kurds communities. They are perpetually at the receiving end of the wars that … Continue reading The Yazidis And their India connection
Abraham Wald , Survivorship bias and armoring warplanes
You would have heard of "the legend of Abraham Wald"; his name often comes up in many talks and webinars, specifically as an illustration of lateral thinking or outside-the-box thinking. If you haven't, let me quickly introduce him to you. He was a Hungarian mathematician who emigrated to the US during WW2 to escape religious … Continue reading Abraham Wald , Survivorship bias and armoring warplanes
The 5 AM Club & Alibaba – reviews
This is a rapid review of a book named the 5 AM Club that I recently abandoned after tolerating for about three-fourths of its length. Now, I have no intention of finishing it. I was never a fan of Robin Sharma to start with. I disliked his most famous one, "The Monk Who Sold His … Continue reading The 5 AM Club & Alibaba – reviews
My Experiments with cooking
'Anyone can cook. ' But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he (chef Gustavo) meant. Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist *can* come from *anywhere* - Anton Ego (movie Ratatouille) chef Gustavo - Ratatouille Well. That's not me. Beyond all reasonable doubts, that's definitely not me. You … Continue reading My Experiments with cooking
The lobster debate, Social Hierarchy and Jordan B Peterson
While reading the latest book I picked up, I came across this fascinating and fantastic trivia about lobsters' behaviours. I assure you that you too will be surprised to learn about it. It is a very excellent analogy, as well as the correlation between the human kingdom and animal ones. This can be utilized to … Continue reading The lobster debate, Social Hierarchy and Jordan B Peterson
The Bach 