Latest postings by Amitabh Mukherjee
I really envy authors like Malcolm Gladwell, Nicholas Taleb, James Michener, actually all of them.As I read their books, I am overwhelmed by ...more>>
That's two out of two.And this has taken me completely by surprise. I have been reading since ... I don't even remember since when. In
my i ...more>>
Of all terms in the management lexicon, I find the term 'Customer Loyalty' the most oxymoronish.Let
us first examine what 'customer loyal ...more>>
Alexander's
technique of slicing the Gordian's Knot is perhaps one of the best
Problem Solving techniques that I know of. Here's what yo ...more>>
All my family members were born on a prime-number date.My father - 5th JuneMy mother - 23rd MarchMy wife - 11th MayMy elder son - 5th Decemb ...more>>
You
have a swanky cycle. It has 21 (3 x 7) gears. You plan to take it on a
spin everyday. After swimming, cycling is the best exercise y ...more>>
I recently received a newsletter from Psychotactics on Why Working Smarter, Not Harder, is a Myth.Here's my take on hard work versus smart ...more>>
I have till now read only six auto/biographies. For some reason all men:Alexander (fictionalized history - a triology by Valerio Massimo M ...more>>
Remember the big hoo-haa about a 19-year old author, Kaavya Vishwanathan, accused of plagiarism.Turns out that best-selling authors get 'i ...more>>
I found Illusions by Richard Bach deeper and more fun to read than Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Perhaps I am biased, for I read Illusions ...more>>
Among all the reactions I saw on TV last night on the Lahore day light
terror attack, the one by Kapil Dev made sense the most. He talks ...more>>
This is dangerous territory.First, because I am no sociologist or biologist. So, what I type out is pure conjecture.Second,
in today's Indi ...more>>
I
would have done one good turn if in some not so distant future a
professional programmer of the gaming world reads this blog and
resp ...more>>
It takes a great patience to see my kids eat. Especially, when they
have something totally unpalatable - to them, at least - like
vegeta ...more>>
Most
of us claim that we understand Darwin's theory. Many amongst us
understand it so well that they are ready with their arguments agai ...more>>
