Taking a leaf from Michael’s blog, in addition to posting my long winding musings, I will henceforth also post shorter posts which will mostly be reviews on books, podcasts, lectures or sometimes just a quote…
One of the more meaningful books I have read in the recent past is Viktor E Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. The book is a mere 165 pages long, but has sold over several million…
Other than blogs and podcasts that I read/listen, there are quite a few enewsletters that I am subscribed to. Most are free, some are not. Below are the ones that I get most value out…
photo credit: ~jjjohn~ The Astronomer In the shadow of the temple my friend and I saw a blind man sitting alone. And my friend said, “Behold the wisest man of our land.” Then I left my…
Maryam turned four months old on 30 April 2009. By the time you would be reading this it would have been close to 30 May and she would have been 5. I overheard my dad…
Note: This post has many references to jargons that would be familiar mainly to implementers of David Allen’s system of productivity called Getting Things Done or GTD. To Learn more about GTD, you may read…
Spending too much time at Office, but not getting a lot done? Here are Five questions that works towards fixing that. Ask yourself: 1. Am I being Productive or Busy? 2. Am I inventing things…
photo credit: TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ O God, as the great grandson of the Prophet (SAW) Imam Zainul Abideen says in his prayer of Thankfulness, “The most thankful of Thy servants has not the capacity to thank…
Ever since the beginning of the Economic Crises, I’ve been gobbling up every editorial, analysis, documentary and book on it, trying to understand in as plain words as possible what exactly is going on. It’s…
When my Sorrow was born When my sorrow was born I nursed it with care, and watched over it with loving tenderness. And my Sorrow grew like all living things, strong and beautiful and full…