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Synopsis, root canals and child birth

Posted on November 20, 2009November 20, 2009 by Surya

I have just written a synopsis I hate – of course, I am in love with my novel and no two pages is going to do justice to it (Did you say something about me being biased? I am ignoring it.) While trying to figure out what I should change, I hop over to Nathan…

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FT Boldness Awards

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Surya

FT just announced their Boldness in Business Awards. Winners include Selco for CSR and Google for entrepreneurship Interesting comments on boldness vs. recklessness too on the site. Regardless of the obvious theoretical differences, the line between the two is very thin. I can’t decide which side I am on. Only time can tell.

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Startups in 13

Posted on February 24, 2009February 24, 2009 by Surya

Paul Graham has an interesting essay – Startups in 13 sentences I particularly like the one about “Don’t give up”. It’s surprisingly true of most professions – you will eventually succeed, sometimes just through sheer perseverance. However, sometimes it is better to give up, and the trick is to know when to give up and…

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Interview Ishiguro

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Surya

Spring issue of Paris Review has an excellent interview with Ishiguro.

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Random books

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Surya

Random books from my library are now online, thanks to librarything. Not particularly useful, but staring at my books helps my homesickness when I am away from home..

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Study on career transitions

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Surya

An interesting study from DDI on career transitions – Making a step up in your role has quite a personal impact – but are the individuals sufficiently prepared? If not, how can they prepare for it and how can organizations help them? It is worth downloading the pdf.

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To twit or not to twit?

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Surya

Leveraging ideas claims that Twitter suffers from its own branding. I am one of those who has been doing the”Should I twitter? Should I not?” dance for a while. The post hasn’t convinced me one or way or the other, but it did give a push – interesting perspective.

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Happy Vishu!

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Surya

Wishing everyone a happy Vishu!

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Unaccustomed Earth

Posted on April 12, 2008April 12, 2008 by Surya

Just finished the title story in Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest book Unaccustomed Earth. It is an amazing read – I was feeling a tad guilty that I bought the hardcover, but now I am glad I did not wait for the paperback. Looking forward to reading the rest.

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Home manager – outsourced?

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Surya

Brazen Careerist, one of my regular reads, has a great article pointing out that house managers are a necessity for women with high flying careers. Just the term house manager is so cool! If only I could find an outsourced home manager who could do all my chores, but from far ( I hate the…

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