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How to read books for nothing but the sheer joy of reading?
My father reads newspapers every single day as a ritual for the past 50 years or so. Like clockwork, he sips morning tea and devours the just delivered…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Aug 23, 2021
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Deal with the devil
We have done the deal with devil and that devil has taken away one thing that we own and can control. Time.
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Aug 23, 2021
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January 2016
Gravity, The Martian, Art of resilience and victory of human will.
Yesterday, I watched “The Martian”. It’s a space movie where the astronaut Mark Watney gets left out in mars while on a mission and how he plots his way…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Jan 25, 2016
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A new year wish from a Tamil cinema fan.
In Tamil Nadu, since 1950’s, Dravidian politics has gained immense popularity among masses and continues to do so. If you want to know how popular it…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Jan 25, 2016
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Why I am writing this as my first book.
My 2015 was an awesome year. There were many occasions to celebrate and reflect upon. There is another new year that is waiting to unfold. From my…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Jan 25, 2016
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December 2015
#100 — What I learnt by writing 100+ posts in a year
When I look back, it seems I have written over 100 posts this year. When this year started, I didn’t have any lofty goal of writing 100 posts but I…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Dec 29, 2015
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#99 — Control how the days starts.
I am a morning person and I wake up around 5–5.30 AM every day. Within minutes, I switch on wifi and connect to it from my smartphone. Bam! There are…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Dec 28, 2015
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#98 — Practise ‘no internet’ day
Recently I visited my hometown which is a sleepy little town located in the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. I was not able to connect to internet for…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Dec 28, 2015
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#97 - Write the things that you’d savour anytime in your life.
I read this list by Leo babauta and had a smile after I was through with it. There are things in your life that gives you happiness or a high or…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Dec 27, 2015
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#96 - Questions to ask when you want to make decisions.
With decision making, how do you know when you are making the right decision? Has anything been helpful in helping with decisions? — when asked to…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Dec 25, 2015
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#95 - Be on Maker’s Schedule
The world operates on two times — maker’s time and manager’s time. Manager’s time is mostly filled with meetings, each for an hour. Their day is…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Dec 24, 2015
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#94 - Embrace the suck
At times, We might be anxious that our efforts are not reaping expected results. Lets pick writing as an example. You might be into writing and expect…
Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Dec 20, 2015
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