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Category Archives: personal learning
Project Gutenberg
I have been a huge fan of Project Gutenberg since I first landed on it a decade ago. This is one of the earliest and largest Internet projects, comparable to Wikipedia, though garnering significantly less publicity than most. Project Gutenberg … Continue reading
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2008 – The Best and Worst Books I Read
To continue a tradition from last year, I am once again listing the best and worst books I read this year. Many of these were not actually published this year, but I got around to reading them only in 2008. … Continue reading
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Vocabulary
I was chatting with my friend the other day and we got talking about vocabulary. In his case, he was interested in some short-term solutions to the problem because of an approaching exam. I didn’t have many ideas at that … Continue reading
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Strengths vs. Weaknesses
When it comes to managing one’s strengths and weaknesses, there are different schools of thought. Some people are of the opinion that weaknesses are areas of improvement and it pays to work on them. The contrary point of view is … Continue reading
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2007 – The Best and Worst Books I Read
I read around 65 non-fiction books in 2007. Here are the lists for the best and worst books I read. Some of them may have been published prior to 2007, but the best books seldom get outdated and the worst … Continue reading
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Thinking
Here is an interesting quote by A. A. Milne that I found thought-provoking: The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The … Continue reading
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Bookswim – Book Lending Service
Bookswim, the new book lending service I signed up for, seems to be working very nicely. I received 3 books last week. They would have cost me around $50 at the very minimum. I finished and returned two of them. … Continue reading
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Getting Rid of the TV
A couple of weeks ago, we moved the TV from the living room to my study room. This has enormously reduced wasted time watching stupid stuff on TV. Otherwise the TV is on all the time. Half the time, you … Continue reading
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Productivity Tips for Nerds
Everyone wants to be more productive and there are literally thousands of books and web pages to cater to them. In this article, I want to focus on technical people because they exhibit certain special behaviors that get in the … Continue reading
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Making Money from a Hobby
Sometime back, I discussed how doing a hobby project can help one learn many new things regarding a particular subject. When a hobby becomes a passion, you quickly become an expert at it and it is possible to turn the … Continue reading
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