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Things that make me smile #16 – Why did the chicken cross the road?
While this can make you laugh, it also has an important lesson – “How you look at things depends mainly on who you are” For those geeks that are out there, here are the imaginary resposnes from scientists for the age old question – “Why did the chicken cross the road?“ Andre Ampere: ‘To keep… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #15 – Stop lights
I remember an old joke (they say it really happened) where someone parked right next to the sign “Fine for Parking Here” and when confronted he quipped “The sign clearly says that it is ‘fine’ to park here. In fact, by reading the sign I thought you were encouraging people to park right here.” Of… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #155 – Watch your insurance policies
We are always buying insurance policies. No. Not those related to your life and car. Just those simple insurance policies that will protect our ego just in case something we say doesn’t turn out the way we said it would. Rather than talking in abstract terms, here are some examples: You say: I have not… Continue reading
Conversation with Kiruba Shankar (podcast)
A few weeks ago, Kiruba Shankar (India’s #1 blogger) and I had a conversation (about 20 minutes) about “Beyond Code” and “Life Beyond Code” and a few other things. The podcast is now up on Kiruba’s site. Here is the link: Podview: Kiruba Shankar interviews Rajesh Setty Thank you. Please sign up for my newsletter… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #154 – Never invalidate contributions
Imagine you are walking up the stairs. When you are almost at the top, you may think that the first few steps on these stairs are no longer useful so why not knock them off and save some space. The thought seems ridiculous, yes, but in real-life that’s what many people do. They get a… Continue reading
Ways to distinguish yourself #153 – Use humor right!
It is fun to be around people who are humorous. Right? Wrong. “Probably” is the right answer. It all depends on what kind of humor we are talking about. Humor when not used right can simply hurt someone or make them uncomfortable. Since humor is typically related to people, the fundamental question to always ask… Continue reading
Beyond Code featured on homepage of 800-CEO-READ
I love all the online book stores (especially the ones that are selling Beyond Code to be very honest) Today was special for me as 800-CEO-READ featured Beyond Code on their home page. I want to thank all of you for supporting this book. The book is a collection of my notes from ten years… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – General Eisenhower
Just so that we don’t undermine the value of brilliant execution, I would say that “foundations for success are laid in planning rooms.” It is true for a software project, building a home, writing a book or creating an enterprise. Here is the original quote: “Wars are won in the planning room, not on the… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #14 – Visa
We have trip coming up to go to India. Second one this year for me. This one is special as my book “Beyond Code” is just being released there. I have a few talks related to that. So the trip planning has begun. The other day Kavitha (my wife) was filling up a Visa application… Continue reading