Saturday, 21 September 2013

Moonwalking with Einstein. On why I blog, and take pictures

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Just finished this excellent book called Moonwalking with Einstein, by Joshua Foer. Among its many pleasures was this passage, which fee...
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Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Gumption, not grit, is the key to success

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This popular TED talk by ex-management-consultant Angela Lee Duckworth reports that the key to success, in academics and in life, is...t...
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Monday, 2 September 2013

The McKinsey Man plays tennis

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Novak Djokovic in action The New Yorker about Novak Djokovic : "He was a McKinsey man, hitting his percentages. His approach wa...
Monday, 26 August 2013

Should Mother Cricket have punished Michael Clarke for gallant/ stupid declaration?

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Clarke and his team. Crushed? Or enough spirit left to learn? I was in two minds yesterday, following the thrilling/ farcical denoueme...
Thursday, 22 August 2013

Pierre: the secret behind Novak Djokovic's mental toughness

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Superstar Pierre Djokovic with his people Novak Djokovic reveals the secret behind his mental toughness: "When I lost to Nadal...
Sunday, 18 August 2013

Understanding Yudhishtira through his Shadow

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Mahabharata: the game of dice How could Yudhishtira have done what he did? How could noble King Dharmaputra have gambled away hi...
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Sunday, 11 August 2013

Shadow wars, or the tragedy of Monty vs Monty

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Monty Panesar celebrates with his England team mates Whatever happened to Monty? For years he was international cricket’s quietes...