My new column on Amol.Sarva.Co: “Shouts and Murmurs”

The leisure-only future “I do not find this a promising future, as I do not find the prospect of leisure-only life appealing,” he said. “I believe that work is essential to human wellbeing.” – Moshe Vardi, computer scientist, on the

My new column on Amol.Sarva.Co: “Shouts and Murmurs”

The leisure-only future “I do not find this a promising future, as I do not find the prospect of leisure-only life appealing,” he said. “I believe that work is essential to human wellbeing.” – Moshe Vardi, computer scientist, on the

Human-ness in Tolstoy

Human-ness in Tolstoy and AI Man, do I regret never reading War and Peace when I was a student. Yes, it is super long and seemingly about trivial court manners in Czarist St. Petersburg. It opens that way and in

Human-ness in Tolstoy

Human-ness in Tolstoy and AI Man, do I regret never reading War and Peace when I was a student. Yes, it is super long and seemingly about trivial court manners in Czarist St. Petersburg. It opens that way and in

Happiness in countries

Mango juice on Air India reminds you what is important in life.

Happiness in countries

Mango juice on Air India reminds you what is important in life.

Happiness in relationships

The literature on happiness science has something to say about relationships. Here are my notes. Happiness// Lyubomirsky on relationships 1. Time ⁃ Date night ⁃ Morning catch up ⁃ Evening reunion ⁃ Non-media, non-kid ⁃ Shared activity (shopping? driving?) ⁃

Happiness in relationships

The literature on happiness science has something to say about relationships. Here are my notes. Happiness// Lyubomirsky on relationships 1. Time ⁃ Date night ⁃ Morning catch up ⁃ Evening reunion ⁃ Non-media, non-kid ⁃ Shared activity (shopping? driving?) ⁃

Happiness, for yourself and your team

My notes from Aspen where I saw a great talk on the psychology of Happiness Happiness. The most popular class at Yale ever. Professor Santos. Background movements in psychology Science of Positive Psychology Science of Behavior Change Plan of the

Happiness, for yourself and your team

My notes from Aspen where I saw a great talk on the psychology of Happiness Happiness. The most popular class at Yale ever. Professor Santos. Background movements in psychology Science of Positive Psychology Science of Behavior Change Plan of the

Revisiting my Halo Sport rope skipping results

A while back I did a series of trials with Halo and without Halo measuring how long I could skip rope without a mistake. The results Basically I could do 50-150 without and then with it skyrocketed to 800-1500. 18

Revisiting my Halo Sport rope skipping results

A while back I did a series of trials with Halo and without Halo measuring how long I could skip rope without a mistake. The results Basically I could do 50-150 without and then with it skyrocketed to 800-1500. 18

Liars, Bullshit and Trump

The great philosopher of mind Harry Frankfurt wrote his bullshit paper 20+ years ago, when I was a student, and it seemed a bit light-hearted. It became popular and even published for a lay audience. What he basically says is

Liars, Bullshit and Trump

The great philosopher of mind Harry Frankfurt wrote his bullshit paper 20+ years ago, when I was a student, and it seemed a bit light-hearted. It became popular and even published for a lay audience. What he basically says is

Books vs blog posts

Been outlining a couple of book projects. It’s a to do I have left for vacation. Reminds me of a colleague I had once, younger person. I asked him “What do you read?” He said blog posts and stuff. Oh

Books vs blog posts

Been outlining a couple of book projects. It’s a to do I have left for vacation. Reminds me of a colleague I had once, younger person. I asked him “What do you read?” He said blog posts and stuff. Oh

Happiness in philosophy and science

In Aspen at Ideas Festival, I learned a bunch about the science research on happiness to date. And here in India, I have been reading Hindu and Buddhist authors on the same: Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, Buddha’s followers including the contemporary Thich

Happiness in philosophy and science

In Aspen at Ideas Festival, I learned a bunch about the science research on happiness to date. And here in India, I have been reading Hindu and Buddhist authors on the same: Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, Buddha’s followers including the contemporary Thich

Product idea: digital travel agent

This idea has been tried a million times. But maybe now is the right time? In my email or in my Kayak are all my hotels and flights. Including preferences on layovers or nonstops or economy or red-eyes. These are

Product idea: digital travel agent

This idea has been tried a million times. But maybe now is the right time? In my email or in my Kayak are all my hotels and flights. Including preferences on layovers or nonstops or economy or red-eyes. These are