Croatia is a Balkan country south of Austria. It’s a small country of 4 million inhabitants and cities with medieval architecture. Games of Thrones was shot here. Basics Currency is Croatian Kuna (HRK), which is about 1/7th of a US Dollar. One can use a Schengen visa to enter Croatia. Public toilets are expensive. Almost …

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Why Tech In the past decade, interest among MBA grads towards tech companies has drastically gone up. If you are one of those, take a pause and ask yourself “why”. Of course, there are upsides; the tech sector is growing faster, pays well, has a much better work-life balance than finance, private equity, or consulting. …

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We sailed on the Windstar cruise in French Polynesia. On a 7-day cruise, we stopped on six different islands, including two days in Bora Bora. The cruise ship has a crew of 99 and 74 staterooms for~150 passengers. This ratio ensures exceptionally personalized service, and you get to know pretty much everyone else on the …

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The book is aimed at anyone who has an idea to convey and is trying to ensure that what they are trying to communicate sticks with their audience. Proverbs and folklores survive while corporate marketing material does not. Stories stick Facts don’t A famous urban legend in the United States is Kidney heist. An attractive …

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This is a long post. It covers several decisions like API version, distribution beyond play store, UI & network performance, and minimizing RAM, disk, and battery usage. Minimum Android API version check Android version distribution dashboard about the userbase on every Android version and decide a min SDK version As of July 2018, I would …

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How wealth reduces optionality, why pilots commit less mistakes than surgeons, employees vs contractors, and why pope is an atheist

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We took a Norwegian cruise in the western Caribbean. The journey was seven-days long, three days on board, and four days at Falmouth (Jamaica), Georgetown (Cayman Islands), Costa Maya (Mexico), and Great Stirrup Cay (Bahamas). If you are a first-time cruiser, read some of my tips for first-time cruisers. Day 1 & 2 – at …

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Probability is not about odds but a belief in the existence of an alternative outcome.

Rational thinking has little to do with risk avoidance, most of it is about rationalizing one's actions by fitting some logic to them.

People become leaders not because of the skills they possess but the superficial expressions they make on others ("charisma").

Since audio underutilizes our brain's bandwidth, it leaves spare bandwidth for distractions, including eating food, driving, and exercising. No wonder most audio consumption is passive and happens as a secondary activity as oppose to being a mainstream activity like reading or watching movies.

The book presents a robust theoretical framework around how good ideas emerged in human history and debunking myths associated with the same. The underlying theme of the book is how coral reefs, big cities, and the world-wide-web provide the right platform for innovation. The right platform for innovation provides liquid networks that encourage rapid information sharing, serendipitous …