Surya Prakash Jayanti

Overall this is second best year I would say and here are somethings I really enjoyed. More than 600 miles ran during this year (Avg 12 miles per week) It is equivalent to the distance between Bentonville, AR to Chicago, IL. More than 100 hours volunteering ICANWA - Compering, cultural coordination for Indian association in NWA for Diwali and Ugadi celebrations. Micha house - Gardening for post foster care home. Indigenous Development - Financial help for tribal upliftment in remote parts of India. Meals on wheels - delivering meals to old/disabled people every quarter.  STEM - volunteering at a school for STEM education awareness Two blood donations. Read more than 18 books this year. Refer to  https://jnsuryaprakash.blogspot.com/search? q=books+i+read  for the books i read so far  And here is my good reads link   https://www.goodreads.com/friend/i?feature=friend-invite-   url&invite_token=YzliNTcwNjItZmYwMi00YmZiLTk3ZDktYWRiNmY5OWRmYjIy More than 9 blogs

I am really impressed by both the books of Charles Duhigg (Smarter Faster Better, The Habit Loop). The research he has done on for these books is amazing. There is an underlying habit pattern human brain makes. If you disrupt that pattern it will discontinue the habit. This works better if you want to get rid off a bad habit. A city always used to have riots on a particular day of the week and it was a big headache to the police. They asked an army individual to take a look at the situation. He identified a pattern. All the city youth will come for prayers on that particular day of the week , with fasting and eat kababs after prayers and start chit chatting. After some time they get agitated against the govt and start throwing stuff at govt properties and hell breaks loose. So the major ordered the kabab mobile shops NOT to enter the area of prayers. They were stopped one mile away. So the habit pattern broke. Those individuals started going out a mile to eat Kababs and started

Smarter Faster Better -  Charles Duhigg Need for control  is biological imperative. Each choice no matter how small reinforces  perception of control. Internal locus of control vs external locus of control.  Teams need psychological Safety 360 Degrees Leadership - John Maxwell Leadership is a choice you make, not position you sit. When opportunity comes its too late to prepare. A position doesn't make leader, leader makes the position.  Try to stay on top of your game, instead of top of your org. Good leaders rarely think in terms of boundaries, They think of opportunities.  We can get so much focused on dreams, Loosing sight of our responsibilities.  If we focus on being some other place because we think it is better, then we will neither enjoy where we are Nor do what we need to succeed.  I am huggable and Buggable. It's more important to get along than to get ahead. Vision begins with one person, but it is only accomplished by many people. Inste

A few quotes from the books I read recently: Quotes from Extreme ownership: Second place means first looser. It's not only what you preach, it's also what you tolerate as leader. You should explain why , not only what  As a leader, If your team in not following your command, dont blame them for not understanding the big picture, look into yourself and try to communicate better. If your boss isn’t making a decision in timely manner, examine how you can convey better.  Mindset: I divide world into learners and non learners. You are not a failure until you start to blame.  What we know matters, but who we are matters most.  Dichotomy of leadership:  There is no growth in comfort zone.  How yo win friends and influence people- dale carneige If you want to collect honey, don't start by kicking bee hive. People are creatures of logic, not reason. He who treads softly goes far.  To be a leader you have to find rose peta

Praneel: Nenu Telugu Kummestanu Telusa. Rishil: Avunaaa konni prasnalu aduguthanu , nuvvu vatini telugu lo emantaro cheptava. I talk telugu,  Praneel: Nenu Telugu Vagutha Rishil: I walk telugu Praneel: Nenu Telugu tirugutha Rishil: I drink telugu Praneel: Nenu telugu Tagutha Rishil:I sleep telugu Praneel: Nenu Telugu Tongunta Rishil: Nijam gane kummesav. ippudu inkonni prasnalu. Praneel: Holy crap ni telugu lo emantaru Rishil: pavitramina Penta. Praneel: Lets handgout bro Rishil: bayata veladadam padha tammudu Praneel: Man thats so cool Rishil: Magada, adi chala challaga vundi  Praneel:How are you sweet heart. Rishil: ela vunnav , naa tiyyati gunde. Praneel: you nailed it dude Rishil: nuvvu meku kottesav mama. Praneel: mana telugu chusi veellu murchapoyela vunnaru. Rishil: Next inko janta kavulu vastunnaru anta chuddama. =========================== Poojith: Hey are you guys Nuts Eshwar: arey meeru pallila Poojith: you ma

I just realized how addicted I am to the phone. I also realized I have Phantom Phobia and FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). I advise every one to live without phone for 24 hours to realize how addicted you are. Some truths about missing phone for me atleast for me: You almost feel like you are missing a finder Or Hand :-) How desperately you try all the options to safe reboot, factory reset and restart the phone 10 times to see if it fixes the problem. You try to reach for your phone as soon as you wake up Your toilet times will be drastically reduced. You suddenly start observing surroundings, even though you are driving down the same route for 8 years. Your traffic red lights will be so boring :-) You will have FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), am i missing socially, news, can't check everything that comes in mind instantly in google. You will realized you dont remember lot of phone numbers You have to scramble for your morning alaram You can't track your running mile

Hooked:  Automatic behaviors triggered by situational cues. Behaviors done with little or no conscious thought. Trigger: internal or external Action: Ease of performing and psychological motivation to do it. Variable reward: create craving Investment: time, data, effort, social capital or money. Habits are LIFO. Whenever new technology suddenly make a behavior easier, new possibilities are born. How google works: 70% of time to build product and 30% to shout about it. Products excellence is in iterations. If you can’t tell someone how to think, you have to create an environment where they can think freely. Think 10X not 10% "When considering candidates for a role, favor the ones with a track record of learning new things over the ones with a track record in that particular role." Think of platforms not products. Uber, youtube, google. What is the most exciting thing you do at work. Passionate people dont wear their passion on sleeves, they

From Pothana’s Andhra MahaBhagavatham Beginning lines of Bhagavatham ప లి కెడిది భాగవత మఁట, ప లి కించెడివాడు రామ భ ద్రుం డఁట, నేఁ బ లి కిన భవహర మగునఁట, ప లి కెద, వేఱొండు గాథ  బ లుకఁగ నేలా? Narasimha satakam . తల్లిగర్భమునుండి – ధనము తే డెవ్వడు వెళ్లిపోయెడినాడు – వెంటరాదు లక్షాధికారైన – లవణ మన్నమె కాని మెఱుగు బంగారంబు – మ్రింగబోడు విత్త మార్జనజేసి – విఱ్ఱవీగుటె కాని కూడబెట్టిన సొమ్ము – తోడరాదు పొందుగా మఱుగైన – భూమిలోపల బెట్టి దానధర్మము లేక – దాచి దాచి తే. తుదకు దొంగల కిత్తురో – దొరల కవునొ తేనె జుంటీగ లియ్యవా – తెరువరులకు? భూషణవికాస | శ్రీధర్మ – పురనివాస | దుష్టసంహార | నరసింహ – దురితదూర Vemana Satakam: ఆత్మ శుద్దిలేని యాచార మదియేల భాండ సుద్దిలేని పాకమేల చిత్తశుద్దిలేని శివపూజ లేలరా విశ్వదాభి రామ వినుర వేమ

Few of greatest Telugu poets and their history. నన్నయ్య  మహాభారతమే తెలుగులో తొలి కావ్యంగా ప్రసిద్ధిచెందింది.  నన్నయ  భట్టారకుడు  ( నన్నయ  లేదా  నన్నయ్య  గానూ సుప్రఖ్యాతుడు) (క్రీ.శ.11వ శతాబ్ది)  తెలుగు సాహిత్యం లో ’’’ఆదికవి’’’గా ప్రఖ్యాతుడయ్యాడు.  నన్నయ సంస్కృతంలో తొలి  తెలుగు  వ్యాకరణ గ్రంథమైన  ఆంధ్ర శబ్ద చింతామణి  రచించారని భావిస్తారు. సంస్కృత భాషా వ్యాకరణాలైన అష్టాధ్యాయి, వాల్మీకి వ్యాకరణం వంటివాటి సరళిని అనుసరించారు. అయితే పాణిని పద్ధతికి విరుద్ధంగా ఐదు విభాగాలుగా తన వ్యాకరణాన్ని విభజించారు. అవి సంజ్ఞ, సంధి, అజంత, హలంత, క్రియ.  ఆదికవిగానే కాక  శబ్దశాసనుడు ,  వాగనుశాసనుడు  అన్న పేర్లతో ఆయన ప్రఖ్యాతుడయ్యారు నన్నయ వేగిదేశమునకి రాజైన virata  ఆస్థాన కవి . పూర్వము  ఆంధ్రదేశమునకు  వేగిదేశమని పేరు వ్యవహారము ఉంది. నిజమైన వేగిదేశము 8000 చదరపుమైళ్ళ వైశాల్యం కలిగి ఉండేది. పడమటన తూర్పుకనుములకు, తూర్పున  సముద్రమునకు , ఉత్తరాన గోదావరినదికి, దక్షిణాన కృష్ణానదికి మధ్యస్థమయిన తెలుగుదేశము అను వేగిదేశము గలదు. ఈ వేగిదేశమునకు వేగి అను పట్టణము రాజధానిగా ఉండెను. ఈ  వేగిపురమును పరిపాలిస్తున్న రా