Surya Prakash Jayanti

Quotes from the book "Radical Candor" by Tim Scott. The word "Boss" evokes injustice, "manager" sounds bureaucratic, "leader" sounds self-aggrandizing In general, I've found that the group comprises roughly (very roughly) 15 percent of a team. The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positive ones. Ask your question to a friendly colleague then count to six. Do not allow yourself to say anything no matter how awkward you feel or they look. Five key dynamics for successful teams included: Psychological Safety, Dependability, Structure & Clarity, Meaning, and Impact In some ways, becoming a boss is like getting arrested. Everything you say or do can and will be used against you. Signs you will get from 1:1s that you are failing as a boss You will hear Good news only No criticism. No agenda Cancellation of 1:1 meetings Updates that can be emailed. Am I showing my team that I care personally?‚and ‚ Am I challenging eac...

This is an excellent book by Eric Topal, in his own words, this book is about finding the right balance between patients, doctors, and machines.  Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forwards. There are about 12 million significant misdiagnoses a year. Shockingly, up to one-third of medical operations performed are unnecessary. It's estimated that 30 to 50 percent of the 80 million CT scans in the United States are unnecessary. In fact, my contention is that we, in the United States are overindulged in shallow medicine. AIs are nowhere near as smart as rats. I often tell my students not to be misled by the name "artificial intelligence" - there is nothing artificial about it. AI is made by humans, intended to behave like humans, and, ultimately, to impact human lives and human society. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report estimates that more than 40% of all healthcare jobs can be automated across the globe. It's sor...

This collection of quotes made me pause for a moment. Thinking is an excellent servant and terrible master. Money is like gas on a road trip, you don't want to run out of gas. But at the same time, you are not doing a tour of gas stations. Suffering = pain X resistance Rain philosophy = (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) What you resist persists. If you have one foot in the future and one foot in the past, you are pissing on the present. Not my will but the hearts will be done. Let go what goes, let come what comes, let remain what remains. I am not ok, you are not ok, that's ok. Two great disappointments in life, not getting what you want and getting what you want. Simple, patience, and compassion are the real values. When a person doesn't have any problem, the mind invents them. Are you self-aware to ask yourself WHY, when you are emotional? Whats your value system? What are metrics? Hiroo Onoda : A Soldier never surrendered. Read the link, very interesting story. ...

Here is a collection of quotes that made me stop and think for a moment. Amateurs have a goal. Professionals have a system. Focus on doing the best consistently, that is more valuable than being the best in the room, your energy will be deviated with the defense and offense you need to play to prove in the later case. DunnKruger effect and imposter syndrome: The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias that occurs when people with limited knowledge or competence in a specific area overestimate their abilities. Imposter syndrome is when you doubt your own skills and successes. You feel you're not as talented or worthy as others believe, and you're scared that one day, people will realize that. Arrogance = Ignorance + conviction Preacher, Prosecutor and Politician: As we think and talk, we often slip into the mindsets of three different professions: preachers, prosecutors, and politicians. In each of these modes, we take on a particular identity and use a distinct set of tools. ...

This interesting book exposed me to Toltec philosophy. It's always fascinating to know cultures and philosophies from across the world. Here are some interesting quotes from the book "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz. Dreaming is the main function of the mind, and the mind dreams 24 hours a day. It dreams when the brain is awake and it also dreams when the brain is asleep. The difference is that when the brain is awake, there is a material frame that makes us perceive things in a linear way. We have a powerful memory. We make a mistake, we judge ourselves, we find ourselves guilty and we punish ourselves. Your whole mind is fog, which Toltec called "mitote". Nobody abuses us more than we abuse ourselves, and it is the judge, the Victim, and the belief system that makes us do this. If someone abuses you a little more than you abuse yourself, you will probably walk away from that person. But if someone abuses you a little less than you abuse yourself, you w...

Here are my achievements in the year 2024. Learned to swim this year. It takes a lot of work to learn new skills in your mid-life. The top 3% of the Duolingo Spanish learners, have close to 50 hours of learning. 90 percentile in the Chess.com app More than 25 blog posts and close to 14K hits on the blog overall. More than 2 blood donations and some level of volunteering activity in the community. Ran more than 1100 Kilometers (725 miles) for the year, close to the definition of a "serious runner" Serious runners:   More dedicated runners often aim for 1000 miles or more per year.   I read over 56 books for the year, so I consider myself a "Serious reader". Serious reader:  A "bookworm" is considered someone who reads significantly more than the average, often reaching 50 or more books per year. Delivered some phenomenal platform K8s capabilities impacting Fortune 1 company. Delivered round tables and speeches for MBA class. Books read in 2024 Blogposts in ...