I have been making my living by as a software developer for couple of decades, almost all of it spent working on .NET framework. I did not really pay much attention when .NET Core was released few years ago. There were many reasons, primarily being occupied with life and two…

As far as retirement savings and investments are concerned, The primary vehicle should be Tax deferred & Tax deductible investment accounts such as Roth IRA and 401(k). An Investments in these accounts are either tax deferred or Tax Free. In case of 401(k), investments are tax deductible upfront but taxed…

I am getting older and not very healthy either, I turned 45 a few months ago. It’s been 2–3 years since I started to feel like time’s running out, turning 45 exasperated the feeling even more. With age comes clarity on what’s important. I have neglected one of the most…

Learning something new or studying for a test never came easy for me. I felt like I struggled far more than anyone else and overtime I believed it. As the years went by, this false belief solidified into a fact in my head. I did not bother to even try…

I started to experience a restlessness in the months that followed after turning 40. I began to wonder, question and sometimes berate my own choices in my life. I experienced despair when I realized almost all the choices I had made in my life were “safe choices”. This went on…

MINDSET There are two kinds of mindset, a Growth mindset, and Fixed mindset. Once you figure out which one you have, it makes a huge difference to your life. It helps answers a lot of choices that you made in life, such as what we decided to study in college or…

GETTING THINGS DONE The Grand-daddy of all Productivity books, If you are going to read only one book in this subject then read this book. As I was reading this book, I felt like this is more than a book on framework for productivity. The core idea behind this book is that we…

THE POWER OF HABIT This book offers a great introduction to the science of habit formation and how to make it work for you. This should be the first book you need to read to understand habit formation. It offers introduction of concepts like habit loop and Keystone habits. However there are times when…

I have been on a reading binge over the past couple of months. I realized that my way of reading books is not very effective. In the past I usually read only 3–4 self help books in a year. Most of them and unmemorable and rarely helpful. Usually I read…