Sunday, January 24, 2010
Water color painting
Tried my hand at water colors today after long time....can't really remember when was the last time I held a brush in my hands since school days. Painting is an amazing way to unwind and relax. If the painting had turned out to be good, then it would have been encouraging as well :)
But then again I remember "The 10,000 hour rule" from Outliers, where Malcom mentions that it is around 10K hours of practice that one needs. I just put in couple of hours today :)
Hopefully more hours will follow.
Here is a link to a good tutorial on water color painting:
http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-tutorials.htm
But then again I remember "The 10,000 hour rule" from Outliers, where Malcom mentions that it is around 10K hours of practice that one needs. I just put in couple of hours today :)
Hopefully more hours will follow.
Here is a link to a good tutorial on water color painting:
http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-tutorials.htm
Labels: painting, relax, unwind, Water colors
Friday, January 22, 2010
Outliers
I recently started reading Outliers by Malcolm Galdwell. It is an intriguing book. I have only read around four chapters so far.
The author talks about how our environment (location, culture, family, family values, etc) affects our success in life. It talks about intellect and to what extent it contributes towards being successful. Currently I am reading through the chapter called "The trouble with Genuises" and it is captivating.
More later.
The author talks about how our environment (location, culture, family, family values, etc) affects our success in life. It talks about intellect and to what extent it contributes towards being successful. Currently I am reading through the chapter called "The trouble with Genuises" and it is captivating.
More later.
Labels: Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers, Success
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Lets talk about Diamonds
First things first (though ten days late already) - Wish you a happy new year 2010 and wonderful decade ahead!
I just finished reading "Discover the diamond in you" by Arindam Chaudhuri. It is a fantastic book. Arindam takes the diamond to be a metaphor for us and then explains what things would make us i.e. the diamond in us. He talks about the 4 Cs of a diamond [carrat, cut, color, clarity] and then maps various key attributes for these. I would strongly recommend reading the book.
I just finished reading "Discover the diamond in you" by Arindam Chaudhuri. It is a fantastic book. Arindam takes the diamond to be a metaphor for us and then explains what things would make us i.e. the diamond in us. He talks about the 4 Cs of a diamond [carrat, cut, color, clarity] and then maps various key attributes for these. I would strongly recommend reading the book.
Labels: management, self help
