Joseph Jude

My son is learning React coding via @coursera. He is thinking of build an invoice generation app in React. He might host on @sevalla_hosting

Going through comments about "house of dynamite" movie. Either it is "I love it" or "I hate it". Definitely watching it.

> Their unconstrained willingness to explore "what works" makes them powerful role models to study in our own pursuit of success, not only in markets but in every area of life. In my early 30s, I became serious about building a successful career and life. I didn't want to be…

Over the past 20 years, I've read numerous books. I'm now curating the ideas that have shaped my thoughts and life. If this interests you, please click follow.

> serendipity can be engineered, that luck can be manufactured, convention can be defied This book taught me that in every aspect of life, you can defy convention and avoid unnecessary cycles of progress. For instance, as an introvert, I don't enjoy networking. However, I…

I don’t hire job hoppers in tech. Job hoppers believe they can earn more money with each job switch, and that's true. However, in tech, especially as an architect in a service business, you miss out on crucial lessons by frequently changing jobs. Designing a highly scalable…

What My Boys Learned from Homeschooling As many of you know, I homeschool my two boys. I've often shared my experiences here. As we wrap up four years of this journey, here is a reflection from my elder son—highlighting both the positives and the challenges. I hope you find…

Air quality was getting better. Now again people started bursting crackers. People and their leaders don’t seem to have any brains.

The Bible isn’t the story of man finding God. It’s the story of God finding man—seeking sinners, shaping change makers, softening hard hearts.

> We may have the best product, the highest quality, the most useful software etc.; if we present them in a slipshod manner, they will be perceived as slipshod; if we present them in a creative, professional manner, we will impute the desired qualities. The marketing advice from…

I have been a happy customer of Hyundai for the past 20 years for this exact reason. They have good cars, great post-sales service. I bought two cars from Berkeley Hyundai, Panchkula. Both times sales support and post-sales service has been awesome.

Art of turning black money into white money. I am sure this is not the only one incident like this. Rajasthan Officers Wife Earns Rs 37.54 Lakh Salary From 2 Firms Without Working

My elder son refuses to use GenAI tools. He says they numb his creativity. He plays guitar in the morning. And in the evenings, after he has finished all his "work", he sits down with a paper, pencil, and sketches to his heart’s content. He can sit with these and sketch for…

The story of Scripture is not about our search for God, but His search for us. He seeks sinners, change makers, and even the hard-hearted within His own house. That’s the heart of my sermon this week:

I blogged almost daily (except 1 day) in Jan but tappered off afterwards. Still this year is better than previous years. I posted more than other years. My main topics of interest has been building gravitas. But I also use my blog as a commonplace notes. If you are interested,…

Tests are documentation - @shl

What do Newton’s laws of thermodynamics and human psychology have in common? At first glance—nothing. One deals with energy, the other with emotions. But Peter Kaufman would argue that’s where the magic lies. When you connect ideas across disciplines, you stop seeing isolated…

If you want to convert GDoc to Markdown: Works really well.

@DeepakNesss what all kind of automation you do with n8n?

Networking Is Nurturing For a long time, I thought networking meant attending large events, exchanging business cards, and following up with a polite “hello” message. Over time, I realized that real networking has little to do with events and everything to do with…

Why most Indian services companies avoid Indian clients. Clients will negotiate hard on price + Demand too many extras for the same cost + Cancel contract suddenly in between and demand refund + won’t pay invoice on time + will ask can I pay in cash? (Even large amounts) All…

Transform SME workflows into growth engines with AI Last week, I discussed this at the HP Experience Center in Mohali with several unit heads from various SMEs. It was an enlightening session where I learned how they utilize GenAI tools, primarily for researching leads. Their…

I'm happy to share that I've obtained a new certification: The Art of Storytelling from IESE Business School! I made good use of my Diwali day off. I hope to apply the lessons in the coming days.

What all you use zapier / make / pipedream for? Now that I've tasted success with first agent I created, I am thinking of creating more such useful automations / agents. Looking for ideas. What all you automate? my first automation: 👇

I wish this runs on older Mac versions; Apparently it runs only on Mac 26 😱

Whenever I interview candidates, I prefer it to be a discussion rather than an investigation. The more a candidate engages in the conversation—sharing their views and even asking clarifying questions—the better the interview. At the end, I ask, "Do you have any questions for…

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Ladies & Gents: I present idiots of the first order Pollute the air we breathe. Burst Diwali crackers wearing mask

Not surprised @coursera is down along with all other digital SAAS. What a day.

Feeling super happy after seeing an AI chatbot successfully help finish a task. I use Typefully to post on social media and love storing what I've posted, as I use social media as a commonplace for notes. Yesterday, I tried using @zapier AI for the same purpose with the same…

This is what @googlemaps & @MapmyIndia are showing. Google is correct and MapMyIndia is wrong. Not by small margin

The simplest way to capture podcast insights: When you hear something worth saving, take a screenshot of the podcast player. Send an email. You get the transcript. No login. No subscription. Seems interesting.

> Successful investing requires thoughtful attention to many separate aspects, all at the same time. This is the key lesson from this book. Most of what the author says is applicable to building a fulfilling career and a satisfying life too. Go read it:

> People don't mind BJP losing, they mind Congress winning. And that's why BJP is always winning. Congress hasn't won the hearts and minds of people even in the states they govern - Karnataka. Win the hearts of businessmen & commoner alike. Maybe then we can talk about Congress…

Elon Musk is a savvy businessman.

People who are active on social media platforms don't vote. Plus election is not about just popularity. It is about getting enough votes to get elected. Most don't understand the difference. BJP under Modi knows this extremely well.

Clients are now talking to ChatGPT and estimating how long it will take to develop an app. Obviously our estimates are much higher and they say chatgpt told me this can be done for far less. Earlier we all used to Google our symptoms and tell doctors to prescribe a certain…

Very nice Diwali decorations in jubilee walk mall, Mohali Happy Diwali

Mohali has so many malls and new ones are opening too. And all of them are filled all the time. Only window shoppers or actual shoppers too?

I have visited 17 countries 8.6% of the world! I have a lot of food to taste, people to make friends with, soils to smell, and stories to hear. Who wants to sponsor my world trip? (Thank you Xavier Roy for this obsidian plugin)

The arrow of tech only moves forward. In 2022, I asked an image-generation model to create a photo of an Indian family walking down a street. The result wasn't good. It looked grotesque. When I used the same prompt this year, the image was shockingly realistic, featuring…

One lesson I've learned in value investing, which I've applied to life: Think and act independently. Gather insights from everywhere. Study what others are doing. If they're doing the right thing, follow suit. If not, do what's right. This advice applies even to your heroes.

> Corruption is a highly valued skill in India. Unfortunate but true

India is at 85th rank in @HenleyPartners global passport ranking. 57 countries allow Indians to travel without visa. I'm packing my bags. Lot of countries to visit ;-)

Slowly building my endurance to jog for 12k

Knowing what I know at 53, I would do differently. I will invest the same EMI in stock markets (mostly high yield MFs but also individual stocks that give dividends). Hopefully in 10 years, I have built enough corpus and by 35-37, I will know where to settle down. I will buy a…

I can't believe @svembu still codes & ships. Respect. I talk to 6-7 year experienced coders who say, "we don't code; only manage". And then we wonder how did we end up with so much of unproductive middle management.

Testing out Lunacy app: It is a MacApp that retains all keyboard shortcuts of Sketch App. I was also able to export existing images as svg and import into lunacy. Good thinking to capture existing sketch market. Going to test this out more.

Just reading about offensive & defensive investment styles in the book: "The most important thing ..." You need to use both styles though they don't come naturally to us.

Marcus Aurelius wouldn't have liked twitter or for that matter any social media platforms.