manibatra

I will not . I am just truly grateful that some people took the time out to read something I wrote. Amazing !!

Thanks for the constructive criticism. Coming to think of it I did modify my writing style completely 7-8 years ago. Went from cursive to not so much. Some of it clearly lingered. So I will take a note of that. Like an another comment pointed out learning about glyphs will go a long way and that's next on my to do list.

Thanks for the awesome link!

I totally agree with writing slow. My handwriting is much worse than it shows on the post. I had to write slow to actually make it legible.

fixed.

Author here. I agree the tools do exist. Learning about typography ( the technical details ) is very much outside of my comfort zone. Plus I am learning a lot while deploying this as an app. Is there is any book/resource you could point me towards to further my understand? Thanks.

Author here. And to think of it that I wrote it over two days. Two days. Made a couple of my friends read it. I am embarrassed and will fix it by tonight.

I did just learn about typography. And it was a conscious decision to just go all out and I did debate whether to keep it the way it is as it was looking at times all over the place. I just wanted to try something different. I promise I will learn.

Haha you are kind. I assure it looks much more prettier enlarged on a screen.

Thanks. The author here. It was not intended as a humblebrag like you said. I had just noticed that the only things I ever wrote where things that meant something special or something I really wanted to actuallise.

You are one step ahead of me that you are trying to write using a pen.

Have a mobility routine. Flexibility and strength go hand in hand. Either without the other is often what leads to injuries. Having been someone who lifted without working on flexibility and suffered a lot of injuries I can attest to that. For me yoga and the book "Becoming a supple leopard" by Kelly Starret helped a lot.

Here are a couple of posts that I wrote about my fitness routine and diet. Hope it helps even though I am not a great writer. Happy to answer any more questions too :)

https://medium.com/@manibatra23/2016-a-reflection-e80378393f...

https://medium.com/@manibatra23/2016-a-reflection-diet-30c15...

Here are a couple of posts that I wrote when about my fitness routine and diet when I transitioned from being an omnivore to a vegan. Hope it helps even though I am not a great writer. Happy to answer any more questions too :)

https://medium.com/@manibatra23/2016-a-reflection-e80378393f...

https://medium.com/@manibatra23/2016-a-reflection-diet-30c15...

1. Brush

2. Meditate for 20 min.

3. Weight train.

4. Have a smoothie.

5. Read for half an hour.

6. Journal

7. Do anything "creative" for two hours

"The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there"

I would suggest write your thoughts down. Don't aim to write down your ideas, write to generate ideas. Just whatever comes to your mind. Unfiltered. Do not worry about it being crazy. Will help with decluttering your mind and maybe even generate some good ideas along the way.

The media or even social media always reports exceptional stories which can be both positive and negative. If you measure your life, which most of us subconsciously do against these stories ( positive or negative ) you won't ever feel great.

I would suggest reading the book "The Subtle Art Of Not Giving a F*ck". A short easy read which gives actionable advice about dealing with negativity and procrastination which often are very correlated.

Exactly. Survivorship bias and also hindsight is always 20/20

The big difference that I have seen is after I started trying to work on things that made me happy. I have a list where I keep a track of things/thoughts/feelings that have really moved me, made me feel motivated and inspired and so on. There is also a list of all the things that have the opposite effect. I try and make sure that my short and long term plans are aligned with the positive stuff and at the same time eliminate the negatives. Going back to the list has been a constant source of motivation.

- Exactly. The feeling of safety, that there is someone looking after me no matter what was gone which manifested itself in anxiety. I do not believe in afterlife now so the realisation that this is it was overwhelming at first but now that has given way to increased importance of how I budget my time, increased focus on what I do and being more grateful for little things.

- For me it was the latter too. I remember ( I am probably wrong ) that it was Napoleon who asked Laplace that why was there no god in his mathematics ( apparently before Newton had attributed some stuff to god ). And Laplace (or could be someone else ) that he did not need god to explain his work. That has sort of stuck with me.

Having grown up in a religious household first 22 years of my life I had a lot of trouble with anxiety when I stopped believing in god. I could not continue studying science and believing in god without feeling like a hypocrite (not to say those who do are ).

Meditation and being in the moment or at least trying to be in the moment has helped me a lot. There may not be a rhyme or reason to life but that doesn't mean you can't create one and have fun while doing so.

Amazing to live in times when the first stage landing back has started to feel like routine! Great job SpaceX!

I would say exercise. A jog or a swim. Exercise has boosted my productivity a lot. Enabled me to work longer hours. Helps me be in a better mood and just feel healthy which spills over to my work.

if you would like projects focussing on something else do let us know here :)

Hey guys "the other friend" here. Feel free to submit the projects. Or if you would like projects focussing on something else do let us know here :)

Awesome thanks for the link! Love how it applies to mathematics. "learn by doing" that is so true not just for mathematics but for almost every field. And that is why I find Udacity's model of projects and getting feedback on them quite fascinating.

You can study, watch videos, read, do exercises but doing a project/proofs from the ground up can teach one a lot of skills that they directly implement in a work environment. Thanks again.

Excellent idea! Thanks!

Cool! Thanks for the feedback!

Exactly "personalised" being a key word. Any other areas of interests for which you would like to have such projects? (Design, Language learning? ) . Thanks for the reply :)

Great to hear! A couple of questions :

1. How would you describe your programming level..beginner, intermediate, advanced or any other way you would want to describe it..

2. Would you interested in doing projects in some other field of interest like maybe UX design, language learning, etc. ?

I would say 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I will go as far as to say that if I had to read one book throughout my life this would be it. Love it.

Using Airmail since long instead of the stock mail app. Could not be happier.