Reading for Wisdom: Going Back to the Basics
Why I don’t have a book goal this year. Reading for wisdom requires a slow pace and deliberations. Also introducing How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler.
Best Reads of 2015: Part 2
This post is a continuation of the Best Reads of 2015 list. See Part 1 here. 6. Lelaki Harimau (Man Tiger) by Eka Kurniawan Eka Kurniawan is an Indonesian author whose two works, Man Tiger and Beauty is a Wound, have been recently translated and published in...
Best Reads of 2015: Part 1
2015 was (is) a good reading year. I was able to return to a decent pace (i.e., pre-wedding planning pace). These are the top 5 of my personal best reads of 2015. 1. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Just Mercy is a powerful account of Stevenson’s lifework in the...
How To Get Ahead Over the Holidays
The year is dwindling down and the office gets emptier each day. But if you’ve run out of vacation either because you don’t have enough and/or have wisely taken up all of them so you’re not left with unused paid vacation, you may be stuck in an office building during...
Engineering With Soul: A Spiritual Dimension to Work
This article is the third of an essay series on engineering, titled Between Jerusalem and Athens. Read the first here and the second here. “I can’t just work with mice!” Billy told me after not seeing each other for 8 years. “I need people, human interaction.”...
Knowing Good and Evil
I envy little kids. Especially when they laugh. Or even when they’re distressed, I envy their full trust when their parents and protectors say that everything will be OK. By now millions around the world have seen the very touching conversation between a father...
Cruisin’ Through Gili Trawangan
Riding the Cidomo in Gili Trawangan, Indonesia.
What To Do in Gili Trawangan
What to do in Gili Trawangan, a tranquil little island, an ideal place for a personal retreat. Everything is cheap!
From the EQuad to the World
From the Equad to the World is about the segmentation of knowledge and education. It’s an argument for multidisciplinary thinking.