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Those who stood up and united – “The Radium Girls” Book Review

Having finished the last chapter of the book “The Radium Girls”, I was astonished by the stories that occurred in the 1920s in the radium industry. How come those stories were never brought to my sight in the past? Neither did any of my friends or family mention this in the past conversations. But itContinue reading “Those who stood up and united – “The Radium Girls” Book Review”

Into Thin Air

The COVID-19 situation gives everyone a brand new way to look at work and life. I started to miss and appreciate the frequent face time and interactions with friends and family, which to us now is a luxury. On the other hand, I started to embrace the time I spend with myself on reading, thinking,Continue reading “Into Thin Air”

Becoming: Find the Path to Becoming ME

I recently finished the book, Becoming, by Michelle Obama. Tracing back to her childhood, she was no special than any other kids living in South Side Chicago. Her dad was a city water plant employee, and her mom stayed home taking care of the family. Her high school counsellor never thought she was “Princeton material”Continue reading “Becoming: Find the Path to Becoming ME”

Co-opetition: A Business Game That’s No Longer Us vs. Them

This was one of the optional readings assigned by my professor in one of the business strategy classes back in grad school. I read business books, but I’d never put my emotions in. To me, reading in another sense is like dating. I meet with the authors and the characters, get to know them, andContinue reading “Co-opetition: A Business Game That’s No Longer Us vs. Them”

“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman.”

I’m not a science person. I did study Mathematics back in undergrad and was involved in some topology projects, but I’m afraid that was my last real encounter with the hard-core scientific world. However, I’m always curious about science, about how things work and why they work that way. A friend of mine who’s doingContinue reading ““Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman.””

The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-Century China

This book was a long read, and it was not an easy one either. It took me almost a month to finish it, and from time to time I felt the impulse to flip back a couple of pages to check the earlier stories of that person that was mentioned later in the book againContinue reading “The Great Enterprise: The Manchu Reconstruction of Imperial Order in Seventeenth-Century China”

Bad Blood: Evil Money Can Buy Everything, But Don’t Be That Asshole

The hype of Theranos scandal and its founder Elizabeth Holmes drove me to the reading of this book, Bad Blood. It was a book about how this smart young lady who dropped out from Stanford founded a company that aimed to fundamentally change the way people draw bloods, which later turned out to be aContinue reading “Bad Blood: Evil Money Can Buy Everything, But Don’t Be That Asshole”

The Secret To Success: Love Your work, And Keep Doing It

I recently finished a Netflix documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”. I’m always a sushi lover, but didn’t really get chance to dig deeper into the life of a legendary sushi chef. This was not just a food documentary, but more so a story about how to succeed in today’s world where people’s attentions are soContinue reading “The Secret To Success: Love Your work, And Keep Doing It”