The most useless thing I did was try to get rich. If I add up my income for the last eight years, then divide it by eight, Id be earning how much I’m earning now. Wait, I just did it and I came up with $54,125. Actually, now I feel like poo, because excluding housing … Read more
Written on February 12, 2015 I was raised by a middle class family in suburbia. Growing up, I was raised by my grandparents. My grandfather was a veteran who had earned retirement from the US Air Force and had a pension from Armco, the biggest steel manufacturer at the time. My mother was also earning … Read more
On the first of February, I was taking a trip from my home to Vons to pick up a few groceries. On the way over, I wanted to stop by my local donut shop for a snack. You know, the kind of place that is always filled with cops but no one else ever goes … Read more
Someone on Quora had asked me: “How do I change my flight reflex to a fight reflex? I am squeamish: I tend to give up when confronting a dilemma, and I don’t want to hurt anyone. How do I develop a healthy fight response? Winning attitude – How do I develop a winning attitude?” This is how … Read more
My worst failure was in 2010 when I was 25. I was watching movies every single day and drinking as much Jameson as I could, just waiting to be evicted from my pretty white loft, so I could live under the bridges of Los Angeles. I failed so many times prior, that I just gave … Read more
“Love everyone.” All my grandfather ever did was share his love for everyone, except my mom. He didn’t like her. He thought she just went out and partied all the time. Genetics. Hmm… Maybe that’s why I spent so much time partying. Who in the world knows? All he ever did was love everyone around … Read more
Someone on Quora had asked me: “How do you know when to complain about others to your boss? I normally like to handle conflict privately (as in when I feel I’m being treated unfairly), without concerning my manager. However, a number of times in my career, this has backfired, when the other party took their … Read more
It’s extremely hard. It’s engraved in our nature to take pride in the things we acquire. Yet, once we take pride in things, that is when we start to lose what we have. People end up making rash decisions, put down their guard, turn to drugs, or some other type of detrimental behavior, once they … Read more
Someone on Quora had asked me: “Median salary of a Software Engineer in India is around Rs 3.6 Lakh whereas in US it is $71k(ie Rs 44Lakh) which is nearly 12.4 times that of India, but the cost of living or equivalent salary of US is considered to be only 4 to 5 times that … Read more
Someone on Quora had asked me: “Is happiness overrated? I have almost everything I ever wanted or envisioned myself to have at this age.. Probably even more than what I thought I could have. I am content but not happy. Something is missing. I often have nightmares. Have you faced a similar situation? How did you … Read more