I just finished reading (and re-reading) yet another amazing book for this year – “The comfort crisis” by Michael Easter. When my friend suggested this book last year, I assumed it was a regular self-help book dealing with mental fortitude. But it turned out to be a glorious amalgamation of story, statistics and studies onContinueContinue reading “Book Review – Comfort Crisis”
Category Archives: Book Review
Book review – What I talk about when I talk about running
I got introduced to Haruki Murakami and his book “What I talk about when I talk about running” through the fantastic joincolossus.com Founders Episode #357: https://joincolossus.com/episode/senra-357-haruki-murakami/. (I highly recommend subscribing to joincolossus.com if you haven’t done so, the contents of their podcasts and articles are so rich and enterprising – about Founders and Business Breakdowns).ContinueContinue reading “Book review – What I talk about when I talk about running”
Book Review – Antifragile
This book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb had been on my must-read lists for a long time. During a visit to one of my friend’s homes, I chanced to see it on his bookshelf and requested him to lend it out to me. It took me a long time to complete this book though, mostly dueContinueContinue reading “Book Review – Antifragile”
Book Review – Part 2- The Silk Roads – A new history of the world
Hope the first part of my review for this book got you excited about the brief history of the center of the world and the learnings we could take from the past. If you haven’t read the Part-1 yet, I recommend you read it first to set the right context: https://achuthkamath.com/2024/04/27/book-review-the-silk-roads-a-new-history-of-the-world-part-1/. In this second part,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review – Part 2- The Silk Roads – A new history of the world”
Book Review – The Silk Roads – A new history of the world – Part 1
I have always been a huge fan of history, and I truly believe in the quote that “History belongs to the victors”. The history told to us over the years, in the form of textbooks or documentaries or even common folklores, are typically from a point of view, mostly from the victors and is mostlyContinueContinue reading “Book Review – The Silk Roads – A new history of the world – Part 1”
Life of legacy and living the childhood dreams
On a recent visit to the Crosswords bookstore, my eyes fixated on this very interesting book called “The last lecture” by one Mr. Randy Pausch. The excerpt looked very appealing, with the statements “If you were to give your last lecture, what would it be?” and “We cannot change the cards that we are dealt,ContinueContinue reading “Life of legacy and living the childhood dreams”
Keep it simple, stupid. 