Maurice Ashley is a Jamaican-American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster, making him the first black person to do so. Ashley is well known as a commentator for high-profile chess events. He also spent many years teaching chess. In 2010 he developed a type of puzzles using... Continue Reading →
9th January 2022
Since COVID lockdown in India in March 2020, we all have increased the contents we consume online - be it OTT platforms like Amazon Prime, Netflix et al, or Youtube, podcasts, learning courses or blogs/articles etc. The same is true for me. But in my case that proportion was high even before the lockdown. I... Continue Reading →
8th January 2022 People will always choose a simple lie over a complicated truth, because the lie has one unbeatable advantage: the truth always has to stick to what actually happened, whereas the lie just has to be easy to believe. — Fredrik Backman
7th January 2022 "The only thing more terrifying than blindness is being the only one who can see." — José Saramago
I am currently in Bangalore; the first visit in 2022 and 6th visit in last 4 months. With every visit I am liking this city more and more. This time I enjoyed the stay most because the nth wave of COVID means that there is very less traffic on roads and I can walk around... Continue Reading →
6th January 2022 The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. — Joseph Priestley
5th January 2022 “People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.” — Chuck Palahniuk
I mentioned in a recent post that I was looking forward to 2022 and was hoping for it to be the best year in a decade or so. There are few reasons for that hope/belief/optimism. One, few of the things, decisions, investments (money, time, emotional connects) might yield results. Two, quality of life might improve.... Continue Reading →
4th January 2022 Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
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