Category: Food for Thought

3 Locks Puzzle

3 Locks PuzzleI have a safe with three keycard locks. That is, each lock is like a hotel door lock where you insert a card to operate the lock. I have three cards that look identical, a correct card for each of the locks. The safe operates as follows. If only one or two of... Continue Reading →

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Sinquefield Cup 2017: An epic chess battle and a “Puzzle” (?)

Sinquefield Cup 2017 is progressing well and taking interesting twists and turns! Here is an analysis video of an epic chess battle between Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (aka MVL).   The game was equal for most of the part, and yet ultimately Carlsen ended up losing it! Check subtle traps and strategies explained by... Continue Reading →

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कन्सेशन

१० वी, १२ वी च्या वर्षांमध्ये विद्यार्थी, पालक आणि आजूबाजूचे सगळेच अचानक "मार्क्सवादी" होतात. हल्ली "बेस्ट ऑफ ५" वगैरे प्रकार सुरु झाल्यावर १००% मार्क्स ही मिळायला लागले आहेत. आणि एखाद दुसरा नाही, तर ५०-१००-२०० च्या संख्येने!   नुकतेच १०-१२ वी चे निकाल लागले. निकाल लागल्यावर लगेच कोचिंग क्लासेस मध्ये चढाओढ सुरु होते - जास्तीत जास्त... Continue Reading →

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On Brevity, Simplicity, and Minimalism

श्री. भा.म. गोरे यांचा 'नवी पालवी' नावाचा एक लघुकथासंग्रह वाचताना प्रास्ताविकात एक संस्कृत ओळ आली.    अल्पाक्षररमणीयं यः कथयति निश्चितं स खलु वाग्मी | त्याचा अर्थ आणि पूर्ण सुभाषित काय आहे म्हणून नेटवर बघितले तर हे पूर्ण सुभाषित मिळाले. अल्पाक्षररमणीयं यः कथयति निश्चितं स खलु वाग्मी | बहुवचनमल्पसारं यः कथयति विप्रलापी सः ||   अर्थ:  ... Continue Reading →

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Stock and Flow – in Economics and other areas

Stock and Flow variables are one of the basic concepts of Economics. Unfortunately, they are not covered in current MBA curriculum (at least based on the courses I attended). But I feel that the concepts are also important beyond the subject of economics and helps in analyzing various commonplace notions/ comparisons people (wrongly) make. Stock... Continue Reading →

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Thought for the day

Two thoughts on Distance... Distance sometimes lets you know who’s worth keeping and who’s worth letting go. Distance means so little, when someone means so much.    

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Thought for the day…

"Distance doesn't separate people ... silence does." I am looking forward to few challenging stuff I am doing, or about to start. No time or enthusiasm for looking back and revisiting sad, disturbing memories - no one misses the insults and abuse. I have had my share (more than adequate). So now I have moved... Continue Reading →

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