Thinking | Krishnan Gopalan

Case of the Buzzing Bulb

by krish | Jan 15, 2023 | Life, Technology, Thinking | 0 |

We wanted to add a hanging light fixture to our dining room. The room had two can lights already....

Memorization

by krish | Feb 1, 2022 | Life, Thinking | 0 |

Being able to memorize large volumes of religious texts and recite them is a super power. I have been fortunate to observe many folks recite the 4000 verses of Nalayira Divya Prabandham aka the Tamil Vedas without aid of any...

2022 – here we come!

by krish | Jan 3, 2022 | Technology, Thinking, Writing | 0 |

Predictions for 2022 The Democrats will win a small majority in both the House and Senate in 2022...

2021 Predictions Evaluation

by krish | Jan 3, 2022 | Catalyst, Thinking | 1 |

I had made these predictions at start of 2021. Let’s see how close I came. COVID daily stats...

Dig Deep

by krish | Jul 14, 2021 | Catalyst, Habits, Thinking, Writing | 0 |

What do people mean when they say Dig Deep? It could mean any of these things Becoming specialized...

The Present

by krish | Mar 4, 2021 | Catalyst, Entrepreneurship, Thinking | 0 |

The ability to look forward and visualize the future is a very good skill to have. To excel in that skill, one needs to understand deeply how the present works. It takes time to do that. Talking to experts, consuming lots of...

My predictions for 2021

by krish | Jan 7, 2021 | Catalyst, Current Events, Thinking | 0 |

I had written these down on Jan 1 and forgot to share it. Here are my predictions. The terror...

Owning nothing

by krish | Jan 3, 2021 | Personal, Thinking | 0 |

A thought experiment. Imagine nothing is yours. You need all these things but you don’t own them. The money you earn. The house you buy. Your wife. Your great children. The glitzy car. The perfect job. Kudos on an award. And the...

Catch while small

by krish | Sep 4, 2020 | Life, Personal, Thinking | 0 |

When our washing machine left some dirt in my white clothes, I thought it was that “specific” load problem. This happened repeatedly and I kept ignoring it, but every time I washed white dhotis I would get annoyed...

Biases

by krish | Apr 22, 2020 | Thinking | 0 |

A glossary of various biases that we may have. Picked it from a recent workshop and sharing it...

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