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The point of reading is to make us feel less alone and less confused.

This blog is a collection of the various thoughts i came across reading on topics that stirred turbulence in my mind. The clarity in organizing them towards a relevant solution in the form of these posts lessens my anxiety.

I usually read blogs of scotthyoung, bencasnocha, robinhanson&eliezeryudkowsky, calnewport & random articles from bookoutlineswiki,BBCsn&lifestyle, bookforum.com,lesswrong,mindhacks and this list is increasing.

My search is for the right balance in sensitivity & rationality ’cause i find this helps improve my concentration & self-esteem.

This is a joyous hobby that compensates my monotonous medical education & a calming source away from the society I’m cross with.

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    Highlights and Sticky Notes:unique lingua franca, Dakhni, one of the most identifiable markers of Hyderabad, is a delicious blend of Hindi, Urdu and Telugu, with a lacing of old Marathi. The plural character of the city dates back to its founder, Quli Qutb Shah, who was also a Telugu scholar. Geographically too, it is inclusive: the twin citiescity was never […]
  • www.outlookindia.com | For Causerati To Pull A Fast One?
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:fasted for self-purification after falling short of his own idealsfasted to atone for the lapses of others, and yes, to influence, through “moral pressure”rules for the last kind of fast were clear—that he should have exhausted all reasonable avenues for persuading the other side, and, importantly, “that the fast,” as Rajmohan put […]
  • www.outlookindia.com | Whose, The Nizam's Jewel?
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:Hyderabadis sympathetic to the Telangana cause are dismissive of politicians spearheading agitations for unity saying they are driven by the urge to protect their real estate interests. Rayalaseema and Andhra politicians, many allege, own large land banks whose prices will plummet should Hyderabad lose its brandingPeople admit to […]
  • An avoidable mess over Telangana: Rediff.com India News
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:an army general said with a sad laugh, "the Chinese can relax, we are already doing what they had only expressed a desire to do in an article."There is sufficient scope in the Indian Constitution for forming new states, in fact the process has been made fairly easy and uncomplicated in what constitutional experts see as […]
  • Ben Casnocha: The Blog: Finding a Person's Idiosyncrasies Charming
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:A good litmus test for when a relationship is coming un-done is when you start to be annoyed by the other person's long-running idiosyncrasies.Tags: love Posted by: ambioct
  • Bad Poster Art - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers
    Tags: poster presentation writing_seminar Posted by: ambioct
  • Good Poster Art - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers
    Tags: poster presentation writing_seminar Posted by: ambioct
  • Mastering Your Ph.D.: Giving a Great Presentation - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:Although this may seem daunting, spending the time to prepare your presentation will take a great deal of fear out of the process.ask yourself three things: What is the objective of my talk? (to highlight new data, give an overview of my research, etc.) Which main points do I want to present? Which key message do I want people to […]
  • Tooling Up: Presenting Your Technology - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers
    engage the audience with a body language that inspires confidence & focus on market pull rather than technology push presentation.sell your idea by answering how it meets the needs of the audience.Highlights and Sticky Notes:Everyone who makes it to the company launch pad has smart technology. Yes, some people in your audience are likely to be impressed […]
  • Neurological Mind-boggler #005 | Life in the Fast Lane
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:A bulbar palsy is a lower motor neuron lesion of cranial nerves IX, X and XII.Gag reflex – absentTongue – wasted, fasciculationsSpeech – nasalTongue – spastic “it cannot be protruded, lies on the floor of the mouth and is small and tight”.Jaw jerk – increasedDonald Duck’ dysarthriaEmotions – labilePoliomyelitisMultiple sclerosisHe […]
  • Brainstem Rules of 4 | Life in the Fast Lane
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:medial (or paramedian) brainstem syndromes ( due to para-median branch occlusion)lateral brainstem syndromes ( due to occlusion of the circumferential branches, also occasionally seen in unilateral vertebral occlusion)weaknessproprioceptionophthalmoplegia3, 4, 6 or 12ataxiapain and temperature affecting the arm, legpain and temper […]
  • Michael Shermer » Political Science
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:within “five innate and universally available psychological systems” that might be summarized as follows: Harm/care: Evolved mammalian attachment systems mean we can feel the pain of others, giving rise to the virtues of kindness, gentleness and nurturance.Fairness/reciprocity: Evolved reciprocal altruism generates a sense of just […]
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    herniation of small intestine thr omental bursaTags: surgery Posted by: ambioct
  • the decadence - mapping the space between us
    Highlights and Sticky Notes:people who are emotionally manipulative -- be they sociopaths or seducers or actors -- know instinctively to maintain an ambiguity, keep enough of a distance to become human screens on which the rest of us project our fantasies and emotion. They become what we expect them to be, or what on some level we need them to be. By withhol […]
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  • www.outlookindia.com | Asleep At The Wheel?
    black dayHighlights and Sticky Notes: Where there is suspicion that the state government is playing foul, the Centre has inherent powers to intervene,” the officer says. “If nothing had happened, at worst he’d have been accused of high-handedness, but posterity would have remembered him differently.” Clearly, Rao chose to disbelieve his own intelligence offi […]
  • www.outlookindia.com | 'A Rehearsal Was Conducted...'
    black dayHighlights and Sticky Notes:a group of four kar sevaks from Vidarbha went to the manch and enquired aggressively when they should blow up the Ram Janmabhoomi/Babri Masjid structure. Mahant Maharishi Tyagi said the structure should be removed before the construction of the temple and that too in a single stroke as such opportunities may not recur.” A […]
  • www.outlookindia.com | Death And Destruction In The Name Of God
    black dayHighlights and Sticky Notes:1528 A mosque is built on the site which some Hindus claim is the birthplace of Lord RamaTags: India state history Posted by: ambioct
  • Why is everyone scared of small states?: Rediff.com India News
    telangana state formationHighlights and Sticky Notes:Nagpur session, in December 1920, the Congress rewrote its charter under Mahatma Gandhi's [ Images ] guidance. One of the changes was that the Pradesh Congress Committees would henceforth be constituted on a linguistic basis. This made no difference to the administration of the country because the Bri […]