GameTamilan #100Days

One most important thing I learned today reading atomic habits is that "Whenever you decide to start a habit start small and add in smal increments. Use a two minute rule. If you want to run a Marathon. Decide to put on running shoes daily in the morning. The small habit would make it easy to do daily and then you can improve on it. Standardise before you optimize."That makes perfect sense. And thinking about the 100 day writing challenge. I see that deciding to write like opening the Standard n...

Today is a quality day spent with my family.Attended Parent teachers meeting of both my kids. Talked to my mom and also listened to nostalgic songs and listened to good music. Listened to Mozarts music and also M.S Vishwanathan songs. Fulfilling day with me reading more  than 2 chapters of atomic habits. finished reading first law of Habit development. "Make the cue obvious"Now reading the chapters of second law of habit formation "Make the habit attractive"Read few stuff about financial sucess ...

Had a very productive day at office. Most of the time coding and nothing else. Talked to my long time friend. It brings back profound memories or nostalgic memories to be precise. Speaking of profound I heard about the book "The Prophet"  by Khalil Gibran poetics essays. The profound thing that it was talking about is that the same things that gives us worry is the same thing that gives us joy. Profound isn't it.Goodnight. ...

My kid woke me up at 6:15 and asked me to help her get ready to school. For some reason she was anxious to go to school. I helped her and I started to office. Got to read 2 articles about how to being a senoir developer. Learnt that there are "Senior Developers" and then "Developers with Seniority" I fall into the second category right now. I make things work and then move on. (Author call this people CodeMonkeys). But the so called senior developers continuously go on improving the code. There ...

Damn India cricket team lost the world cup semi finals. Terribly disappointed. But nothing can be done other than to move on. Woke up at 6:50 am and got my kids ready to school and had a good productive day at office.Learnt few new things. Didn't get a chance to read atomic habits today. Need to restart my walking routine. May be I will start jogging. Listened to Bach-The Well Tempered Clavier piano classic. And also few of Pomp and cisrcumstance march music today. They really are very soothing ...

"Motivation is overrated; Environment is what really matters" is the chapter I read today as part of the Atomic habits book. Currently I am reading through the chapter which explains how environment plays a role in shaping a habit.Habit has four ingredients Cue Craving Response Reward. Environment comes in that creates the cue part and craving part. So to change an old bad habit or to follow a new good habit it is worthwhile to try changing the environment even in the smallest possible way."A st...

Today is a very productive day. Woke up at 5.45 am and got my younger kid ready to school. And started to office.I have reduced drinking tea so I replaced tea with just hot water. I see no difference really. I will keep looking for any withdrawal effects or something like that. But I feel great. Read a chapter of atomic habits and today is mostly work day. Looking upto the semi final clash tomorrow between India and Newzealand in the cricket world cup.I have also trying to reduce my weight so I ...

Sunday is always a happening day since I get more rest than errands to do. But I made sure I made my working desk tidy and threw few unwanted stuff out. Read few pages of atomic habits and also spent quality time with my kid explaining her the meaning of the poem "The Road not taken" by Robert Frost. It brought me more of my high school memories. I helped my kid with her homework. And I was contemplating about what success for me looked like. I always wanted to be a sharp programmer and wanted ...

Woke up at 7:30. The water scarcity has subsided as there were rains in the past week improving the ground water levels. So free from filling the water from corporation water pipes.My 2TB harddisk crashed on me. It had few bad sectors. I am using 2TB seagate Firecuda it had its problems. Looking to switch to a solid state drive.Anyways fixed them and got my laptop up and running. Had doctor appointments for my kid and taken them out for a bike ride and bought them new helmets to wear during bike...

Woke up at 5:45 and helped to fill water in the storage container from the corporation tap which doubled up as an early morning excerciseWent to office early and do what I do best. Sent off a friend who is going abroad for higher studies. I have been sending off so many people close to me. They pursue the carriers which shows promise, well who does not?? hm.Have gone for a walk, played one starcraft game and stared at the stars.. well stared at the clouds and meditated a bit. Felt the soft drizz...

Happy July 4th.Today is the first day my kid went to school junior KG. She was very excited to go to school. The school actually opened a week back but my little one was affected with rashes so she was not able to go to school on the actual open date.She was so anxious to go to school and it was rooted in the new uniform bag, box and pencil. Small things makes her happy. And it brought me a deluge of emotions and memories right from my childhood. Was down with stomach upset and dehydration but t...

Woke up at 6.00 am and played a game of starcraft. Helped my kid to do eye exercise and accupressure and made my bed which is the first win of the day.Reached office early and closed few planned tasks. I have subscribed to HBR so got to read the latest issue. It contains stimulating thoughts and ideas.Had a good chat with long time friend. She sounded so cryptic out of the blue asking me to realise my full potential and make use of what I learnt. I too have that same feeling for long not realisi...

Fresh from the win of my favourite sports team "Indian cricket team" The Men in Blue against one of the arch rivals Bangladesh. India gathers run hitting hard and gets 6 and 4 runs but play out too many balls without runs. But on the other hand Bangladesh accumulates runs in 1s and 2s but keeps the dot balls percentage low. They gave a tough fight but Men in Blue prevailed. Still thrown off of all the routines I have planned. Skipped walking and reading. Too tired to do anything right now other ...

Thrown off of the routine yesterday. Got acute water crisis in my city due to ground water going scarce. So had to run all the errands associated with making enough water to drink bath and clean utensils. Did not get a chance to write yesterday. So restarting the 100 days of writing challenge today. Got to stay home today to fix the water pump that pumps the water from the borewell to the water storage tank in the first floor. So no office today. And since most of the team is in US this would be...

Good day today. Completed my walk, played good starcraft games. Listened to Sapiens audio book for 30 mins. And importantly learnt a new Computer language from my Kid. Been in computer programming industry for a decade and half now and now I come across for the first time an educative programming language called "Logo"  based in which there are tools developed as open source software at MIT, Berkeley.I am fascinated by it meaning that it was around when I was a school kid I guess but never came ...

Snoozed the alarm one more day. This week I am defeated but will rise back up strong. Why am I defeated? Because I did not plan well and did not follow my night routine. Slept late, watched videos, checked emails etc. I will do better today. I am keeping up with walking daily. And replaced tea everyday morning with hot lime water. I am trying to make habits vote for the person who I want to become. Started to listen audiobook "Sapiens" rated 5 stars on Audible. Its more of a history book on the ...

Learnt a good deal about habit formation reading the book "Atomic habits" I completed reading 20% of the book.Every habit goes through this 4 stagesCue->Craving->Response->Reward ->(this reinforces reward with cue)By knowing this the actual doing part is the response stage. Day 10To form a habit we need to change the cue craving response reward into actionable ideasTo form a habit1. Make it obvious  (Make the cue obvious)2. Make it attractive (Make the habit attractive so it increase...

Today another 4:45 am alarm snoozed. But got up at 7.00 am and in office at 9:00 am. A productive day personally and professionally. Got so many things accomplished. I loved the part of learning new today on my job. Also had a fun time with my team. We went out to a pirate themed restaurant awesome ambience and even more awesome food. The place I live in is depenedent upon the rain for water needs. monsoons failed for 2 years in a row so there was acute water scarcity. But the rains today came o...

Again woke up at 4:45 no motivation 7:30 is the final wake up time. But pulled my socks up and left home by 8:30 and reached office by 9.00. An off day at office filled with meetings and interviewing candidates to fill in vacant positions. Day gone fully.But walked for 4 kms while listening to "Psycho cybernetics" originally written by Malcom Maltz. That is the book that broght the idea of self image to lime light along with many other techniques like "Creative imagination", "Mental Rehearsal" a...

When I woke up around 4.45 am there is zero motivation to get out of my bed. so skipped my morning ritual and woke up at 7.30 and got stuck in traffic for an hour or so in the scorching sun and reached office at 10:40.Now that will be my motivation for the rest of days to wake up early and do my morning ritual.Added a new habit in my inventory sheet and to do today sheet (rememember pomodoro technique) with the item "Walked 5 kms". Walked around 4 kms today. Zero reading of any sort and full of ...

Started reading the book Atomic habits. So much fascinating as the book started to dwelve deep into the process of habit formation and how they get ingrained in our minds.Key points are 1. Concentrate of the process rather than the goal while forming habits.2. Habits changing process or the Habits itself manifest on 3 layers    Outcomes    Process    IdentityHabits stick when they become part of your identity. Habit change or behaviour change need to occur on all three levels. Goal definition pl...

Almost forgot today to write stuff. Was watching India vs Afganistan world cup cricket match. What a nail baiter!I am exhausted so much stress lol.  India came up on top at the end. winning by 11 runs.Was searching for a book to start reading. Going to read the book "Atomic habits"Also searching for top hundred books to read in English. Idea that crept into my mind from watching "The Equaliser" movie.Also had a couple of motivational video watching time. Best quote from them."Throw away credit c...

Friday.... awesome day.  No? Yes it is.Had a productive and fun filled day. Finished up Pomodoro Iluustrated book that I mentioned yesterday and put in place templates to put the theory into practice.My kid also enjoys Pomodoro to organise her study times. Learnt a lot of stuff. Trying to assimilate them slowly but steadily.Listened to this song. "Rise up 2k16 feat Jaba."My dream is to fly so high above the rainbow.""I try to fly a while high direction sky" The lines the echoes with the notion o...

Today is the when I wanted to sleep more. But I tried to finish my morning rituals which I track through Fabulous(https://www.thefabulous.co/) app But skipped few like checking my weight and walking.I was lazy but pulled myself to go to office. Had a good breakfast my wife prepared and started on my 11 yers old Bike.Had a great time at office meeting and usual stuff. I got good amount to time to read pomodoro technique which I am trying to incorporate into my day to day activities to improve my ...

I have been reflecting on my past. I am in mid-30s, and I never pushed myself. I was able to survive with just one-quarter of my capacity. It has always been easy. There were challenging times, but I thrived with only an occasional burst of my best effort. So far, I was able to survive with my mediocre efforts. Maybe I aimed too low given where I started and where I am, I think I should have aimed even more. It's not that I'm not doing well in the walks of life, I feel that emptiness may be beca...

I decided to write for 100 days. I have taken this challenge to build a habit of writing. Why the habit of writing? Reading makes sense meaning you gain more knowledge. But what writing has to offer?Hm, let me think.I guess it makes you declutter your mind. To stash or empty your thoughts somewhere so that either you can be free about you storedit somewhere or you get the feeling of sharing it with the physical world even if you don't share it with people. It gives your thought next natural evol...

Principles deals about three things.1. Desire - what we should and should not aim for.2. Action - how we should behave.3. Assent - how we should react to situations.Not everything is in our control. Focus on what you can influence and don't worry about the rest. Follow moral virtue instead of pursuing wealth and comfort in life. Four virtues1. Temperance2. Courage3. Justice4. WisdomImitating and observing role models is an effective way to live a good life.Pause and reflect; put yourself in the ...

He was a happy man Obviously. He was Joe of Joe's Place, a little lunch counter I found one night. There were about a dozen stools occupied, for the most part by elderly men and a couple of older women from the neighborhood. He set a steaming bowl of soup before an old man whose hands shoot, 'Mamie made it special for you, Mr. Jones.' One elderly and rather stumbling lady started to go out the door. 'Be careful, Mrs. Hudson, the cars go pretty fast out there. And. oh yes, look at the full moon...

The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much, fill your life with love. Scatter Sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised. H.C. Mattern. ...

I shall never forget Ralph Rockwell. He was the farmer on our place in the country. Ralph was a New Englander of the old school, always caring for the place as though it were his own. He said to me once, when I was presuming to give him advice: 'Tell you what, Dr. Peale, you do the preaching, I'll do the farming.' It is good to remember to take advice as well as give it. Norman Vincent Peale. ...