Hundred thirty three

I opened the window. There was a smile on my face. Monsoon is here, in Mumbai. We have all tech and quantum computing but still at the mercy of nature.

Hundred thirty two

I should admit that I lack the concentration to read serious stuff. I bought so many books and most are not read. Sill I am worried about the books borrowed by friends. Even though they return on time, I doubt I will read them. I tried all things to put back my reading habit on track. Like, I bought a new reading lamp, got a wall stand next to my PC or plan like read one page per day and many more. The last book I read end to end was Atomic habits. The book was good and had a long lasting impression on my routine. I should re-read that book. 

Hundred thirtyone

The water problem is a serious issue. The rain patterns are erratic and global warming is true. Often the future looks bleak. Rainwater harvesting, water recycling and new taps and flushes are need of the day. In the rural area, the water problem is worst. All farmers want to be on the par with city dwellers and city people can't comment on this attitude (but often they do!). So farmers are growing cash crops which demand a lot of water. Farmers also want to grow the crop 365 days. This needs electricity and water. There are no policy or rule framework regulate water and power use. So they use both with no thought about the future, groundwater is plummeting and a severe shortage of power. Can we blame farmers? they are surviving and aspiring to go up in social strata. Therefore, we need a comprehensive policy. In the present government, there is a new water ministry and hope that something will be done.  

Hundred thirty

I am becoming more irregular in blogging. Some days I found it stupid and other days I ignored it. I should admit that the internet is the most wonderful thing happened in this millennium and the internet is the one which took away valuable time from all of us. I keep fighting this and losing most of the time to the powerful INTERNET. I should not give up.   

Hundred twenty nine

Sitting in front of a PC and don't know what to write. Stephen King told that if you don't know what to write, better to wash the car. Monsoon has started and I can't go out and wash the car. My daughter taught me that if you push yourself, you can tell a story every night. The stories are good some nights and bad on another. I have taken up this assignment of writing every day, just to improve the writing skills and discipline of sitting at one place for 15 mins. 

Hundred twenty eight

The PC was down. Therefore, I skipped a few days. I could have written on my laptop, but you know, I can give an excuse. I know all the ingredients of success and unable to put into practice. From past few days, I am practising not being hard on myself. Just wondering is it right or wrong.

Hundred twenty-seven

Still, four minutes left before 12 and the next day. Reasonably well spent first half and wasted the second half. It is ok, let me make some plans for tomorrow which will start within 3 minutes. 

Hundred twenty six

Hundred twenty-five

If I go fast, I will reach fast. More risk more reward. The ultimate gamble in life is when to take a risk and not. Someone would tell take a calculated risk. There is nothing called a calculated risk. The person who knows that calculation would win the race with the help of luck. Shall I take "the risk"

Hundred twenty four

Hypocrisy no one wants to talk about. When I am driving, I found all jaywalkers so annoying. Now I am walking and I get annoyed with all the drivers and I expect them to drive dead slow. I keep observing myself and I find it so fascinating how our brain works. It tries to maximize the benefit for the body which carries it around. We call this hypocrisy. Maybe!

Hundred twenty-three

Today I went cycling after 2 months break. The reason for a break is a small accident and laziness. Habits just melt away. You should be at it. Felt good after one-hour cycling. I went for a leisurely ride rather than finishing 15 km in 30 mins. One thing I realized, if you set up impossible goals/rules more often you break them. We should set up moderate goals so that less inhibition will be there to do that.