Author: Ayush
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Day Trip to Jervis Bay
When I recollect my weekend plans with friends, we were usually quite ambitious in our planning. Once we had planned to go to Malaysia for a weekend trip while studying in Singapore. In Dubai, we decided many times to do a day trip to Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah and explore the other Emirates but…
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Reading 100 pages a day
While listening to the Tim Ferris Show with Brandon Stanton (founder of Humans of New York), Brandon talks about his life before pursuing photography; purposeless, and not happy with what he was doing. In the quest to find meaning, he committed to reading 100 pages per day, mostly biographies. He believes biographies are the “best…
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Book Reflections: May & June 2020
Why, What to Expect and Favorite Quotes from the 11 books I read in May + June.
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Being an Associate at Techstars: Reflections Part 2
I am building a habit of writing reflections after making big decisions (such as moving countries), learning a new skill, or wrapping up a big project. Writing helps me gather my thoughts and pen them down in a structured way. I write for my future self, so I can refer back to my journal to…
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Book Reflections: March & April 2020
Reflecting on the 8 books I read in March & April 2020: Why, What to Expect and Favorite Quotes
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Where’s home for you?
A few days ago I was speaking to a friend in Melbourne and he asked me, “How’s being home?”. I said it’s lovely, I’m enjoying staying here after a long time, and being with parents is great. I was lying. I’ve been asked this question countless times in the past few months, ex-colleagues and friends…
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8 Lessons I’ve Learnt from Traveling
“The world is a wonderful place full of even more wonderful people. Seeing it makes us better people – it broadens perspectives, develops empathy, ignites new ideas and ways of thinking, and makes the unfamiliar feel familiar.” Henry Brydon, Founder – We Are Explorers Henry wrote the above in a blog post about his 38,000…
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Reflecting on the books I read in the first 2 months of 2020
Why, What to Expect and Favorite Quotes from the 8 books I read in January & February 2020.
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My First Month as a Techstars Bangalore Associate
6 months ago, I was sitting alone on a shore in New Zealand contemplating life, thinking if the path I am following is right and how the future will play out. A lot happened in the ensuing 6 months, and today I am writing this post sitting in the Techstars office in Bangalore, sharing my…