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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 50 – 2017

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App of the week –

Digital Detox Challenge

Recently I found this app from Urbandroid on Android Play Store, which helps you getting away from the smartphone use. It’s called Digital Detox Challenge.

How this app works is – you set a time for not using your phone for that duration like 10 minutes, 20 minutes, half an hour, 1 hour, half a day, 1 day or 2 days, whatever duration you want. In that duration, you cannot use your phone. This app blocks everything but a timer within this app, which displays how much time has left until you can use your phone again. That screen also keeps on showing some inspiration on what to do in the free time when you are not using the device.

If you started the timer and want to use the phone again, there is a monetary fine for that, but you can set the stakes as per your liking. Low stakes would mean, 1$ or in the Indian market around 10 Rs. Medium stakes would mean 5$ and high would be around 10$. So If you give up to the craving for using the smartphone, you have to pay. That makes your craving fade away automatically.

A pretty cool app, I used it a lot in this holiday season.

If you want to try the Digital Detox Challenge, it’s available only on Android. Get the app here.

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Just believe in your dreams!
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People usually tend to tell you that you are doing it wrong. That you got it all wrong.
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But it’s your story not theirs. So you have to write it.
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Believe in your dreams and work hard to gradually move towards them.
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You will get there.

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

This Tweet from Dann Petty, who is one of my favourite freelance graphic designers, gave a pretty good list of books on creativity. Plus the conversation in the comment and the GIF responses were hilarious. Check it out.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

The Ballad Of Cleopatra by The Lumineers – After watching Sleep On The Floor and listening to it for endless times, I wanted more. I couldn’t stop watching it, I wanted more of that story. I didn’t know if there was more.

But last week when I stumbled upon The Ballad Of Cleopatra, I was overjoyed after watching it. I felt that I found what I was looking for. The whole story. This one is amazing. Just watch the song ‘Sleep On The Floor’ first and then ‘The Ballad Of Cleopatra’. It’amazing.

Quote I’m pondering on lately –

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 49 – 2017

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Post of the week –

Podcast Episode 10 – Reflections

In this episode of my podcast show, I talk about reflections, travelling and a quote from Ray Dalio.

Please enjoy and if possible please leave me a review in iTunes Podcast comments. That will help this podcast to be discovered by more people.

Subscribe to my podcast: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Coming home…

Traveling to Rajasthan in the month of December, when the weather is winter smitten, always brings back memories. We traveled on Road, Rail, Air and sometimes on feet. It was a good home coming.

A little bit of nostalgia, a little bit of slowing down, a little bit of cousin love, a little bit of chilly rides and a little bit of doing nothing. That sums it all up.⠀
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Now its time to say Good Bye again, until next time…

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

Nike’s Quest to Beat the Two-Hour Marathon Comes Up Oh So Short – If you are a long distance runner, you would know how gruelling a full marathon distance can be. Even if you have conquered the 42.195km distance multiple times, you can never not be humble to this distance, you respect it.

As I’ve run the full marathon distance couple of times and have completed it in around 5 hours time. When I ran the full marathon last time in Mumbai Marathon and the Kenyan wolf pack flew past me it gave me goosebumps. Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu won the men’s elite full marathon event with a timing of 2:09:32  hrs at 2017 Mumbai Marathon. This timing itself is unreal to me.

But when I heard about Nike’s attempt (Nike Breaking2) to achieve the unhuman feat of beating the 2 hours Marathon timing, it gave me thrills. Last week after my Half Marathon run at Vasai Virar (India) event, while coming back home I got a chance to read this story of Eliud Kipchoge, a 32-year-old Kenyan who is an Olympic world champion as well in Marathon running, attempted to break 2 hours in a full marathon distance.

Reading this story itself was so intriguing that I almost read it thrice. His attempt was heroic but he failed to break 2. He fell short of it by 25 seconds. But his statement will inspire you to be focused on one thing that ignites you –

“I was aiming for 1:59, but I’m happy to run two hours in [a] marathon. The world is only 25 seconds away,” he said.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Casey Brown – This Is Home – This short movie on Casey Brown who is a mountain biker in Canada, is inspiring. Got to see this last week on Vimeo.

“Yea I guess as a kid, you have limitless dreams and you can kind of think of whatever you want to do, you can do. But as you get older and especially after graduating high school, you got to think of how you can, you know make ends meet and stuff. So during those times, dreams can either slip away from you, if you let them, or you can pour your heart into it and really make it work.” – Casey Brown

Quote I’m pondering on lately –

“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.”

― Winston Churchill

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 48 – 2017

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Website of the week –

Medium.com

I’ve been reading on Medium.com since after a couple of years (around 2014) it’s launch back in August 2012. I’ve seen it grow from few thousands of readers to millions of readers now.

Lately, they changed the branding of Medium.com from a green theme to a classic black and white with above Monogram logo. Even though I felt comfortable with the green theme and logo but this classic update to the site is welcoming. Nonetheless, the reading experience is the same and better.

I found very deep and moving articles on Medium.com and I would recommend my readers at Lifestyle Architecture Lab to make reading on Medium.com a habit. Because it’s really good and will help you grow intellectually than quora/Facebook/Twitter etc.

It’s a long-form reading experience made awesome. You won’t even notice when you finish 1500-2000 words long article in a jiffy.

Here is the link for you. or you can just click the logo and go to Medium.com.

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Just met this amazing @furballstory crew at the airport.
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When I talked to them. They said they were helping people out, who were in stress due to delayed or missed flights with the help of these therapy dogs.
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Met cuckoo (who my sister is holding and Angel (who im holding). They were amazing and indeed our stress was relieved after meeting these amazing people and these super furry trained dogs.
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They are based out of Delhi but were visiting Bombay for the first time.
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Bombay! We need some more of the @furballstory

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

The Girl at the Bar – After a long time I felt connected to written words. I story which moved me. Poked me somewhere deep inside. I can’t say it’s a love story or a tragedy, it’s woven with love, tragedy and nostalgia. That’s what make it beautiful.

A quote from the article to give you the intensity of it –

“People say whiskey is a complicated drink,” Toshiko said. “But for me, it’s a very simple drink — it just happens to be mixed with a lot of complicated feelings.”

― Toshiko

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Songs of Experience

U2 released their next Studio Album yesterday (1st Dec 2017). When I found it on Apple Music I felt extremely excited, because their 2014 album ‘Songs of Innocence’ has powered my long running workouts since then and I found a connection with this old band which I couldn’t find with the latest rock bands.

I’d recommend you start with the below playlist on YouTube, which starts with the song ‘You’re The Best Thing About Me’.

I don’t know there is something about U2…

Quote I’m pondering on lately –

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”

― George Eliot

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 47 – 2017

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Book of the week –

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

I’m really excited for this book which will be releasing in Dec Month of 2017, because it’s written by none other than my favourite person – Tim Ferriss.

This book is basically a concentrated written version of his podcast (The Tim Ferriss Show) format interviews with the top players of any skill. Billionaires, Athletes,  Artists or Army, you name it.

As I’m yet to read it myself, but I’ve heard about it that every interview has around 11 questions and their answers. Really excited to read it in the Christmas month.

Book your copy here – Amazon.in | Amazon.com

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Tall.
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A little drama of light In the game of shadows.

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

How to Pack Light: The Complete Guide to Ultralight, Minimalist Travel – This great travel packing article from James Clear is amazing. He covers a lot about how to travel light (rather ultralight). If you are a frequent traveller, this article is for you. It has all the gadgets, backpack and clothing related details.

Bonus thing about following people, who are growth hackers, is the tips and tricks you get to learn which otherwise you won’t.

A good read, hope you’ll find it useful too.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Tesla Semi truck and Roadster event in 9 minutes – I love Tesla and admire Elon Musk as an innovator and problem solver.

Recently Elon and Tesla launched two new product in the vehicle lineup –

  1. A Semi Truck – Amazing security features, faster than diesel trucks and autopilot facility integrated.
  2. A Roadster Car – 0-100 kmph (0-60 mph) in 1.9 seconds. I think that says it all. Period.

Here is a quick overview video of that event, watch it and get your mind blown away –

Quote I’m pondering on lately –

“Do everything you were going to do, but with less angst, less suffering, less emotion. Everything takes time.”

― Naval Ravikant

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 46 – 2017

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Poetry of the week –

Spark – Love your email again

Well, well, well!

After 2-3 weeks here is another app of the day recommendation.

This one is an email app. How did it make it here? Because this app is awesome.

Finally, an email app which did a lot of things right. It intelligently presents you with a smart inbox which groups your different mailboxes with intelligence as notifications in a different category, personal emails in different category and newsletter in a different category and it keeps on learning. The app developer has done a great job with attention to details with swipe features for archival, pinning, deletion and read/unread. This app shines truly.

Recently they have added a send later functionality as well, which makes it irresistible for professional users. Believe me, after downloading this app, I’ve lately deleted all other apps for email. This has become my go to email app.

Just in case if I got you curious, you can go check out this app –

  • iTunes App Store (for iPhone users)
  • Mac users – Download
  • Not available for Android as of yet
  • Not available for Windows as of yet

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Faith.
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Hanging right behind the windscreen.
While the lights on the shadows played on its surface.

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

This past week I experimented with Grayscaling my phone. This was recommended on LifeHacker, and it has been studied for dramatically reducing smart phone and social media use.

Here are instructions from Lifehacker:

“The process for enabling grayscale differs for different models of Android phones, but it’s typically accessed via the “Accessibility” menu. In iOS 10, go to Settings > General > Accessibility >Display Accommodations >Color Filters. Switch Color Filters on and select Grayscale. To easily toggle between color and grayscale, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut > Color Filters. Now, you just press the home button three times to enable grayscale. Triple-click again to go back to color.”

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Person of Interest – I started this old series a few weeks back and couldn’t stop the binge. This show is quite interesting with its plot of similar to the dark knight series, where the batman has access to all the camera’s and microphones in the city so basically he can see and listen to everything in the city. But in this series, there is no superhero character but a computer genius and an ex-assassin who have access to the similar machine and try to save the innocent lives. I think they are still superheroes without the cape.

If you have Amazon Prime subscription then here is the link to all the seasons – Amazon PrimeVideo

Otherwise here is a trailer –

Quote I’m pondering on lately –

“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.”

― Louis L’Amour

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 45 – 2017

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Saturday-Pentacle, Week 45 Issue

Wow! This marks a year of Saturday-Pentacle posts. Last year on Saturday of week 45, I started sharing my learnings from the past week in a small package, branded as Saturday-Pentacle.

I’m really glad I started this. It pushed me to create more and more, every week at least 5 (mostly more) things I created or consumed, which eventually I shared as nuggets in this Saturday-Pentacle newsletter. Even though I’m still catching up on the normal posts, which I’m creating less than before. But I intend to level up the publishing of normal posts as well.

I hope you guys are liking these posts, please share these posts and comment in the comment section to let me know, if you want to include something in these posts or subtract something or if there is any other feedback.

Looking forward to listen from you guys.

Be Well…
Himanshu

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Poetry of the week – Here is another piece of short poetry which I liked this week, this is posted by EmptyInside on HelloPoetry.

Perfectly Imperfect

To you,
Nothing is perfect.
I somewhat agree.
Not one thing will ever be.
To me though,
You are, clear as day,
In a perfectly imperfect kind of way.

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Some places are instant escapes,
from the world as you know it.
Make you feel mysterious.
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But when you find love in those places. In those small things. In small acts of compassion.
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They change you.
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They lighten up your heart. .
They help you get through the tough times.

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

Today instead of an article I’m sharing letters. As I’m reading a book Tao of Seneca (Volume – 1), which is a collection of Moral Letters from Seneca to Lucious. (Click the link to download the book for free, courtesy Tim Ferriss).

Seneca was a stoic master from ancient times. This book is for everyone, who want to become better, stay on the righteous path or correct course from a drift. This book was compiled by Tim Ferriss (and his team), to pay tribute to Seneca, who changed his (Tim’s) life.

I would recommend you read this letters at your coffee/tea breaks or in commute, each letter at a time and you can always come back to these letters for the wisdom they bestow.

P.S.: The link to the book is taken from Tim Ferriss post, check out that post to find out how to read this book in Kindle reader conveniently.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Podcast: Mia Blume’s leadership motto: design, or be designed – I listened to this podcast a few days back and it was really interesting to hear from Mia Blume who is a design leader, sharing what it was like stepping away from design work to lead, combatting imposter syndrome, and how being a designer made her a better manager.

This podcast may seem like specific to design industry, but if you are someone who is shifting from individual role to leadership role, this is a gem of a podcast. Resources, strategies which are required to be a leader and how grabbing on the opportunities when they strike, matters. This podcast is full of that. Give it a listen and you won’t regret.

Quote I’m pondering on lately – Today’s quote is from the book I’m reading from last week – Tao of Seneca (Volume – 1).

“What man can you show me who places any value on his time, who reckons the worth of each day , who understands that he is dying daily? For we are mistaken when we look forward to death; the major portion of death has already passed. Whatever years be behind us are in death’s hands.”

― Tao of Seneca, Practical Letters from a stoic master (1st letter)

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 44 – 2017

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Poetry of the week –

A reflective poetry piece on love by Mike Mortensen on HelloPoetry –

I’ve been thinking a lot
about your hand in mine

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Abstract freedom? 

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

The Life-Changing Habit of Journaling – This piece about Journaling by Thomas Oppong is neat with solid examples like Leonardo Da Vinci, Einstein etc.

Journaling is something I am in favour of. As all the normal human beings do I was also keeping on pushing to ink the first page of my journal. But later with some inspiration, I started. To my surprise, it broke my perception about journaling. Let me tell you, what I felt after journaling for more than 50 days consistently. I felt my mind was clearer than before, I saw ideas coming to me when I was journaling, most of the time I was not able to directly think of an idea, but while journaling through something I was exeperiencing that particular day, made way indirectly for an idea. But I experienced it wasn’t just a one-time thing, as I kept on journaling, ideas kept on coming.

This article gives you some actionable about how to start with journaling as well. If you are interested you can start with the 5 minutes journal.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Into the Wild – I saw this movie a few days back. At the start, it gave me a push towards the idea of going into the wild alone and away from this so-called ‘Society‘. But what I learned from this movie in the end (even though it was a painful ending) was this –

Happiness is only real when shared.

This movie is about Christopher McCandless who renounces all his belongings after graduations and goes into the wilds of Alaska all alone. This movie is a true road movie. But in the end Chris dies, here’s a good new yorker article about his death.

This might feel tragic or probably foolish (of Chris) but it’s a great story.

Here is the trailer from YouTube. But you’ll be able to find it on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video easily.

Quote I’m pondering on lately – Today’s quote is on alcohol! Yeah.

“Drinking alcohol is borrowing happiness from tomorrow.”

― unknown

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 43 – 2017

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Product of the week –

Backblaze

After an accident with my laptop in past year, I was looking for a backup service which is professional quality and can continuously backup my data to a secure cloud instead of a physical drive. Why?

Two important factors –

  1. Scalability – If you buy a physical backup hard drive, it has a limit and post that you need to buy a new physical hard drive.
  2. Maintenance – If you buy a physical backup hard drive, you have to take care of it pretty much all the time and if you are travelling, it’s more pain in the neck.

With Backblaze’s professional level backup service you can forget to worry about the above two points. Now comes the price point which sold me in. It’s 5$ (320-350 Indian Rupees) per month and there is no limit to your data backup size. But the pricing is per computer. For example – If you have 1 windows pc it will be charged 5$ a month for unlimited data backup storage. However, if you also have a Mac, it will be charged a separate 5$ a month fee for unlimited data backup for this separate machine.

Just in case if I got you curious, you can go check out by clicking here or the Backblaze logo above.

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Basilica of BOM Jesus!
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There is a BOM Jesus Church in Panjim, Goa’s as well but this Church in Daman has a strange attraction to it which makes me always going back to it, whenever I’m in Daman.
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Sitting in a corner of Nani Daman, this enormous church appear to fit in a seemingly small area.
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This time it was closed but we still prayed outside before heading back.

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

Why I Can’t Post On Time – This is funny that I can totally relate to this post, even though I’m not a perfectionist. But when I try to publish quality content I tend to lean towards perfection. Which eventually leads to your work/post never getting published.

Tim Urban’s writing on his ‘Wait But Why’ Blog always fascinates me. He is a perfectionist and in this post, he confesses his perfection and why his posts don’t come on time. Even if you are not a blogger but a creator or a normal human, still there are gems in this post to learn from.

It takes courage to talk about your vulnerabilities, but Tim totally kills with this piece. A Good read.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

The Storytellers: All You Who Sleep Tonight – Roshan Abbas – This one is a heart-wrenching one. There are storytellers and then there are magical storytellers.

Roshan Abbas is a Theatre Director/RJ/TV Host/Filmmaker/EventManager he is a slasher by profession! Here he talks about a life-changing incident from his radio days.

Quote I’m pondering on lately –

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”

― Heraclitus

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 42 – 2017

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Update of the week –

Photo - https://windowslatest.comWindows Fall Creators Update
Photo – WindwosLatest.com

I’ve been using Windows from almost 14 years now. Whenever a new update comes. It excites me pretty much. However after the unsuccessful Windows 8, Microsoft disappointed many of us fans. But after Satya Nadela took over in 2014, with the dream of getting Windows OS back on track was a spectacle to witness.

He opened gates for open source and eventually hit the sweet spot with Windows 10. The latest update of Windows 10 is the Fall Creators Update. I installed it few days back. Even though it took me almost 2 days to resolve a display driver issue (I’m using Windows 10 Build 16299). But still i would say this update is good with many good features being added –

  1. Emojis – Press windows key + (.) Period to get the emoji input.
  2. Mixed reality – Microsoft is pushing further on 3D, AR, VR and Machine Learning altogether. In this update you can get the feel of the mixed reality, the below photo would be a good example of that. In this photo a seagull 3D model is sitting on my right shoulder. It’s amazing when you see it working on Windows, it actually moves with you, like it’s really there in real life. It’s bonkers.
  3. Fluent Design changes – The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update introduces some parts of Fluent Design, with subtle effects and animations. Fluent Design a successor of Microsoft’s Metro Design.
  4. Cortana improvements – Microsoft digital assistant Cortana gets a performance and usablity boost with phone sync and other improvements.
  5. Pinned Sites – Now you can pin sites from Microsoft Edge to the taskbar.

For detailed list of new features, go here.

Just in case if I got you curious, here is how to get the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Being Indian!
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A great art installation at Bandra Band stand.
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I shot this picture while my photo marathon walk in last November.
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While walking in the streets of Bandra we were looking for right angles and odd things to shoot. Tired and exhausted when I reached the band stand, I found this and many other installations. Which changed my mood instantly and I was back in the game again.

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

Tired of Ending Your Emails With ‘Regards’? Here Are 69 Other Options – As I was researching on the email etiquette lately and found this interesting as well as practical guide to turn your signature into something better than ‘Regards’. It contains 69 different options suited for different situations and moods. Quite useful.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Thoughts on humanity, fame and love – A Ted talk by our very own Shah Rukh Khan.

To be honest, the imprint on my mind has never been a good one of Shah Rukh. But I always admired his conversations with people and the interviews and talks like the one below. It tells you, even if he is labeled as the king of romance but there is a lot more to him than just being the Badshah (King) of Bollywood. He is a thoughtful person. I don’t know if he is a reader but he definitely is knowledgeable.

Quote I’m pondering on lately – A minimalist quote for today!

“My riches consist, not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.”

― Joseph Brotherton

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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Saturday-Pentacle – Week 41 – 2017

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Saturday-Pentacle, Week 41 Issue

“Saturday-Pentacle”

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App of the week –

Pushbullet

I found this app almost 4 years back when I was using an Android device  (Moto X – First Generation).

Purpose of this app is to integrate your phone seamlessly with your computer. So If you install this app both on your mobile phone and your computer, you’ll be able to do bidirectional things on both the devices.

For example – How many times you wanted to send that article from your phone to your laptop for better reading but you put it in the reading list and never opened it back on your computer. Now that problem is solved. Just share that article via push bullet app to your laptop/computer and get the article link right away on your laptop instantly.

It works backwards too, for example – How many times you wanted to quickly send your resume or any other document for that matter from your laptop to your phone instantly, but there was no option so you have to use email and send it to yourself and then read it on your mobile device. That problem is solved with Pushbullet. Just drag your file in Pushbullet – devices tab and send the file directly to your favorite device in an instant.

Plus you’ll be able to see all your phone notification on your laptop as well. But one caveat, Pushbullet will require permission to access your notification. So do it with understanding that Pushbullet can read all your notifications. It shouldn’t be a problem except for if you are a privacy nerd.

Just in case if I got you curious, you can go check out this app –

My most popular Instagram post recently —

Streets of Daman!
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Very few cities in india have that feeling of emptiness. Daman is one of them. A union territory with a Portuguese history. This place feels abandoned by the natives. Though the Nani Daman area is very structured but streets are almost empty with very few people in sight.
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When I talked to my cabbie about this, he told, natives have shifted to places like London, but visit once in one or two years.
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This city feels like a perfect example of having everything but still feeling empty.

Article(s) I’m enjoying (and pondering) —

Exploring Myself as a Minimalist – A good read on minimalism. If you are feeling overwhelmed with life, this article may guide you in the right direction.

Summary of the article – Along with a personal story of minimal lifestyle, this article guides to ask ourselves three important questions –

  1. What is important?
  2. What do I love?
  3. And what do I want my life to be like?

Actionable from the article – You should ask these three questions to yourself and see what stays in your life and what goes out.

I’m reading/watching/listening to —

Escape Everything 2 by Majestic Casual – They are back and with chill vibes. Majestic Casual is one of my favorite stations for chill music. This new playlist by them is something I work on with for hours.

Here is the YouTube link –

Quote I’m pondering on lately – 

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

Until Next Saturday!

Thanks for reading.

Himanshu

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