What I learnt about Ecuador Geography: Ecuador is named after the Equator, the imaginary line around the Earth that splits the country in two. It’s roughly the size of Colorado and is bordered by Colombia and Peru. History: Before the Incas created settlements in Ecuador, it was inhabited by its Native…
I got interested in personal finance and investing after reading the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I invested some time learning things from Youtube and other mediums. But soon I start seeing burnout keeping it up with my work. And hence it chucked out. On reading this book, I realized…
There is rarely a case when I DNF a book. But I need to normalize DNFing for me. As a reader who wants to read all the books, I realize that I can read only a finite number in my lifetime. So, I need to be very judicious about the…
“After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great.” If you love books and read about them on social media, then it is very likely that you have come upon the term dark academia somewhere or the other. As per Wikipedia, below is…
“We cannot help but be interested in the stories of people that history pushes aside so thoughtlessly.” When I visited Korea 5 years back, I couldn’t imagine that this beautiful and advanced nation has seen such dark days in the past. Having worked for a Korean company for almost 3…
It is rare for me to find the sequel of a book living up to my expectations. Hence needless to say this book like its predecessor is amazing. It’s difficult to talk about a sequel without spoiling it for the people who haven’t read the first book. So, please save…
And yet again I am starting another series when I am in the middle of tens of other incomplete series. Truly speaking I didn’t have any intention to start this one, because I know that this is massive series. For people who don’t know there are around 14 books in…
Last year, I watched the movie ‘Social Dilemma‘, which portrayed how big tech companies manipulate and influence their users. It was quite a scary business and it raised so many questions in my mind as a consumer. After reading this book, those questions are popping again in my mind, but…
There are some books that are meant to change you and your life. And this is one such book. From the experiences, in the early days of my life, I have closed myself to vulnerability. I used to build a wall around myself and did not allow anyone to come…
For most popular books I try to dive blindly, especially for classics. But I didn’t know I was going for a big surprise here. First of all, I wasn’t aware that it is a modern classic. I checked that it was published only in 1951. Second I wasn’t aware that…
