The Book Talk #19 – Think Like a Monk

6 min read… Hey, welcome to the 19th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss Think like a monk by Jay Shetty. “A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.” Brother David Steindl-Rast, gratefulness.org…

The Book Talk #18 – Digital Minimalism

6 min read… Hey, welcome to the 18th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Agenda The problem The cause The solution (Digital Declutter, 2 practices to adopt, miscellaneous ideas) 1.The problem – We don’t need an…

The Book Talk #17 – The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

6 min read… Hey, welcome to the 17th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Every one of us has tried to declutter and organize our homes at least once in our…

The Book Talk #16 – What The Buddha Taught

3 min read… Hey, welcome to the 16th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss What The Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula. There is a growing interest in Buddhism throughout the world today and I am not an exception. I wanted…

The Book Talk #15 – The Untethered Soul

5 min read… Hey, welcome to the 15th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer. When I wanted to try a spiritual enlightenment book, I tried The Power of Now and I must…

The Book Talk #14 – The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

3 min read… Hey, welcome to the 14th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma. When I picked up this book, I was well aware of the fact that Robin Sharma…

The Book Talk #13 – Life’s Amazing Secrets

6 min read… Hey, welcome to the 13th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss Life’s Amazing Secrets by Gaur Gopal Das. If you are from India, there’s a great chance that you’d have heard of Gopal Das’s speeches on…

How books helped me resolve a personal relationship problem

6 min read… If you are new to my blog, find all my book posts here. Recently, I shared my personal story in a WhatsApp group which offended my close friend. It was taken out of context and something that I could have avoided. He took a screenshot of my message, highlighted the particular statement,…

How I write a blog post – behind the scenes

7 min read… The 1st episode of my book talk was published on the 14th of March. Three and a half months have passed and I have discussed 12 books so far. I have learned a lot on this journey and made a lot of good friends along the way. I am often asked by…

The Book Talk #12 – Rich Dad Poor Dad

7 min read… Hey, welcome to the 12th episode of our book series – The Book Talk. If it’s your first time here, check our other posts. In this episode, we’ll discuss Rich Dad Poor Dad (RDPD) by Robert Kiyosaki. RDPD was my finance-101 book. I was always ignorant of how money worked and so far, I…

The 6 books I’d recommend to everyone

8 min read… Since my childhood, I wasn’t much into books. Though I’d spend hours reading newspapers and online articles, I was never really fond of books. But, it changed last year around mid-June because of Kavi’s (my wife) insistence. She was searching for Tamil novels and casually remarked, “Why don’t you start reading too?”,…