Apr 2How to ask questionsBefore we get into asking questions, let’s deal with something first — how to answer questions. This will be especially useful for people in senior and leadership roles. RTFM is toxic and evil The late 80’s to mid 90’s ‘Hacker” revolution started this toxic culture of gatekeeping that demanded the…Productivity6 min read
Jan 8You came from a star — but which one?Ourselves and all the matter that is around us were mostly made in a star, many millions of years ago. That star is not our Sun. So where did we start? If you have chuckled at the terms ‘mostly’ or ‘a star’, feel free to skip the part 1 of…Supernova11 min read
Oct 10, 2021Little things that inspire me #1: Gracious in crisisThe last lap radio comm between Lewis Hamilton and his race engineer Bono at the #TurkishGP today is still ringing in my ear. Situation: Last 5 laps in Formula 1 is a physically and mentally demanding uphill task for the drivers. At this point they are at the brink of…Better Conversations3 min read
Jan 24, 2021You got Impostor Syndrome — too?This is it. You’ve messed this up. Your luck has finally run out and now you’re going to be found out. You’ll lose your status. You’ll lose your job. You’ll be exposed as a fraud. All of this house of cards you’ve built on sheer dumb luck will come down…Imposter Syndrome8 min read
Published in InterviewNoodle·Jan 3, 2021Preparing for the Facebook interview — A brutally honest guideThis article exists because I got frustrated with the usual rhetoric of preparing for these “FANG” companies by practicing (read: memorising) thousands of programming problems and buying interview-courses at which every other article seems to be directly or indirectly pointing. I’m terrible at memorising even simple stuff and absolutely despise…Fang11 min read
