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Buy Now, Read Later! Keeping unread books in your bookshelves is not necessarily something to regret. One of the earliest books I bought was 'Mein Kempf' and 'My Experiment with Truth'. I was fascinated with the idea of reading and analyzing these leaders thought processes by their own autobiographies. Two contemporary leaders differ so much in their viewpoint. Five years later, I never read these books beyond 30%. ******** We should not feel guilty about unread books. [1]. Our reading preferences change over time. Bookshelf serves as proof of your intellectual curiosity and unread books serves as a memory of those interests. [2]. Books (both read & unread) reflects our personality. It adds to the pleasing ambience of your living room. I segregate my books as read, unread, and To-be-read-soon and keep them on different shelves and it happens quite regularly. [3]. Owning books are a tangible symbol of our commitments to knowledge and appreciation for authors. Books are intellectual investment. Investment doesn't have to provide immediate returns. ****** However, it's essential to strike and balance the books you have read and the books you have. P.S. Unlike humans, books don't get offended if you keep them waiting. Moreover, you can pass it on to your grandchildren.

My Grammarly account says I have analyzed more than one million words since March 2020. This data means two things: 1- I am dependent on Grammarly a lot. 2- The exact figures of the words are far more as I don't use Grammarly. I will summarize my three year old writing journey in three points. [1]. Writing is much beyond grammar. Grammar plays a small part in your writing but most people don't start writing because they think it is the most important thing. Writers think, articulate, then write, edit, reframe, then edit, and finally communicate with its audience. [2]. Writing is like driving a car. You get more skilled at driving by driving more. Judging the quality of writing is difficult. There is no right or wrong content. You can never track improvement in your, but you can read a year old writing and say, 'I could have written it better now.' I can't recognise my own three year old writing. It felt so vague and unclear. I am definitely growing as a writer. If you think you need to master every grammar rules before writing a single post, try solving 3456x5634 without a calculator. Tools are always there for your help, but you need to use these means to your end. [3]. Writers are dominating the freelancing market but they are ruining the creativity of writing. They are running a business for writing. They write with the help of AI tools, schedule their content. join the elite group who engage with the content of their own circle, and sell outrageously charged courses. Writing is a sacred activity. It puts your inaccessible thoughts into a tangible world. They are the voice of your subconscious mind. Let's not see writing with a colored lense of business only. P.S. A random picture for the algorithm #writing #reading #contentwriting

Confession alert: I find it very difficult to counter FOMO. Why are some people putting equal efforts than mine are successful in life and I am not? But I have figured out a way out of this FOMO. [1]. People try to boast about their rag-to-riches stories. In most of the cases, I have found that most of the rag-to-riches stories are fake. We will never know the real rag-to-rich stories as they are not too spicy for media. [2]. Some people are just lucky. They did the good thing at the good time and they are reaping the benefits of it. While we cannot go back in the past and do the things that worked for them. We can chalk-out out priorities and work-hard to fulfill them. [3]. Success is delivered in generation. If you consider someone successful, go check their background. Do some research. You will find that they are at least second generation guys. A typical second generation guy- Parents graduate/PG from a decent college and then doing a decent government job. Infact most of the cases both parents are working in most of the cases. These people didn't struggle for things you ardo. Never compare your background while making your social media presence. ********* Fight your own battle. If you have time to read, read the first few chapters from the book titled 'Tyranny of Merit'. It mentions that success is heavily influenced by factors beyond individual controls, like family background and socio-economic status. Just keep the fight on. Success delayed is not success denied. Don't get disheartened with your slow progress. P.S. A child ready for school. The house is my ancestral home in Chapra, Bihar. Me & my siblings are the first generation graduates. #privilege #success #life #fomo

Over the last few months, I have written 11 blogs on different aspects of the energy sector for my own website. The Happy Energy Here is a brief summary of the post along with the links to the blog. Do check it out. [11]. Hydrogen Revolution (Part-III): Challenges related to adoption of the dreams of the hydrogen as a future fuel. https://lnkd.in/dXGkuU-Q [10]. Hydrogen Revolution (Part-II): Talks about the hydrogen as a future fuel and mentions numerous hydrogen related projects. https://lnkd.in/dbpy-YEU [9]. Hydrogen Revolution (Part-I): Introduces hydrogen fuel and mentions various initiatives started by a few countries. https://lnkd.in/dYAZQrre [8]. Nuclear Energy (Part-II): Discusses nuclear power plant technologies & Major nuclear Accidents that have shaped nuclear history. https://lnkd.in/dYGJWuuy [7]. Talks about the damaging affects of the energy subsidy programs. It does more harm than benefits to society. https://lnkd.in/dpHYpC66 [6]. Nuclear Energy (Part-I): Talks about evolution, current status, risks and benefits of nuclear energy for the net-zero. https://lnkd.in/d8J72bnF [5]. Energy Efficiency is a win-win for every stakeholders. It talks about the benefits becoming more energy efficient. https://lnkd.in/d35eNvSv [4]. What is the 4-Plank Strategy of Indian Energy Security? https://lnkd.in/dvAjx_hy [3]. What is Energy Security? Two major reasons for the energy crisis. https://lnkd.in/dujApdcx [2]. 5 reasons why the coal industry is going to take longer than expected to phase-out. https://lnkd.in/dDi7nvah [1]. Investigate the current global energy systems, transformations needed, and its challenge. https://lnkd.in/d2qQ3Vq7 A few more draft blogs are under progress. Do check out the website. I am working on re-tuning the website as well as I learn a few nuisances related to website designing. P.S. A sample blog infographic, I have designed. Do support my initiative. #energyefficiency #energy #sustainability

Hydrogen is presented as a magic fuel in the climate space domain today. The third part of the Hydrogen series on The Happy Energy discusses the roadblocks in the acceptance of the green hydrogen as a future fuel. [1]. Hydrogen has to be condensed and compressed for transportation. This requires additional cost other than the generation cost. [2]. Green hydrogen requires renewable energy sources, which by itself is not cost-competitive and hence the cost of green hydrogen ranges from $3- $7 per Kg compared to less than $2/kg for the conventional sources. [3]. Although versatile in nature, there needs to be technical retrofit and process changes for most chemical industries. The acceptance of these faces technological and financial constraints. Read the blog to have a look at the other challenges faced by the green hydrogen sector as on current practice. The link to the blog is in the comment section below. The infographics presented a gist of the blog. #hydrogen #energyefficiency #climatechange #sustainability The Happy Energy

If you are a core (electrical/mechanical/chemical) engineering student graduating in 2023/2024, this post is for you. [1]. Don't regret your decision to join a core engineering discipline. There are enough opportunities for everyone. Just be competent in your field. The opportunity in the energy/sustainability/climate change field awaits you. If not, you can always upskill by doing part-time/full-time degrees and change your domain in future. [2]. Gap years have a very high opportunity cost. Don't spend those years in government job preparation. Society says otherwise, but government jobs are not worth years of time, money, and energy investment. [3]. If your college offers placement assistance, avail it. In college, the competition is among a few students; the competition increases many folds once you are out of college. [4]. The world is changing at a fast pace. You cannot just get into a job and plan your retirement from the same position. Develop evergreen skills. Be it public speaking or good writing skills other than your core engineering skills; otherwise, you would be forced to learn in future. [5]. Don't be influenced by influencers selling insecurities. If you want to become one, invest a few months. Try. But don't mindlessly follow one. P.S. Don't feel insecure in the social media world dominated by IT/data professionals. Enjoy this phase of your life. COVID has already eaten half your college life.

We live in an 'alienated' world. Various forms of alienation we experience in our day-to-day life: [1]. Alienation from others in society. -We don't go to social events, we don't like to work from the office, and festivals seem like chores and are limited only to WhatsApp status. - Social circles are now limited to the 6" mobile screen. [2] Alienation from our work. -There is a disconnect between what people work for money and what keeps them engaged because what feeds you does not necessarily feed your soul. -Because modern work does-not creativity. Even in the business of creativity, you cannot use your imagination. As the creative projects need to be commercially viable. [3] Alienation from the process. -The social media world is full of 'How-to' guides, some free, some paid. Nobody tells the exact process of anything. What works for someone will only work for some. [4] Alienation from Self. -"We are second-hand people. We have lived on what we have been told, either guided by our inclinations, our tendencies or compelled to accept by circumstances and environment." (J Krishnamurti, Freedom from the Known) -" We are the results of all the influences, and there is nothing new in us that we have discovered for ourselves." -In the digital noise & humdrum of our day-to-day life, we have lost our voice. Karl Marx propounded alienation as a concept, but I have put the core concept he mentioned in my words to explain the irony of our modern digital life. P.S. Leaving you with a landscape view of Bathinda city from the Prilling Tower top. An unrelated photo for the algorithm. #work #job #happiness #society #life

The energy sector is like the elephant from the six-blind Men story. The complete picture of the elephant has yet to be discovered. However, we can make ourselves better aware about the field from the following five short-term courses from reputed organisations that are offered from the comfort of our homes. I have personally completed four of them. You can check them out. 1. Politics & Economics of International Energy. 2. Energy Subsidy Reform 3. Energy Sector Reform to Support Green Growth 4. Energy Economics and Policy 5. Macroeconomic management in Resource-Rich Countries. The Happy Energy P.S. Check out the comment section if you don't know about the six men and the elephant story.