A Long One

Yesterday was one heaven of a day ! Worked from home but majority of the part was
spent looking up blogs on the net. Blogs that would give me more information about
an MBA. And you can bet your life on it if you think there are more than a couple hundreds !
I am impressed. People out there are so dedicated and devoted to their blogs that it's awesome.
It gives me a dose of inspiration to keep my posts regular. This also proves that, if used
correctly, the internet can be such a helpful instrument ! Yeah I call it an instrument coz it is
multi-utility,is upto the user's discretion to be turned on and off, does whatever you ask it to do,
there is every chance to get addicted to it (like the cellphone) and yes, it can backfire too ! :o)

Getting back to what i wanted to post today, bits and pieces though. Saw this awesome image of
"self-made man" on a blog about the days at the Indian School of Business (ISB). The original
sculptureis by Bobbie Carlyle. Its awe-inspiring. Take a look here .

The next thing i want to mention here is the article on Leadership in the HBR. Here the author
has got a point in that,unless you can lead yourself, you cannot lead others. 100% pure truth.
He pricks some balloons that most MBA graduates come out of school with. That stress can help
you perform better is what he strongly is against, however, not very successful in convincing
the same. He gets too philosophical towards the end though, talking about mind and body and
emotions and energies et all. Sounds more like a spiritual master talking. No nothing wrong in it,
just that I was expecting him to be much better given his Harvard background.

Ok the third thing i found out today is this "www.allconsuming.net" It records what items you
are currently using and gives its usage worldwide (as long as the whole world is subscribed to
it !) Not sure of its utility, but I guess you can find out how popular, the items you are using, are.
And the items include books, albums(music i guess), Movies, and everything else you can name.
I created an entry for the IBM T41 Laptop that I use !

I guess that's enough for tonight. Gute Nacht !