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For to permit yourself to do only that which you are good at is to be trapped in a cage whose bars are not steel but self-judgment.

Years back when I'd use a Nokia T9 phone, the alarm would go off even when the phone was switched off. I know because…

Last year, moisture condensed in my phone during a monsoon trek and it stopped working. I couldn't decide on what phone to get next, and thought I'd wait for a while and ended up waiting for 43 days until I got another phone. Here's some of my observations from the

I believe the be-nice rule shouldn't merely apply to what you say, but to everything that crosses your mind as well. Yesterday, I realized how hard this can be, particularly when it's about the people that are close to your heart. I realized how I've left things unsaid myself. I

Most people indulge in some amount of procrastination. Some of them even brag about it. Procrastination, however, is an enemy of productivity. I had some of my most productive days when I was working and preparing for my masters at the same time. Blossom is a witness to this! I'd

Here's an old conversation from a WhatsApp group: A: I wanna learn how to make sounds like the Chainsmokers B: Lol. I hate them. Sorry. A: They can't sing for sure. Seen a live performance. Super disappointed! B: Yaa. They suck. That's the thing about these pop artists. They last

My new year's resolution this year was to respect people more. It's been 7 months and it wasn't as hard as I initially thought it would be. Though I've failed a lot, it has [positively] changed the way I look at people. Is it easy to respect someone who lies

Blossom and I have been working been working on a project that involves writing implementations of a few data mining algorithms and running them against datasets. One of the most underrated tasks in any new project is giving it a name. Naming is hard. Really hard. I've wondered how my

Women's day is a month away. If you're a twitter person you might have seen this last year: It was Nicole he was being rude to, not me. So out of curiosity I said "Hey this is Martin, I'm taking over this project for Nicole." — Martin R. Schneider (@SchneidRemarks) March

This post has been on my draft ever since I started this blog. And I've been updating it over the years — I'm sure this will benefit you and the future me. Phone Rule of thumb: Be proactive rather than reactive. I check my phone in intervals and respond to non-work