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From why and how to start writing to here I am starting to write, it is a big leap as always. Can we enjoy a drop falling down from window roof and merging eventually into the small puddle lying there much below its level? In the slomo version of this story, an eon passes. An inexpressible joy lies while enjoying it. This can happen only when our inside is enjoying a picnic of its own.  We went out on a hot UK summer day with eight families hardly yet woven into the fabric of the social network. People chatted, judged, revitalized, ate while the lake stood there frozen. Ducks albeit large in number moved with non violent symmetry. Hot sky was printed with screensaver clouds. Bouts of winds relieved the exteriors. kids mesmerized with their innocence while eating, playing and crying. Interiors observed groups being formed. Fear kicked in to solve lack of communication. Randomness lead to fun and banter. All that outside picnic was directed towards insides. A single source brightened...

A Netflix engineer did 7 onsites interviews for 7 tech companies. Received 7 offers ranging $325k - $800k a year. He/she shared the resources in Blind that helped her/him to be successful. Here they are: 1. Leetcode Always ask clarifying questions, they are meant to be vague. Tech Interview Handbook (solve 50 suggested LCs multiple times): https://lnkd.in/dbK9TasP Grokking Coding Interview: https://lnkd.in/d4YzR_3d Solve each question yourself before looking at answers. After struggling with certain topics, found some youtube resources that were really helpful. - Graph problems: https://lnkd.in/dT4brkwG - Kahn’s topsort: https://lnkd.in/dc8VzPx7 - Dijkstra’s shortest path: https://lnkd.in/djWD4ncp - Kruskal’s MST: https://lnkd.in/dUaF7dDr - Union find: https://lnkd.in/dmZSyGXq - Dynamic programming: https://lnkd.in/d85BHsQp I would say 1/2 of my coding questions was graph related, and I used topsort, MST, union find during my interviews so its worth knowing them well. Great reso...

-Acknowledge that something is wrong and ack the emotion -Identify the thought that caused it (not the event) Ask following questions: Q1: is that thought true? Q2: If its true, can something be done to fix this? Q3: Otherwise, can I accept the truth and commit to it?

Numb brain prevents thoughts. Brain half working is not a solution to Anxiety as it reduces our capacity to think. All nightmares vanish, but what accompanies is way worse. No more help from brain to work.

  Types of flashing beacons: Green: Associated with Safety Blue: Emergency like Police, Ambulance, Bomb Disposal Amber: Vehicle with abnormal loads or recovery vehicles Absence of MOT invalidates vehicle insurance Kick down ==> break progressively Single carriageway: Center line separates traffic in two directions Dual carriageway: Separated by strip of land in the middle / central reservation There can be multiple lanes in both of them Signs Waiting restrictions Parking restrictions National speed limit No entry sign T junction Diversion signs

Thoughts effervesce when the inner being is silent and a movie or a couple are under my belt. Sometimes they are heavy. Other times, screen time love translates into generosity towards the family. Visual virtual greenery feels part of you. Melody of the songs vibrates the cells. Light dancing motion with humming starts. Tongue throws out a British accent with no purpose. Heart creates space for a close one. Bubbling mind becomes restless and restful both at the same time. Chattiness takes the place of calm. Both are good in their limits. What an experience it is when it drizzles both inside and outside! It just takes you somewhere...

A lot of water has gone under the bridge since we started living under the threat of Corona. One of the compulsory things was to stay home and work. In the routine busy life without Corona in it for last 2.5 years, there was never a time for just staring out the window of my bedroom that past 2.5 months provided quite occasionally. Intense discussions or being at loggerheads with colleagues is part of the software industry many of us work for. Agitations caused by interactions force us to rationalize our behaviors. At times looking out the window staring at nothingness with so much visible brings tranquility. Garden facing my bedroom window has Almond trees. They shed leaves twice in a year: Spring and Monsoon. Leaves turn from green to orange to red before parting from the tree. Roots of the trees are lying at a distance, but branches and leaves dance in harmony with simple breeze and thunderous rains both. It is a different kind of marriage but somehow resonates with something inside...