prashantjha.net http://prashantjha.net prashantjha.net Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:08:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Couple of Jeff Bezos video link http://prashantjha.net/2010/02/couple-of-jeff-bezos-video-link/ http://prashantjha.net/2010/02/couple-of-jeff-bezos-video-link/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:08:57 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=150 Regret Minimization Framework :

On Amazon and Zappos deal :

]]> http://prashantjha.net/2010/02/couple-of-jeff-bezos-video-link/feed/ 0 That’s a conspiracy against IIT Kanpur http://prashantjha.net/2009/08/thats-a-conspiracy-against-iit-kanpur/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/08/thats-a-conspiracy-against-iit-kanpur/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:11:08 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=143 Please spare a thought for these guys when next time you accuse IIT Kanpur of being too much academically focused and intense. Watch the carefree take of these guys on CPI (Cumulative Performance Index ) [warning - they are a bit liberal with f-word, take care] -

I should also put the link for another (a bit old) popular IIT Kanpur video (this one is safe for family viewing :) ) -

]]> http://prashantjha.net/2009/08/thats-a-conspiracy-against-iit-kanpur/feed/ 1 What will you do if you get Rs. 500 ? http://prashantjha.net/2009/08/what-will-you-do-if-you-get-rs-500/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/08/what-will-you-do-if-you-get-rs-500/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:49:02 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=140 Check out this video, answer to the quesion ‘what will you do if I give you 500 Rs. ?’ , how hugely it varies based on age, gender and social/economic status. Good insight on how same thing can mean entirely different to various people.

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]]> http://prashantjha.net/2009/07/shift-happens/feed/ 0 The best argument ever http://prashantjha.net/2009/06/the-best-argument-ever/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/06/the-best-argument-ever/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:20:03 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=125 See a kid arguing with her mom about which channel to watch, I have been in looking for english translation but no luck yet. But you don’t have to know language to figure out what is going on -

]]> http://prashantjha.net/2009/06/the-best-argument-ever/feed/ 0 Peter G. Peterson- Why I’m Giving Away $1 Billion http://prashantjha.net/2009/06/peter-g-peterson-why-i%e2%80%99m-giving-away-1-billion/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/06/peter-g-peterson-why-i%e2%80%99m-giving-away-1-billion/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:17:11 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=122 There is an article in Newsweek( link ) written by the man himself on his reflections on donatin $1 Billion . Last paragraph of the article gives the whole perspective-

Ultimately, I decided to commit $1 billion to the Peter G. Peterson foundation—the vast majority of my net proceeds from Blackstone. Why so much? Kurt Vonnegut once told a story about seeing Joseph Heller at a wealthy hedge-fund manager’s party at a beach house in the Hamptons. Casting his eye around the luxurious setting, Vonnegut said, “Joe, doesn’t it bother you that this guy makes more in a day than you ever made from Catch-22?” “No, not really,” Heller said. “I have something that he doesn’t have: I know the meaning of enough.” I have far more than enough.

]]> http://prashantjha.net/2009/06/peter-g-peterson-why-i%e2%80%99m-giving-away-1-billion/feed/ 0 Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy http://prashantjha.net/2009/04/everythings-amazing-nobodys-happy/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/04/everythings-amazing-nobodys-happy/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:01:07 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=118 Nice video to drive home the point that we take good things for granted and complain about small things -

-Image credit – Flckr user nexus_6

]]> http://prashantjha.net/2009/04/everythings-amazing-nobodys-happy/feed/ 2 So much in so few words http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/so-much-in-so-few-words/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/so-much-in-so-few-words/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:39:47 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=109 A school friend forwarded this today via SMS, small but such a captivating message that I could not resist posting it here :

Most of us miss out on life’s big prizes. The Nobel, the Oscars, the Tonys, the Grammys. But wer are all eligible for life’s small pleasures. A pat on the back. A hug.  A full moon.  A glorious sunset. An empty parking space. A great meal. A good joke. An ice cream. A shower of rain. A silent night on the terrace. A long walk on an empty road with a dear one. So don’t worry about missing life’s grand rewards. Enjoy its tiny delights…

Anupam, thanks for sending it.
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Link for image(creative commons lic) – flickr

]]> http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/so-much-in-so-few-words/feed/ 0 Lost Generation http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/lost-generation/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/lost-generation/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:05:26 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=105 Watch this deeply thought provoking 1 min 44 sec video -

Corresponding image on the main page is from flickr user pedrosimoes7

]]> http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/lost-generation/feed/ 1 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/harder-better-faster-stronger/ http://prashantjha.net/2009/03/harder-better-faster-stronger/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:25:40 +0000 prashant http://prashantjha.net/?p=98 Watch this amazing video and the way they show the lyrics.

It has around 30 million views on youtube.

- Sumeet showed it to me initially and the Corresponding image on the main page is from flickr user wtlphotos

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