Saturday, September 2, 2023

What the Heck do I do with My Life? by Ravi Venkatesan

My manager gifted me this book, making it the second occurrence (previously, one of my Infosys managers had gifted me Autobiography of a Yogi). The book is very well-written, honest, straight-from-the-heart talk. Ravi is an excellent orator, a man of clear thoughts, so his points are all well-worded. The book cites humongous number of other books, shows, videos, interactions with several famous (and even next-door-neighbor/vendor personalities) which shows the length and breadth of his knowledge. He also seems to be like any of us who try to do well in school, try o get good grades, keep parents & bosses happy, etc.. But then he starts telling that is not all that matters because you need to be happy too, by doing what you like instead of constantly making others happy. This is just one such quotation but there are several more in the book, which is all worth giving a thought. Definitely recommend reading this book.