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Pyjamas are Forgiving - Novel by Twinkle Khanna
Rating: 4/5 Favorite Quote: "I had given him too many pieces of me, I had been left with too many hollow parts, I did not know if I could...

Shikha Katare
Apr 3, 20202 min read


Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know, by Malcolm Gladwell
Favorite Quote: "You believe someone not because you have no doubts about them. Belief is not the absence of doubt. You believe someone...

Shikha Katare
Mar 28, 20206 min read


Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life Book by Susan Ninan and Viswanathan Anand
Rating: 5/5* *(I might be a little biased as Chess is my First Love in Sports) Favorite Quote: (I had experienced/am experiencing this...

Shikha Katare
Mar 10, 20208 min read


IKIGAI - Something that's a reason enough to get up in the morning!!!!
My Favorite Quote from the book: "Embarrassment and errors are part of doing meaningful things. It's not such a big deal, really. Keep in...

Shikha Katare
Mar 7, 20203 min read


"Jonathan Livingston Seagull" - An Experience
My favorite quote from the book: "Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your...

Shikha Katare
Mar 4, 20202 min read


The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning by by Scott Galloway
Rating – 3/5 My favorite quote from the book: "Love and relationships are the ends - everything else is just the means." - A beautiful...

Shikha Katare
Feb 11, 20205 min read


The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic by by Dan Ariely
Rating - 4.5/5 A fantastic psychology book backed by legitimate experiments!!! The most useful thing I got from this book, which I can...

Shikha Katare
Feb 8, 20204 min read


Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson
Rating: 5/5 Take away: "Don't hope for better. Just be better" "The pursuit of happiness is a toxic value that has long defined our...

Shikha Katare
Nov 20, 20193 min read


"The ONE Thing" by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan
Think - “what is that ONE thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” 🤔 For now- reading this...

Shikha Katare
Oct 31, 20193 min read


I Do What I Do by Raghuram Rajan
Yes!!!! “I DO WHAT I DO” 🙏🏼 Being Raghuram Rajan’s big fan!!! Also biographies fan!! How can I miss this read 🤷♀️ moreover the title...

Shikha Katare
Oct 24, 20191 min read


Predictably Irrational Book by Dan Ariely
Rating: 5/5 While just reading the book .. came across this concept and couldn't stop myself from sharing ... being a shopaholic 😬.....

Shikha Katare
Oct 10, 20192 min read


Book Review - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Book by Mark Manson
Take Away: “The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative...

Shikha Katare
Sep 24, 20192 min read
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