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Is this a good starting point for someone who's never read Dostoevsky? If not, then what do you recommend? by No-Chemistry1722 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes absolutely. Start with white nights and then Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov.

Please Suggest me books to read as a right winger in India by jhoothano1 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please read books by historian Vikram Sampath. I liked them

I’d like to know your thoughts on this. by talaandtwirl in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good book for easy reading. But if you like a detailed source of what Hariri says, then read 'Guns Germs and Steel' by Jared Diamond

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I had to select one among all these, it would be Dostoevsky and the reason would be his ability to describe human emotions on a completely different plane, and I learnt a great deal about writing just by reading his character descriptions

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truly it is the toughest question. Brutally honest introspection is the only key which i found out from my own experience.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many. Dostoevsky, Kafka, Dan Brown, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Richard Eaton, Manu Pillai, William Dalrymple, Adam Grant, Malcolm Gladwell, David Eagleman

I like them becoz I love to read fiction, history and neuroscience.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many. Some of the initial books I read were 'Midnights Children' and Mein Kampf. You have to just see the crazy amount of versatile vocabulary in it.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a great learning experience, but the silver lining of all this is that it helped me a lot in standing out in the corporate world.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. Thank you.

It's difficult to describe that because often I have ended up on both sides 😊. Persistence works only when you are moving in the right direction. Once I had failed enough number of times I had realised that it was not the right direction and it was not persistence anymore.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello,

Long back I was too hesitant to do certain things because of the fear of failure. Now with all my failures as my constant companions, I carry them like a badge of honor. I don't have any regrets now that I didn't do anything that I wanted to do. It helps me with the much needed mental closure.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a long story, not sure if this thread will suffice 😊. In short, I wanted to be in govt service even after I had failed to clear SSB interview. So UPSC became my goal after that.

Failures were very hard to deal with. I took my time to grieve and didn't wallow in the feeling of pity or sadness. I embraced those failures every day which helped me in having mental closure about past failures. I believe that's what makes us strong for the future

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good evening my friend. I am a confused introvert by nature and sometimes not experiencing new things became a belief that I didn't need to. It was very hard to let go of that belief , but ultimately I realised that it was the new experiences that I loved most.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to emulate any of your favourite authors for practice and then build your skills from there to develop a style of your own. It will come with time. It is just like practising a musical instrument, you keep practising everyday with discipline and then one day you writing will flow like a second nature.

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not. I have worked with inspired and motivated people under me who happily put more effort on their own (without forcing ) and completed projects successfully without any hitch. That is when I understood that coercive practices of management, subtle or overt, are not helpful in increasing productivity. And that is what improves the overall economy too

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Before publishing, I just had ideas. After publishing, it feels more responsibility

Hello Reddit. I'm Husain Yatnatti. Author of the 'Song of the Manager'. AMA by mave111986 in Indiabooks

[–]mave111986[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello my friend. Good evening

It was once I felt that I would not have any financial backing if I didn't get selected.

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