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Are you sure this is where you want to be

The deserving winner at the Oscars

First Female Director to win Oscar (mirror.co.uk)

Kathryn Bigelow(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Glad to see the highest recognition going to a Woman (although I have not seen the movie and can’t comment on the validity but am glad it wasn’t Avatar).

Let me also mention Janet Robinson, CEO of NYTimes, who is trying to steer NYTimes in the most challenging times in history and seems to be doing a good job so far.

Janet Robinson, listed among the 100 most powerful women

hurdles, originally uploaded by Bee Photographee.

As I’ve previously mentioned, one needs to overcome a lot of self-resistance to ’start’ something. Human beings like it easy and comfortable; its not intuitive to go out of one’s comfort zone. That is why once you’ve entered a niche, it is tortuous to switch to another; once you have learned something, its very very difficult to unlearn and relearn. It is why many of my friends are still doing something that they do not adore but are comfortable doing. It keeps many of us from seeking our real interests.
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Eccentric movie for an eccentric day. The following tracks are from the movie Nine – the musical.