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What I am doing now

Just so I know where I am spending my time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Last updated – Sun, Jan 07, 2023, 5:18 PM PST

• Books
  • The Dhandho Investor, Mohnish Pabra
• Podcasts – Andrew Huberman and Robert Greene (3/5)
  •  Listened to the entire episode for Robert Greene.
• YT – How to get your ideas to spread, Seth Godin
• Series
  • Young Sheldon, wife loves it so I watch it.
• Things I am enjoying
  • Bose Soundbar 900, complements Bose QC 35 II so well.

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Previous update – Thursday, Dec 02, 2021, 11:08 PM PST 

• Books
  • 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Jordan Peterson

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Previous update – Sunday, Nov 24, 2019

• MOOC
  • (ISC)2 – DevSecOps: Integrating Security into DevOps
  • Udemy – DevOps Essentials
  • Udemy – Learn DevOps: CI/CD with Jenkins using Pipelines and Docker
• Books
  • Principles: Life and Work, Ray Dalio
  • The Art of Mindful Living, Thich Nhat Hanh
• Whitepaper
  • A Practical Guide to Cloud Migration – Migrating Services to AWS, AWS

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Previous update – Saturday, Nov 02, 2019

• MOOC
  • Plurlsight – COBIT 5 Foundation
  • Advisera – ISO 27001 Foundation Course
• Books
  • Rejection Proof, Jia Jiang
  • Mind Without Fear, Rajat Gupta

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Previous update – Sunday, Oct 06, 2019

• MOOC
  • Coursera – AWS Fundamentals: Addressing Security Risk
• Books
  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami
  • Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment, George Leonard
  • Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert B. Cialdini

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Previous update – Sunday, Sep 15, 2019

• MOOC
  • (ISC)2 – DevSecOps – Integrating Security into DevOps
• Book
  • The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE, Tom Peters

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Previous update – Sunday, Aug 18, 2019

• MOOC
  • (ISC)2 – GDPR for Security Professionals
• Book
  • Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferriss
• Documentary
  • The Great Hack

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— Jun 01 – Jul 31, 2019 – Break —

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Previous update – Sunday, May 26, 2019

• Books
  • Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan
  • Ghost in the Wires, Kevin Mitnick
  • What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith
  • CISA Review Manual, ISACA
  • IT Assurance Framework, ISACA
• Documentary
  • Kumare
• Podcasts
  • The Knowledge Project

Note: This is a late post as I was off the internet for the last month for the CISA exam preparation.

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Previous update – Sunday, Apr 28, 2019

• Books
  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Chaos: Making a New Science, James Gleick
  • The 4-Hour Workweek, Timothy Ferriss
  • Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, David Goggins
  • WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE FAIL THE CISA EXAM?, Nir Hollender
  • Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It, Kamal Ravikant
  • Leonardo da Vinci, Walter Isaacson
• Documentary
  • AlphaGo
• Podcasts
  • Masters of Scale, Reid Hoffman

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Previous update – Sunday, Apr 07, 2019

• Books
  • Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds, Carmine Gallo
  • The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core, Harvey F. Silver, R. Thomas Dewing, Matthew J. Perini
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, Marie Kondō
• MOOCs
  • Lynda – Top 5 Speed Reading Tips
  • Lynda – Agile Foundations
  • Lynda – How to Rock Social Media
  • Lynda – Writing with Impact
  • Lynda – Enhancing Your Productivity
  • Udemy – Chris Anderson on Public Speaking
  • Udemy – Seth Godin’s Leadership Workshop
  • Safari Online – AWS Cloud Security
• Podcasts
  • Articles of Interest, 99pi
• Other interesting reads
  • The Risk IT Framework, ISACA

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Previous update – Monday, Mar 25, 2019

• Books:
  • The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, Gary Keller, Jay Papasan
  • Hit Refresh, Satya Nadella
  • When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi
  • Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Ashlee Vance
• Podcasts:
  • Palaces for the People, 99pi
  • Classic Cartoon Sound Effects!, 99pi
  • LeBron James and His Top-Secret Trainer, Mike Mancias, The Tim Ferriss Show

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Previous update – Sunday, Mar 10, 2019

• MOOCs:
  • Lynda – Guy Kawasaki on entrepreneurship
  • Lynda – Excel 2016: Advanced Formulas and Functions
• Books:
  • What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars, Jim Paul
  • The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• Podcasts:
  • WorkLife with Adam Grant (Season 2)
• Documentaries I am watching:
  • Shirkers

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Previous update – Sunday, Feb 24, 2019

• MOOCs:
  • WIP – Christianity Through Its Scriptures
• Books:
  • Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, John Carreyrou [Completed – 4.5/5]
  • The 48 Laws of Power, Robert Greene
  • Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl
• Podcasts:
  • Wraths of the Khans Series – Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History
• As I am drafting some policies, I referred to the following document a lot:
  • Configuration Management using COBIT 5, ISACA

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Previous update – Sunday, Feb 10, 2019

• MOOCs:
  • learning about Theology from edX and:
    • completed Hinduism Through Its Scriptures (a summary of my notes can be found here)
    • started Christianity Through Its Scriptures
  • Completed Body Language For Leaders, Lynda
  • Completed Jeff Dyer on Innovation, Lynda
• Books:
  • Tools of Titans, Tim Ferriss
  • Choose Yourself, James Altucher
• Podcasts:
  • WorkLife with Adam Grant (Season 1)
  • The Tim Ferriss Show – Peter Collison
  • Joe Rogan Experience – Sam Harris (left at 42 min, isn’t adding any value)
• I am also learning about SOC 2 Audits, and found the following videos and documents very helpful:
  • What are the Top Policies and Procedures Needed for a SOC 2 Audit?, A-lign
  • Mappings related to SOC Suite of Services, AICPA
  • Value of SOC 2, A-lign
  • Migrating to AICPA’s Updated SOC 2, A-lign
  • SOC 2 User Guide, ISACA

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P.S.: This page is inspired by Derek Sivers’s now page.