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Penpositive Outclass

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Penpositive Outclass is an Active Learner’s Journal. A reflection of the multitudes within us. Hosted by Vinod Narayan, Founder @ PENPOSITIVE.COM, the community for Active and Productive Learners. Vinod delves into his learnings on Life and Work from Conversations, Articles, Books, Movies Podcasts and More. He wraps up every Podcast by reading a Poem, as poems can give us a perspective of the world that we cannot find otherwise. Reach him at penpositive@gmail.com And Connect on FB | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Telegram @penpositive
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Penpositive OutclassSep 10, 2020

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EP-409 Staying Updated on Industry Trends for enhancing your Career

EP-409 Staying Updated on Industry Trends for enhancing your Career

This episode there are two career related questions we will tackle. How do you stay updated on industry trends and changes? and Can you describe a challenging situation you faced at work and how you overcame it?

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Apr 16, 202412:22
EP-408 Career Goals | Career Success and Inspiration

EP-408 Career Goals | Career Success and Inspiration

A new series where every episode I will ask myself a few questions and try to answer them from my experience.

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Apr 10, 202410:54
EP-407 Madonna - A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel - A Book Positive Podcast

EP-407 Madonna - A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel - A Book Positive Podcast

Madonna‘s biography by Mary Gabriel is the book in thia episode. I listened to the Audio book here. Here are my thoughts

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Apr 01, 202406:16
EP-406 What Agile Certification should I take? - An Agile Positive Podcast

EP-406 What Agile Certification should I take? - An Agile Positive Podcast

Someone asked this question that came up a few days back. What certification should I take? Sharing some personal thoughts in this regard.

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Mar 25, 202420:06
EP-405 Until August by Gabriel García Márquez - A Book Positive Podcast

EP-405 Until August by Gabriel García Márquez - A Book Positive Podcast

Until August is a novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez published posthumously in March 2024. It was released on the 97th anniversary of his birth, March 6th 2024. 

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Mar 18, 202405:18
EP-404 Some Self Reflection on Focus and Content Creation

EP-404 Some Self Reflection on Focus and Content Creation

There are two problems I have one is about Focus and the other is about stretching thin. I have not found a solution on that but I am exploring

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Mar 11, 202412:17
EP-403 Van Life by Naomi Grevemberg - A Book Positive Podcast

EP-403 Van Life by Naomi Grevemberg - A Book Positive Podcast

Sharing another Book Positive podcast and this time it is Van Life by Naomi Grevemberg. A book that helped me learn about Vanlife beyond the idea of romanticizing with it and understanding the commitment and effort needed to lead that life.

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Mar 01, 202407:20
EP-402 Hidden Potential by Adam Grant - A Book Positive Podcast

EP-402 Hidden Potential by Adam Grant - A Book Positive Podcast

Sharing another Book Positive podcast and this time it is Adam Grant's book Hidden Potential. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Feb 12, 202408:25
EP-401 Elon Musk By Walter Issacson - A Book Positive Episode

EP-401 Elon Musk By Walter Issacson - A Book Positive Episode

I have started doing Book introductions in my YouTube channel Book Positive and I will share the audio of those here in the podcast as well. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Feb 04, 202409:18
EP-400 My Learning Week

EP-400 My Learning Week

Since I made an episode on being uncomfortable last week coincidently I started recognizing my discomforts this week. This opened up so many ways to learn. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jan 22, 202406:58
EP-399 Try Being Uncomfortable

EP-399 Try Being Uncomfortable

Happy new year to all. It has been a while after my last video and this is the first one this year. I want to set the tone for the year and discuss how important I think it is for us to try being uncomfortable. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Jan 15, 202411:38
EP-398 Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude | Planning the New Year 5/5

EP-398 Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude | Planning the New Year 5/5

Final part of the 5 part series. Today we will discuss Scheduled Downtime, Staying Flexible & Expressing Gratitude. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dec 30, 202308:48
EP-397 Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections | Planning the New Year 4/5

EP-397 Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections | Planning the New Year 4/5

The 4th part of the 5 part series on New Year planning. Today we touch on three areas Personal Development, Healthy Habits & Connections. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dec 26, 202309:33
EP-396 Focusing, Organization and Finances | Planning the New Year 3/5

EP-396 Focusing, Organization and Finances | Planning the New Year 3/5

3rd part of the five part series. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dec 16, 202307:19
EP-395 Goals and Action Plans | Planning the New Year 2/5

EP-395 Goals and Action Plans | Planning the New Year 2/5

Second episode on our welcome to the newer. If you are listening on Spotify please share add your thoughts there. If not on Spotify email me your thoughts to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠penpositive@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dec 09, 202312:18
EP-394 Selection, Achievements and Improvements | Planning the New Year 1/5

EP-394 Selection, Achievements and Improvements | Planning the New Year 1/5

The new year is in a month. There is no magic that will happen on Dec 31. If we need to change anything we have to do it now.

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Nov 30, 202310:23
EP-393 What do I want from my life ?

EP-393 What do I want from my life ?

This is a very important question. What do I want from life? In the podcast I talk about an exercise I started. Here are the questions I mention in the podcast. This is no exhaustive list. Just a few I took up to do my exercise.

  • What interests me?
  • What makes me happy?
  • What makes me unhappy, sad or worthless?
  • What I don’t enjoy?
  • What do I want from life?
  • What is the kind of life I want for the next few years?
  • What do I want to achieve professionally?
  • What do I want to achieve Personally?
Nov 20, 202313:14
EP-392 We should keep experimenting

EP-392 We should keep experimenting

We should keep experimenting because I think it can help us accept feedbacks better
Oct 23, 202307:31
EP-391 Things that excite me today

EP-391 Things that excite me today

What are those things that excite me today is a question that came to my mind.
Oct 16, 202310:19
EP-390 Writing and Completing

EP-390 Writing and Completing

Today let us talk about writing and a thought on how a writing gets completed.
Oct 12, 202307:15
EP-389 How easily we quit

EP-389 How easily we quit

Why do I quit..? What makes me quit... Let us talk
Oct 11, 202309:28
EP-388 My Audio Books decision

EP-388 My Audio Books decision

I listen to Audio books on and off but I have decided to do it more seriously.
Oct 10, 202310:08
EP-387 Feedbacks, Horror Movies and Reading Books

EP-387 Feedbacks, Horror Movies and Reading Books

I missed podcasts two days. That does not mean I will be doing a 30 minute episode. Just some random thoughts
Oct 08, 202310:13
EP-386 Random things and Kannur Squad

EP-386 Random things and Kannur Squad

Today I did not have much to speak but then I remembered that I had seen the movie Kannur Squad yesterday
Oct 05, 202306:42
EP-385 A painful memory of abuse

EP-385 A painful memory of abuse

Sharing with you an incident from a few years back. Even today it is painful
Oct 04, 202305:54
EP-384 The idea of Brunch

EP-384 The idea of Brunch

I love brunch and I realized I did not know about it till I came to the US
Oct 03, 202309:55
EP-383 Gandhi Jayanthi

EP-383 Gandhi Jayanthi

Oct-2 is Gandhi Jayanthi and let me talk about Gandhi.
Oct 02, 202308:12
EP-382 The Agam Band

EP-382 The Agam Band

Yesterday I went to a concert by ‘The Agam Band’.., Here are some personal thoughts
Oct 01, 202310:11
EP-382 The Creator Movie

EP-382 The Creator Movie

Today I want to share some thoughts with you. I watched the movie and thesw thoughts came to mind. You should watch it. It is a very interesting thougtful SciFi Movie
Sep 30, 202310:42
EP-381 We are not Separate

EP-381 We are not Separate

I heard something very simple yet profound. We are not really separate from one another.
Sep 29, 202307:49
EP-380 We are not Brands; We are Human Beings

EP-380 We are not Brands; We are Human Beings

Are we brands… we might be but we are not just that. We are human beings
Sep 28, 202307:13
EP-379 Algorithms and Humans

EP-379 Algorithms and Humans

Continuing from a thought I left in yesterday’s episode. How can we fight being influenced ?
Sep 27, 202309:52
EP-378 Liberal or Conservative?

EP-378 Liberal or Conservative?

The question that came to my mind today is if I am a liberal or a conservative.
Sep 26, 202310:03
EP-377 When we are stuck in life

EP-377 When we are stuck in life

Yesterday we were at a concert. The Raghu Dixit Project. Today’s topic is inspired by something that Raghu mentioned on stage
Sep 25, 202307:40
EP-376 I don’t own the Truth

EP-376 I don’t own the Truth

I heard someone say this in a podcast. “I am not an expert to the point that I own the truth”
Sep 24, 202305:26
EP-375 Because I am Alive

EP-375 Because I am Alive

Today the thought that came to mind is why am I doing this podcast on a daily basis and then when I put some thought I realized why….
Sep 23, 202306:46
EP-374 What am I Teaching my Kids?

EP-374 What am I Teaching my Kids?

What am I teaching my kids that they will cherish
Sep 22, 202309:54
EP-373 When I drank instead of Exercising

EP-373 When I drank instead of Exercising

Today evening instead of exercising I ended up drinking. I can pacify myself with any kind of reason. But the truth remains that I did not do as I was supposed to.
Sep 21, 202307:51
EP-372 Found a Lost Dog

EP-372 Found a Lost Dog

Yesterday our daughter a found a lost dog in her walk. And it was night. Let me share with you what we did.
Sep 20, 202311:42
EP-371 Changes to Routines

EP-371 Changes to Routines

We all try routines and then we change them when something does not work. Let me share one of my experiences from today.
Sep 19, 202311:60
EP-370 My Encounter with Learning

EP-370 My Encounter with Learning

Some reflections on learning.
Sep 18, 202309:06
EP-369 What we cannot do

EP-369 What we cannot do

We cannot do something does not mean no one else can do it.
Sep 17, 202307:38
EP-368 My Over Excitement Problem

EP-368 My Over Excitement Problem

I realized something about me. And it is impacting me negatively. I have to work on it.
Sep 16, 202307:10
EP-367 Push Ourselves to Prove Ourselves Wrong

EP-367 Push Ourselves to Prove Ourselves Wrong

Today I did something that proved me wrong and I want to share that with you
Sep 15, 202308:18
EP-366 Life Goes on

EP-366 Life Goes on

Today let me share a quote by Robert Frost "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."
Sep 14, 202306:41
EP-365 Time to Enjoy what you have

EP-365 Time to Enjoy what you have

We need the time to enjoy what we have. If not there is no point having them
Sep 13, 202308:22
EP-364 Never Worry Alone

EP-364 Never Worry Alone

Today sharing with you the thought ‘Never Worry Alone’
Sep 12, 202311:11
Ep-363 And we don’t do what we plan to do

Ep-363 And we don’t do what we plan to do

I missed creating a podcast yesterday and that made me think why we end up not doing what we plan to do.
Sep 11, 202311:57
EP-362 How was the movie Jawan

EP-362 How was the movie Jawan

Yesterday I mentioned that I will be off to watch Jawan… Well How was it ?
Sep 09, 202310:47
EP-361 A Retrospective on a Thursday

EP-361 A Retrospective on a Thursday

Today when I started recording I did not have a lot to say. But then a topic came to mind. Doing a Retrospective on Thursday instead of a Friday
Sep 08, 202309:14