Gaurav Ramesh

Gaurav Ramesh

Apr
24
People Problems

People Problems

How do you respond when people come to you with a problem, or express a concern? One of the mistakes
5 min read
Apr
20

Train, Technology and Stupidity

I arrived at the Mountain View train station at 8.52 AM, eager to go into the office after a
4 min read
Apr
08
LLMs and Us

LLMs and Us

While reading about how GPTs work, I stumbled upon an article that explained it in a simple language. Out of
6 min read
Feb
08

Productivity

Productivity is often talked about as if it's equivalent to throughput. It's referred to more in terms of quantity than
1 min read
Jan
27

Small Talk

In March of 2020, when my employer announced that our offices were shutting down due to the COVID lockdown, I
9 min read
Dec
21
On Abundance, Scarcity and Idiosyncrasies

On Abundance, Scarcity and Idiosyncrasies

You don't know what could be, if all you have ever known is what is. If you know what could be, you'll never be happy with what is.
10 min read
Dec
03
On Reading, and Productivity

On Reading, and Productivity

With any activity you devote sufficient time to, you get instinctively better at recognizing things that might interest you. If
5 min read
Oct
17

Hilaree Nelson

I saw an Instagram post from Jimmy Chin yesterday about the memorial that Hilaree’s partner had organized for her.
4 min read
Oct
09

Feeling Grateful

Any human you bump into inevitably changes you in some way. Some do it more so than others. And some,
3 min read
May
20

Leaders and Followers

Leaders and Followers