During my time working as a mechanical engineer, my boss introduced me to the concept of ‘5-Why’. This surprisingly is a well known approach in the industry and is used quite often. It begins by asking a series of ‘why’ for every information that you get until you get to the root cause. Personally, I used this to find out the root cause of equipments’ trippings. To give you an example, once an engine driven positive displacement pump tripped due …
Continue ReadingThe most logical approach to any problem- Ask yourself “why” five times
June 18, 2021
Are we really that important?
June 17, 2021
In short, No. We all have an extremely heightened sense of self worth which makes us believe the world is concerned about us. The world doesn’t work like that. If you die today, the only ones to whom you would actually matter to would be your immediate family. Your extended family whom you often make it a obligation to meet on certain holiday events would come to know of it only after someone calls them up and informs them. Everyone …
Continue ReadingTesla’s biggest blunder: Not investing in Hydrogen Cars ?
October 10, 2020
Back in November 2019, Tesla unveiled the Cybertruck- an all-electric, battery-powered, light-duty truck with an impressive range of 400 miles. It was an instant hit with 146,000 pre-orders in less than two days. It gained overnight media coverage and organic tweets traffic, partly due to the window-smashing incident and partly due to its impressive minimalistic design and the performance it promised. Since then, Elon Musk’s Tesla has been only focusing on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with models of S, 3, X, and …
Continue ReadingHow to Get a 3.9 GPA in University- Tips From a University Topper
September 22, 2020
University is tough. I am sure yours is as was mine. It is a constant battle of going from one deadline to another. Some of us find it hard to make it through the four years while others might seem to cruise through university life. This is equally reflected in the GPA disparity. We often look at the students at the extreme right of the bell curve and think how do they manage to get a 4.0 GPA? Are they …
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