XMind

GTD

1. Projects

   1. ECE 503

      1. defer till summer

         1. Understand HTM

            1. Learn MATLAB

            2. refer Mazad's code

            3. Tell Dr. Dan about Adv. Comp Arch project

   2. ECE 583

   3. ECE 587

      1. Project

      2. Finals

   4. Internship

      1. hand out links to potential people

   5. Daily Vanguard

   6. Campus Rec

   7. Downtown Value Inn

2. Next Actions

   1. Collect Wilma Morrison award

   2. Check Insurance fee

   3. toothpaste

3. Waiting For

   1. Reference from Siddharth

   2. Robert on Boca Juniors article

   3. Transfer from Rajeev

   4. Pen drive from Ganesh

   5. Rockwell Collins

4. Reference

   1. Interview

      1. Research the company

      2. Read the publications of the particular group

      3. Give a presentation if possible

      4. A video if possible

      5. Learn before hand who sits on the panel

      6. Use requisition number

      7. Problem solving skills are important

   2. Reading list

      1. Innovator's Dilemma

      2. Only the paranoid survive

      3. Emotional Intelligence BF561

      4. The five dysfunctions of a team

      5. What every CEO wants to know

      6. Making it all work

      7. Star Wars

      8. BBC Book list

   3. How to read

      1. inspectional

         1. Title, preface

         2. index, table of contents

         3. what publisher has to say

         4. pivotal chapters

         5. read interesting stuff

      2. analytical

         1. what is the book/paper about as a whole?

         2. what is being said in detail & how?

         3. is it true?

         4. why is it important to me?

      3. mark while you read

      4. drag the marker for consistent speed

   4. New approach

      1. Look forward

      2. Pre-preparation through videos, slides, homeworks, labs

      3. document lectures in pdf

      4. go through that day itself or the next day

      5. be thorough

      6. early, late

      7. attentive

      8. regular routine like a marathon

   5. Learning algo

      1. quick and well enough

         1. Hustle

            1. NOW!

      2. concentrated effort

         1. wise selection of resources

   6. Normal Life

      1. Sleep

      2. Food

      3. Exercise

         1. 20K per week

            1. 10K

               1. 21K

         2. 50 pushups

            1. 100 pushups

      4. Music

         1. Guitar

            1. Chords

      5. Sports

   7. Six Level Model

      1. Runway

         1. Next Actions

      2. 10K

         1. Projects

      3. 20K

         1. Health

         2. Finance

         3. ECE 587

         4. ECE 583

         5. Thesis

         6. Daily Vanguard

         7. Campus Rec

         8. TA

         9. RA

         10. GA

         11. Internship

      4. 30K

         1. TA

         2. RA

         3. GA

         4. Internship

         5. Serveron

         6. Intel

      5. 40K

         1. OPT

         2. H1B

         3. Family

         4. Love Life

         5. Moonlighting

            1. Startup

         6. Financial Independence

         7. Green Card or Permanent resident, Natioal medal of tech and innov?

         8. Musings: Run a marathon, be a proficient guitarist, write a book, win a nobel prize/national medal of technology, give a ted talk

      6. 50K

         1. Pursuit of Happiness

         2. Conscience

   8. Call List

      1. Home x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

      2. Chaitanya

      3. Deshmukh Sir x

      4. Dr. Tamaskar x

      5. Firoz

      6. Jerrin x

      7. Mariya Mam

      8. Moin x

      9. Pradip Sir x

      10. Pranay x

      11. Priyanka

      12. Arjun sir

      13. Rugved x

      14. Sadasivam Sir

      15. Sachin

      16. Kaustubh

      17. Lata Maushi

      18. Aaji Aajoba

   9. 13 secrets Napolean Hill

      1. Desire

         1. desire must be specific

         2. not want but fervent passionate burning all consuming

         3. give up comfort and security for greater reward

         4. get past the fear of failure

      2. Faith

         1. Give feeling to desire, emotionalize it

         2. our beliefs are important, you have to believe that success is your birth right

            1. claim it to be yours

         3. autosuggestion and repeated affirmations

         4. have the dont care condition

            1. if..else..

         5. Make plans and moves towards it like dual monitor setups

            1. Think like you already above

      3. Autosuggestion

         1. repeated affirmations

         2. before bed and after wake

      4. Specialized Knowledge

         1. Self explanatory

         2. Apply the knowledge

         3. EQ is the ability to apply whatever IQ you have

      5. Imagination

         1. what you hold as a image in your mind shows up in your life

         2. Synthetic vs Creative imagination

         3. what you expect, imagine, visualize in your internal world gets produced in the external world

      6. Organized Planning

         1. Every noteworthy achievement comes about because there was a plan

      7. Decision

         1. Reach them early and change them slowly

         2. No procrastination

      8. Persistence

         1. long attention span plus determination

      9. The Power of the Master Mind

         1. Specialized knowledge from like minded individuals

         2. super successful people talk about their ideals and visions

      10. Transmutation

      11. Subconscious Mind

          1. It exerts control over our thoughts and beliefs

          2. can be controlled by conscious mind

          3. Meditation techniques

      12. Brain

      13. Sixth Sense

      14. Closing thoughts

          1. banish fear

   10. Routine

       1. (10-6)(8-10)

       2. Imagine

          1. Bugged: Guitar,Write,Read,Listen,News,Sports

          2. Sunday

             1. Navear, Backup, Laundry every alternate,bathroom/vacuum

   11. Advisor tips

       1. meet twice a week

       2. go with a list of topics to be discussed

       3. show results as soon as possible

       4. write things down

       5. when is our next meeting

       6. whats my goal to have done by the next meeting

   12. Time management tips

       1. use the quadrant

          1. do the ugliest thing first

       2. learn the cost of opportunity

       3. maintain a time log

   13. Zen Habit

       1. Do Less

       2. Be Present

       3. Disconnect

       4. Focus on People

       5. Appreciate nature

       6. Eat slower

       7. Walk slower

       8. Find pleasure in anything

       9. Single-task

       10. Breathe

5. Someday/Maybe

   1. Meet priyanka before her internship

      1. meet her in June 7's week

   2. Greg's kids in the jacuzzi

   3. read BBC's book list

   4. asynchronous HTM

   5. If you like HTM consider doing a PHD

   6. Public speaking

   7. Explore Business Education Compact

   8. Pen again

      1. Canal earphones

         1. Vibram FiveFinger

   9. register samsung cell phone after end of contract

   10. Fill GO-20 form in office of graduate studies in the term you wish to graduate

   11. remind kaka about jacuzzi

   12. Apply for ISRS next year

   13. consider arc/asp after c/asp

   14. apply for drivers license

       1. learn driving

          1. zip car

   15. learn latex

       1. try lyx

   16. learn swimming

   17. understand calculus and transistors

   18. Do Roy's atomic clock

   19. use this11.com for soccer previews

   20. get a bicycle

   21. go to the beach again

       1. powell's, zoo

   22. suggest bbt with the stwsttlotr refrences

       1. movie link sw

   23. watch workd cup on espn3

   24. audit again in july

   25. get movies on dvd for kaku