GTD

Projects
1. ECE 503
  1. Understand HTM
    1. Learn MATLAB
    2. refer Mazad's code
  2. Understand Hidden Markov models
  3. Learn Latex
2. ECE 583
  1. Review
  2. Project 1
3. ECE 587
  1. Review
  2. Learn Latex
  3. Project proposal
  4. Homework 1
4. Internship
  1. Dr. Hammerstrom's contact in ASIC
  2. Do Roy's atomic clock
    1. Fall Internship
      1. email Roy about Smart Grid Hammerstrom
  3. Check wells fargo for internship
    1. Email Michael
  4. Ask Rick
    1. sign up on intel and monitor regularly
      1. use the link they sent
        Priyanka;s cousin
  5. Internship at Numenta
    1. Email them about thesis
  6. Check career connect
  7. scope out industries majorly in the Portland area
  8. Follow up with career fair
  9. Tektronix
  10. Logitech
5. Daily Vanguard
  1. Music Guide
  2. Idaho State postgame
    1. SMS Matt about scores
  3. Q&A with soccer coach
  4. Soccer postgame
    1. SMS Matt about scores
    2. Email coach
  5. Tennis season in review
  6. Q&A with the tennis coach
6. Campus Rec
7. Downtown Value Inn
  1. Setup SVN for Ganesh
    1. install drivers for DVI comp
  2. Ask Ganesh about reviews
Next Actions
1. lookout for insurance fees on banweb
2. ask Karen if there is a summer job
3. fill in credit card
4. learn chords
Waiting For
1. cricket club
2. Reference from Siddharth
3. Greg Tax reply
4. Mummy on mangoes
5. Mummy on final degree certificate
6. On intelligence
7. Pen drive from Ganesh
8. Robert on TT and ISA
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
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
    2. 50 pushups
  4. Sports
    1. Music
7. Six Level Model
  1. Runway
    1. Next Actions
  2. 10K
    1. Projects
  3. 20K
    1. Health
    2. Finance
    3. Interview Training
    4. ECE 587
    5. ECE 583
    6. Thesis
    7. Daily Vanguard
    8. Campus Rec
    9. TA
    10. RA
    11. GA
    12. Internship
  4. 30K
    1. TA
    2. RA
    3. GA
    4. Internship
    5. Serveron
    6. Intel
  5. 40K
    1. OPT
    2. H1B
    3. Green Card
    4. Family
    5. Love Life
    6. Moonlighting
    7. Startup
    8. Financial Independence
  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
      1. through music
    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. Review,Call, Run/ Pushup
    2. Review Clear Files
    3. Sunday
      1. Navear, Backup, Laundry every alternate,bathroom/vacuum
11. Morning coffee
  1. Email
    1. Gmail
  2. Calendar
    1. Google Calendar
  3. Feed Reader
    1. Google Reader
  4. Documents
    1. Google Docs
  5. Blog
    1. Blogger
  6. Photos
    1. Picasa
  7. Website
    1. Google sites
  8. Video
    1. You Tube
  9. Telephony
    1. Google Voice
  10. Networking
    1. Orkut
    2. Facebook
    3. Edulix
    4. LinkedIn
  11. Music
    1. Pandora
  12. SMS
    1. Way2sms
  13. Upload
    1. esnips
  14. Finance
    1. Wellsfargo
    2. Billmonk
    3. Portland General Electric
    4. AT&T
    5. Airtel Call Home
  15. Work
    1. Banweb
    2. Webmail
    3. CECS Webmail
    4. Career Connect
    5. My PSU
    6. Blackboard
    7. BMRG
    8. PSU One
    9. Daily Vanguard
    10. Go Viks
    11. Campus Rec
    12. When to work
    13. Visual Thesaurus
    14. library
12. 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
13. Time management tips
  1. do the ugliest thing first
  2. use the quadrant
  3. learn the cost of opportunity
  4. maintain a time log
Someday/Maybe
1. Meet Ritwick Desai (Intel)
2. Pen again
3. If you like HTM consider doing a PHD
4. register samsung cell phone after end of contract
5. Fill GO-20 form in office of graduate studies in the term you wish to graduate
6. remind kaka about jacuzzi
7. Apply for ISRS next year
8. consider arc after c
9. apply for drivers license