Must Read Book: "Measure What Matters"

 Whether you are a college student, graduate student or executive professional Measure What Matters' is a treasure. If you have read this book already, that's super cool. If not grab your copy. This is not a promotional post. Measure What Matters teach you about how to implement OKRs in work settings. I have gone through this word by word and really now I know the first step.

I don't belong to a family of entrepreneurs or management professionals and nobody was there to guide me. These are books, books, and books only those helped me truly in living life. Everyone has a choice so does you. I like reading around and about science, engineering and technology. I do buy a book when its title attracts to my eyes. Any word, any phrase, any mathematical symbol when in a Title get my eyeballs. Then I try my best to read it before anyone else reads.

Measure What Matters is written by John Doerr who worked for Intel with Sir Andy Groove. The book is divided into Two Sections; section 1 talks about OKRs, and Section 2 is about CFRs. You can find this book from shopping websites very easily.

Personally, I love to call this book Andy Groove Theory of Management.

And, I can bet on it, once you read, the learning not apply to work settings but a lot in personal life too. OKRs and CFR are about how you approach to a problem, execute program to solve it and get results. This book will take your understanding about execution to next level. Yes, if you are programmer your approach to execute the program next day will change.

Measure What Matters is a must read book. To know what will you get inside go through those pages and say Thank you to John Doerr. Hack Gaps

 

To follow or not to follow social media influencers selling health products

Sorry influencers, this headline is here because the main question is are you influencing for your own good or other’s good and none of you will like to hear this question again ever from me or anyone.
I am not against you and money making from social media. Show and Sell is not the sin, it's a common practice that has worked for centuries.I am doing that using this platform, I give ad space to Google and whatever I make is in the open domain.

However, this post is for the college ready teens transitioning from Senior high to College. This is the age when everyone is at the intersection of life to chose a path, so without any claim what I understand is here for readers.

If you are well in your 19, 20, 21 or something like that chances are you are a social media fan, you follow many influencers, you watch reels and maybe you make some too. At this age, especially when out of college many students leave home to stay in a hostel. Suddenly more responsibilities come on soldiers. Keeping track of health, including building muscles, and keeping right weight become a routine.

At this point a line comes from Keats in my mind, Where have we lost knowledge in information, where have we lost wisdom in information.

Healthcare products sell like hot cake, be it a new product or something to lose extra waistline. In social media, there are many influencers who advocates to follow certain routine and take supplements for fitness.

Often such influencers sell affiliate products from which they get commission. Nothing wrong with this. A product may be good or may not be. Without scientific backing you cannot judge whether it's good or not. Hold a minute, all scientific claims are not true, sometimes they are biased, processed food industry is proof of that and people like Ariana Huffington of Thrive Global are putting efforts to get rid of processed food.

Wellness product manufactures are not wrong in marketing a product through social media. It's their right to sell. Buying decisions goes on consumers. And perhaps this is one of the most logical things done illogically.

However, if you are looking for wellness products like weight loss, muscle building, detox or something like that do not take one because your friend is also taking the same and perhaps he looks better now or you are seen in  social media and that influencer has millions of followers.

Instead, go to expert nutritionists and related professionals to take advice. Only a certified gym instructor can teach you muscle training, do not do thousands of push ups because other friends are doing hundreds already. Or eat that powder to gain power or lose waistline. Once you try one such thing chances are perhaps you will become habitual of it. May be effects will be visible to you but without knowing if those effects are good or bad you cannot play with one of the most complex things in nature called the human body, right?

Take Healthcare decisions wisely, so you can stay healthy and blessed. A blessed individual is an asset to society who gives back. Thrive in your education, career and life.

This article is backed by Readers Digest article February 2025 Edition article title: Should you try a DETOX TREATMENT, written by Adrienne Matel from The Guardian.

First Edit: 3 September 2025 

NTET 2025 results announced

 The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared NTET 2025, National Teachers' Eligibility Test Result. The examination was held on 17 July, 2025 as computer based test i.e. CBT. The medium of examination was English and Hindi only. The NTA has administered NTET 2025 Examination across 55 Test Centers in India. A total of 4107 candidates qualified in the NTET 2025 examination. Read official press release https://www.nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20250806161736.PDF

Check NTET 2025 Exam Result: https://exams.nta.ac.in/NTET/ 

UPSC DAF Notification IES and ISS Written Qualified Candidates

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) New Delhi has declared Written Examination Results of Indian Economic Service (IES) and Indian Statistical Service (ISS) on 30 July 2025. The examination was held from 20 to 22 June 2025.

Now the candidates who has qualified in the written examination are required to update their details in the UPSC portal using detailed Application Form (DAF). The DAF window shall be functional from 06.08.2025 to 20.08.2025 till 6:00 P.M.

In the next step candidates will be called for Interview by the UPSC. Final IES/ISS 2025 selection will be based on performance in Written Examination and Interview.

Here is the detailed Press Release https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/DAFNotice-IES-ISS-2025-Engl-060825.pdf 

To apply for IES/ISS 2025 DAF log on to official website https://upsconline.gov.in/ 

GATE 2026 schedule announced

 GATE 2026 schedule announced now. Indeed its called Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering and this year administrative responsibilities are on IIT Guwahati. This examination is held for admission to Post Graduate programmes in IISc Bangalore, IITs, MHRD Scholarships and selection to PSUs. Also, there are many other institutes that makes GATE Score a benchmark for admission application. GATE 2026 Schedule this year as published by IIT Guwahati is:

• August 25, 2025 : ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS
• September 25, 2025 : ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES (WITHOUT LATE FEE)
• October 6, 2025 : ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES (WITH LATE FEE)
• March 19, 2026 : ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS

Official Website: https://gate2026.iitg.ac.in/ 

 

UGC notification about Foreign Degrees in India and why its important to you

 Are you a student looking to pursue higher education from an overseas institution? Now foreign education is available without leaving the country or only a semester or two depending on programme duration. This sounds great and lucrative. Now-a-days, may higher education institutions claims to offer foreign education in India under collaboration with foreign partners. These programme type may be Twining Programme, Joint Degree Programme, Dual Degree Programmes etc.

Also, there are many EdTech companies that advertise to offer Higher Education programmes in foreign collaboration in online mode. However, check and duly check of one such programme is approved by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi.

The UGC has clear guidelines regarding setting up of foreign campuses in India as well as guidelines about validity of foreign education degrees. The degree certificates awarded by any institution will be valid only if programme is approved by UGC.

If you are intended to take admission in a foreign degree programme must check validity of the programme from UGC official website https://www.ugc.gov.in/

Here is the detailed UGC Press Release https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/4541959_unrecognized-collaborative-agreements.pdf published on official website on 22 July 2025.