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Last weekend we made a trip to Gorai Beach - in the northern part of Mumbai. Even though it was a Sunday it was empty! We took an auto from Kandivali East from our home. The auto guy asked us how do you want to go - trick question. The wife smartly answered - whichever has less traffic. The meter reading came to 7.3 ( return it was 5.5 ) - and he took us for a ride through winding roads. We reached the Gorai Creek and got into a Ferry. Many had come with their 2 wheelers and I was wondering why they will need it. On the other side it became apparent. The beach was quite far. Autos were plying for Rs.50. Horse cart was Rs.80. And its fun to take your own 2 wheeler if you can. Worth it. And the beach was dreamy! - not like the Chennai ones with sand getting into ones toes. The sand was black and wet. And it was a huge beach. We had to walk half a km to reach the water - which was very shallow. The car waalae had brought their cars and were driving it really fast splashing...

I always thought the 4 Hour Work Week book was a scam. This is a shining example for the adage - Do not judge a book by its covers. This book is a Whack on the side of the head  ( another good book! ) - made me rethink what I am doing with my life. Here are the important take aways : 1. Work less for Better Productivity. I did not end up working 4 Hours per week ( yet :) ). But I definitely work lot lesser now. However I am more productive than before. What am I doing different? a. No more FB, Twitter, Google Plus ( adding for posterity's sake...I had to think hard to remember what was the other one ) b. No more checking and responding emails round the clock. I batch them. Best part is some of the issues will get resolved by itself by the time I check. Now I check emails around 10am ( when I come to work ), 2pm ( after lunch ) and 5pm ( before the team goes home ) c. Give aggressive deadlines. I have started biting more than I can chew - and guess what I chew more n...