Ramneek's Blog

There are a few ways that the world could be made a better place to live. I think that a greater emphasis on forgiveness and aid would help rather than punishment. What I mean by that is in our current approach, whenever political tensions or situations arise, the first instinct is to move towards retaliation. Even in major cities, there is a greater emphasis on punishing rather than rehabilitation and help for offenders. This turns into a bigger problem when your realize that there is misallocation of funds within the country so to also resolve that, I think that focusing more on rehabilitation and then generating new forms of revenue can help the world more than we are currently. An example that I can think of marijuana offenses. Instead of locking up offenders in jail for years on end, it's a better idea to legalize the substance and then taxing it to create a new form of revenue, effectively getting rid of illegal use of it and further complications that arise. Furthermore, thi...

So end of the school year is right around the corner. It's April 5th and if my math is correct, I will be in the Galen Center in 35 days accepting my degree. It's pretty nuts to think about especially how quickly the end of the school year comes about after spring break. 4 years (3.5 years since I started in the Spring of 2021) just flew by. Senioritis is settling but I need to keep pushing until I get my degree because I can not afford to be lazy, especially because I have not ordered my cap and gown yet. There's still a lot on the line and if I slack off now, its going to come back to bite me. So, I need to put my head down and just push through. I have a lot of group projects that are right around the corner. I don't even want to think about them. In total, I have three group projects, three finals, and then a portfolio for this class all of which needs to be completed in April. It's starting to feel overwhelming but it needs to be done. I don't think the gro...

I'd like to start by saying that I've been quite preoccupied lately, so I haven't had much time to read the book. I've been trying to get through it slowly, and I have picked up a few things. One of the few things that I did implement was listening to music. Abdaal talks about how the best way to be productive is to make a task fun, and he did it by listening to music. I have also been doing the same thing, and the song that works for me is "Light of the Seven" by Ramin Djawadi from Game of Thrones. The song does not have any lyrics, and the music is fantastic, so ever since I got back from spring break, I have had that playing on repeat. The one thing that I will say is that this book is a stark difference from another productivity/self-help book that I've read, which is "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins. In the book, Goggins talks about his life story and how through sheer grit and determination, he was able to overcome some of the toughest ...

To: Clark Hansen, CEO of AMDP From: Ramneek Singh, Research and Development Analyst  Date: March 8, 2024 Subject: Investment Opportunity in Starbucks Corporation As a Research and Development Analyst at Anima Mundi Development Partners (AMDP), my job is to make sure that we unearth and invest in the hottest companies that turn a profit for AMDP. However, in today's world, the social and environmental impact should also be considered along with profits. The Information Age has exposed many companies that fail to follow socially and environmentally friendly business practices. It has taken a massive toll on many companies’ reputations and financial statements.  With that being said, I urge AMDP to NOT invest in the Starbucks Corporation due to the company's complete disregard of socially and environmentally friendly business practices. In this memo, I will: Review AMDP's Guiding Principals Give an overview of the Starbucks Corporation Present opinions from industry experts a...

 I am really bad when it comes to doing work. In fact, I do not think I have ever been productive for more than four hours and not been distracted by something or someone around me. I am also very bad with deadlines and almost always do work right at the very end when it is due. So when Professor Hansen was going over the books that we could read for this assignment, I decided right there I was going to read Feel Good Productivity.  I chose this book because I want to become more productive. In high school, I got by without ever having to establish a routine and sticking to it. But, my habits have caught up to me and at the start of every semester, I always say I'm going to change and be a great student. However, I always mess things up. Now that I am graduating, I think that it is time to actually get a routine and put myself together. When I get my hands on this book, I will start my journey on being more productive.

I fulfilled my promise. I read  How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming  by Mike Brown today to completion. This is the first book I've read completely since  The Godfather  by Mario Puzo, which was later turned into a movie by Francis Ford Coppola. It's a pretty big leap going from a fiction book that talks about mobsters to a memoir of the man who advocated against Pluto being a planet. There are parallels between both, though, and the biggest one is that in some capacity, someone or something ceased to exist. In the case of  The Godfather , Virgil Sollozzo was killed by Michael Corleone because Sollozzo called an unsuccessful hit on Michael's father, and the boss of the Corleone Crime Family, Vito Corleone. In Mike Brown's memoir, Pluto's status as a planet is murdered by Mike Brown, albeit in a way less cold-blooded fashion than the murder of Sollozzo. I think reading both of these books taught me things that I never expected to learn.  From Brown's...