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    <copyright>Copyright 2005-2006, Rajesh Kumar</copyright>
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      <title>On Walking to School and Work</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Back when I used to live in Dubai ten years ago, I couldn't really walk outside too much during the day because it was so hot. The maximum I could walk was perhaps 5-10 minutes at most. I once missed my bus to school back in Grade 9, and decided, quite [...] (1755 words)]]></description>
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      <title>2011 in Review</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This time last year, I thought 2010 was awesome. That was when Mo and Faisal visited me from Toronto for New Year's last year. When I was writing last year's journal entry, I thought there was no way that this year, 2011, could actually be better even though I had a clairvoyant [...] (182 words)]]></description>
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      <title>Building the Connection</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sometimes, I wish some of the really cool people I know would just let me into their life and permit me to be a fly on the wall there. But of course, I have no clue how to get started. I could always make small talk, but I hate small [...] (486 words)]]></description>
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      <title>Constructive Procrastination Redux</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Also commonly referred to as effective procrastination, or even proactive procrastination, this is a topic that's been discussed at length by several productivity gurus across the internet. It's a highly strategic technique that I too have been using successfully for many years now. I just don't know how I haven't [...] (788 words)]]></description>
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      <title>Obstacle Race</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A bit over 2 years ago, I wrote a blog post on setting goals and why it sometimes made no sense to set them. Today, I'd like to talk about executing on a goal I had set for myself nearly 3 months ago.  In December 2010, just shortly before I left for my [...] (3582 words)]]></description>
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      <title>Pareto Productivity</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In addition to the Matthew effect, one of the most important principles of triaging that is a must-know for every person who goes through University is the Pareto Principle. Also commonly known as the 80/20 rule, the adapted Pareto Principle states that for a lot of things in life, and especially [...] (1386 words)]]></description>
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      <title>Oct 15, 2009</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dear Diary.  The 4A term in Nanotechnology Engineering was perhaps the busiest term in my entire undergraduate career.  Being the ambitious type, I had two extra courses more than everyone else in the class, for a grand total of 8.75 courses. This alone meant I had 10-12 hours less per week [...] (1293 words)]]></description>
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      <title>The Clipper Card</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Aug 3rd 2010, I obtained two free Clipper cards from the local Walgreens store on my way back home from work. I added $20 to one of them to try it out. The Clipper card is a simple debit card that combines the payment and pass systems of all the transit [...] (830 words)]]></description>
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      <title>Why I Like Travel</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some people travel because it's a break from their normal flow of life.  Some people travel because they like to expose themselves to new places, new food, and new cultures.  Some people like to travel because it makes other people feel jealous.  Some people like to travel for the sake [...] (470 words)]]></description>
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      <title>Waterloo's Message</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every city sends a message says Paul Graham, but what message does Waterloo send? Does it even send a message at all? How subtle is this message if there exists one? A lot of people here seem to think the message Waterloo sends is to be creative, innovative, and ambitious. [...] (1034 words)]]></description>
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