“Like [Sherlock] Holmes, hackers strip the unnecessary from their lives. They zero in on what matters. Like great writers, innovators have the fortitude to cut the adverbs.
This is why Apple founder Steve Jobs’ closet was filled with dozens of identical black turtlenecks and Levi’s 501 jeans—to simplify his choices. US presidents do the same thing. ‘You’ll see I wear only grey or blue suits,’ President Barack Obama told Michael Lewis for his October 2012 Vanity Fair cover story. I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.’”
—Shane Snow from Smartcuts
Many things have been written about not sweating the small stuff. There’s also the 80–20 rule. So it is about zeroing in on what is most important and zoning out on what does not really matter. In that way, our genius is concentrated on the most important.
In some ways, our Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame is much the same. It engulfs everything in one big honour. Anyone who qualifies to be inducted into the Hall of Fame has been unparalleled in every sphere of their area of endeavour. No wonder the awards is considered the highest honour in the Kiwi-Indian community.
The date in now drawing closer and we are all looking forward to seeing who it will be this year.
We bring you a packed issue again. Some interesting happenings from around the world, too, with the Obama-Modi friendship taking the next step, Hillary proving her grit and preparing for the final leg, and the loss of Cassius Clay or Mohammed Ali as we fondly know him. We bring stories on each of these and hope you enjoy keeping abreast with your news and views with our publication.
Junk Free June is on and while this is a call to consider what we eat, let us also make sure we are looking after our health. It seems like it is the peak of the flu season, and so it is important to look after our immune systems and keep hydrated. Also with the cold weather, make sure we keep warm. And while we do that, let us spare a thought for the homeless. If there are old blankets or warm gear that we have, this may be a good time to consider donating it so it can be used by someone less fortunate.
Until next time.
Giri Gupta
