{"id":489,"date":"2024-03-28T13:07:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2026-02-13T03:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:43:17","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.\u201d \u2015 John Locke<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udcd6 Welcome to my book review page!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What I Read &amp; Why<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Books are my gateway to deeper understanding\u2014whether it\u2019s philosophy, technology, business, finance, leadership, self-improvement, or biographies. Whenever I encounter a new idea in my personal or professional life, I turn to books to explore it further. This interest has prompted me to research a variety of subjects throughout the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Professional Journey Through Books<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before diving into trade, investment, and complex topics like M&amp;A, valuation, and corporate strategy, I began my career by studying sales and marketing. Those early reads shaped my foundation, and I\u2019ve kept building on it ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Climate Change &amp; Energy: A Lasting Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my time at the&nbsp;British High Commission in India, I worked on climate change and energy projects, starting with the influential&nbsp;Stern Review (2006). Even today, I stay hooked on the latest developments in this critical field\u2014it\u2019s a topic that never stops evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Biographies, Psychology &amp; Self-Improvement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biographies are powerful\u2014they offer a window into the minds of great leaders and the emotions that drive us. I also love books on&nbsp;human psychology&nbsp;and&nbsp;self-improvement, not just for professional growth but to become a sharper, more thoughtful person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.\u201d \u2015 John Locke \ud83d\udcd6 Welcome to my book review page! What I Read &amp; Why Books are my gateway to deeper understanding\u2014whether it\u2019s philosophy, technology, business, finance, leadership, self-improvement, or biographies. Whenever I encounter a new idea [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-489","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1908,"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions\/1908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightkraft.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}