Second day at Kotak

I guess the name of the blog is very obvious!

The day had 3 high points:

1. lunch with RamG and Swapnil: good discussion based on how not following rules leads to utilisable happiniess (more below)

2. Bloomberg training: the initiation happened - there is no need to fear the black box and the key board (it was good to find that I could use the learning to graph the IKF tech that Pissu was talking about)

3. The discussion set up with the IIT prof: something interesting should come out of it tomorrow! Need to prepare the questionnaire for him though...

RamG described how coming to office on a Tuesday at 9:43 am (he said 9:40 to 9:45: but I like point estimates - revised upwards!!) is a pleasure and he said that he liked such sudden unpredictableness (is sudden redundant here?) for himself: having tea in the morning, reading newspapers, etc. The thing quickly got abstracted when I pointed out that the fun is not in the unpredictability itself but in the joy that one gets by breaking the rules. We always feel good when we are able to defy the shackles that rules create around us. Reaching office at dot 9 is a rule and no one is very excited following the drab rule day in and day out. However, when we create a surprise around ourself / our lives, we feel more energised. Somehow the word "surprise" came into the conversation (I think it was Swapnil) and the discussion quickly moved to the fact that even markets like to be pleasently surprised.

And that was that! (No more enthu to type!)