Fundamentals of Communication Technology

Here i present a collection of articles on the fundamentals of wireless communication technology. A series of articles intended to refresh the basics periodically.

1. OFDM Uncovered Part 1: The Architecture
2. OFDM Uncovered Part 2: Design Challenges
3.OFDM tutorial, part 1: PAPR, ECC, and DAR

Robin Sharma on How to achieve greatness, mastery and enduring fulfillment

Robin Sharma shares his wisdom on how to achieve greatness, mastery - The insightful interview of Robin sharma where he shares the daily routines, the path to personal glory and a lot of practical wisdom.

Focus is Priceless

A top notch article on focus :

1. Your Focus is priceless, Stop giving it away. - A quote reads like this "This is the eyeball economy, and your eyeballs are for sale". Author amptly describes the new generation problem with focus amidst the economy and ppl built around social media and why its bad. He also deconstructs the factors affecting focus brilliantly and gives out a few recommendations at the end.  A good 5-7 min read.

Srilanka Trip

Date	Source	Destination	Place of Stay	How to get there?	What to See
30-Mar	Bangalore  17:35	Colombo  19:30 (Bandaranaike International Airport)			Bandaranaike International Airport
Day1 30-Mar	Colombo airport (Bandaranaike International Airport) 19:30	Colombo or Colombo Fort 10:00pm	Colombo Chelli Homestay ($ 10)  241/3A, Joseph Street, 11500 Negombo, Sri Lanka	Private Bus when u come out of Airport and turn left where you will find an Airport Bus parked get into (free of charge) that it will take you to Airport bus stand where you can find buses to Colombo. Normal and A/C, normal bus very cheap around Rs 75/= A/C bus will cost around 160/= I recommend A/C it will take around 1:15 to 30 hrs to reach fort railway station in that time. #187 bus.
31-March	Colombo	Colombo	Colombo Chelli Homestay ($ 10)  241/3A, Joseph Street, 11500 Negombo, Sri Lanka	Rent a bike to visit nearby places. Train to Mt Lavinia	Fort Gangaramaya Temple, Buddhist Temple Beira Lake IndependenceMemorial Hall Bellanwild Rajamaha Viharaya Suma Malaka Gale Face Green Mount Lavinia Beach(12km)
1-April	Colombo	Bentota	Bentota. Nisal Villa Bentota, (Rs 637, $9.25) Kettarama Temple Road Kommala, Wadumulla, 80500 Bentota,	Colombo Fort to Bentota 60km by Train	Beach Cinnamon Island Diyakawa Water Sports Center Madu Ganga River Safari
2-April	Bentota	Ella	Ella Ask Home Stay ($10) ASK Textile, Helahalpe, Bandarawela, Badulla Road 90122 Ella, +94 77 725 4920	Bentota--Matara (Train, 95km) --Ella (Bus, 200km)	Ravana WaterFalls, 9 Arch bridge and Railway hike Adams Peak Diyalukama Falls Ravana Cave Ravana Ella Temple
3-April	Ella (Elle Railway Station)	NuwaraEliya (Nanuoya Railway Station – 8km from NuwaraEliya)	NuwaraEliya BlueEyeInn Guest House (Rs. 560 or $8.1) 1/81 Ruwaneliya. Nuwaraeliya Above, 22200 Katumana, Sri Lanka	64km by train. Nanuoya to NuwaraEliya 8km. (Scenic Beauty of Route is awesome)	Gregory lake Balebazar, Seetha Amman kovil Tea Plantations
4-April	NuwaraEliya	Kandy	Kandy Cloud Nine ($9) 58/12, Anniewatta road, Kandy, Anniewatta, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 20000	86Km Train	Temple of Tooth, Kandy Lake, Bahiravakanda Buddha Statue, Buddhist Museum, St Paul Church
5-April	Kandy	Colombo		Train
5-April	Colombo  14:25 (Bandaranaike International Airport)	Bangalore 15:45

Things to do:

1. Figure out which currency to carry.

INR? LKR? USD? Or combination of all??

Carrying more than 5000LKR in and out of country is illegal.

2. Book Hotels

If there is any change in plans, can visit

1. Galle,
2. Unawatuna

Train Timings:

1. Colombo to Mt Lavinia (12km)

2. Colombo to Bentota : 60km : 90 mins

https://eservices.railway.gov.lk/schedule/searchTrain.action?lang=en

2. Bentota To Matara: 95km: 140mins

2b) Matara Bus Station to Ella 4.5-5hours  (200km) Every 30 mins bus, Bus may be crowded.

3. Elle Railway Station to NuwaraEliya (Nanuoya Railway station)

4. NuwaraEliya (Nanuoya) to Kandy

5. Kandy to Colombo

7 Psychological super powers few people have

1. 7 psychological superpowers few people have - Brilliant Article,  More of a crash course of Behavioral psychology. A must read
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Elon Musk and other successful people thinking patterns

1. Really Succesfull People say NO to almost everything. - The one common thing among most achievers. Includes some insights into warren buffets thinking.
2. How Elon Musk Learns Faster And Better Than Everyone Else - How to develop  a mental model and how exactly do we master learning??