Yesterday I was talking to my friend about ways to accumulate tuition fees for kids. He suggested going with Chit funds, as they promise 12% returns. I was shocked to hear it from him. We have known each other for over a decade now. Through countless discussions on personal finance, we concluded long back that protecting money is as important as accumulating it. Chit funds are notorious in our society. During my schooldays, chit fund scams were all over the news every other week.
IPL: Ways to see beyond Scoreboard - Part 2
To visual IPL results
Finally, it’s completed. The visualization is live now - visuals → ipl2025.
The learning from this activity is quite a long list.
- Visualization is easier compared to data collection & preparation.
- UI is scarier than the backend stuff like terminal or notebooks.
- Prototyping is very much important, especially for the hobby project.
- Iterative improvement is greater than aiming for a polished shiny thing.
- Presentation is key
1. Visualization is easier compared to data collection & preparation.
If you look at the chart it’s a combination of
A Recurring Theme in my life
Just ask for help
What I’m going to discuss here is a theme that’s recurring all through my life. I ran into some trouble and I lose my sleep for few days, but at an unexpected situation I talk about it to someone and voila there comes a solution. Much worse, the concerned people who I thought I’m harming doesn’t even take it as a big deal.
Overthinking leads to no where
When I start simulating the impact of some of my actions, I delve into the extremes, a negative extreme. This at times saves me from potentially embarrassing situations. However, many times I indulge in self harm through overthinking.
3 Years of Data, Deadlines and Growth
A review of work over the last 3 years
I’ve been reading the blogs for some years now. I came across the annual reviews on the FreeFinCal site; it’s a shame I couldn’t recall the exact year. My guess would be somewhere between 2018 and 2020.
During the pandemic, I started subscribing to the Substacks. I noticed almost everyone who is regularly writing is reviewing the annual performance. And I always wanted to write one for myself. The birthdays, New Year’s Eves, and financial year-end—all of them provided a chance to write. All these days were an opportunity to sit down and look back at what has happened.
IPL: Ways to see beyond Scoreboard
To visual IPL results
Data visualization is one field that has kept me captivated for some time now. The graphics published in sites like FT, Reuters, or NYT made me wonder why I don’t spend time on the skill.
The good volume and variety of data that is available is available all the time. Share market—daily; IPL—yearly. I find each of the cricket matches, no matter if they are Test, ODI, or T20, generates so much data. I tried once with the ODI World Cup; it’s not at all a good one. It’s been a couple of years, and I’m planning to visualize this IPL. My preferred tool is D3JS, and even with that, I’m limited to a few shapes.