<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Naveen's Substack: Bytes & Biceps: Book Reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[What I have learned from reading the book]]></description><link>https://blog.naveensrinivasan.com/s/book-reviews</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qBm5!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d9952a6-6fef-48a2-87fd-60ec9b8fff06_400x400.png</url><title>Naveen&apos;s Substack: Bytes &amp; Biceps: Book Reviews</title><link>https://blog.naveensrinivasan.com/s/book-reviews</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:01:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.naveensrinivasan.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Naveen]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[naveensrinivasan@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[naveensrinivasan@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Naveen Srinivasan]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Naveen Srinivasan]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[naveensrinivasan@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[naveensrinivasan@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Naveen Srinivasan]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Flip Your Mind like a Pancake with Adam Grant's 'Think Again']]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction:]]></description><link>https://blog.naveensrinivasan.com/p/flip-your-mind-like-a-pancake-with</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.naveensrinivasan.com/p/flip-your-mind-like-a-pancake-with</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naveen Srinivasan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556695725-3cc4a29d4ef7?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxkYW5pZWwlMjBrYWhuZW1hbnxlbnwwfHx8fDE2ODUwNDU0Mzh8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Introduction: </h3><p>Picture this: You're about to flip a pancake. It's been sizzling on one side, getting all crispy and golden. And then, whoosh! You give it a flip and bam! It's a whole new pancake. That's exactly what reading Adam Grant's "Think Again" felt like for me!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556695725-3cc4a29d4ef7?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxkYW5pZWwlMjBrYWhuZW1hbnxlbnwwfHx8fDE2ODUwNDU0Mzh8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556695725-3cc4a29d4ef7?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxkYW5pZWwlMjBrYWhuZW1hbnxlbnwwfHx8fDE2ODUwNDU0Mzh8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080 424w, 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