We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. This website serves as a vessel to project my thoughts in the hopes of decluttering them for myself and for my readers. So, sit back, relax, and read on.

ME IN 10 SECONDS

I’m a Salesforce consultant, guitar player, better-than-bathroom singer and reader.

I love to think about topics such as technology, consulting, fulfilment, happiness, work and productivity.
Introvert, tinkerer and love finding a different point of view.

India native, I now live in Amsterdam.

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Kanav Khurana

Sep 30, 2022
1 min

Cleaning up Amsterdam

I have been in Amsterdam for 4 years now. The other day, I was walking the streets and saw this: The pile of trash was an eye-sore next...

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The Daily Dispatch #7, Let's clean this up, Part 3

Kanav Khurana

Sep 30, 2022
3 min

The Daily Dispatch #7, Let's clean this up, Part 3

Now that we’ve tested the stock code, let’s move on to a documented scenario which I hope to tweak for my exact use case. Here’s the...

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The Daily Dispatch #6, Let's clean this up, Part 2

Kanav Khurana

Sep 30, 2022
2 min

The Daily Dispatch #6, Let's clean this up, Part 2

Einstein Vision includes these APIs: Einstein Image Classification—Train deep learning models to recognize and classify images at scale....

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The Daily Dispatch #5, Let's clean this up, Part 1

Kanav Khurana

Sep 30, 2022
1 min

The Daily Dispatch #5, Let's clean this up, Part 1

So the other day, I was walking through the streets of Amsterdam and I saw some trash, spewed on the road. Of course, I have seen trash...

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The Daily Dispatch #4, Heating it up, Part 4

Kanav Khurana

Sep 30, 2022
1 min

The Daily Dispatch #4, Heating it up, Part 4

If you ask, you shall receive! I received access to VRA and was able to test out a scenario. It’s amazing that once you’re through the...

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Note to my past self: Be a better consultant

Kanav Khurana

Sep 13, 2022
2 min

Note to my past self: Be a better consultant

Dear Kanav, Subject: Be a better consultant Ask for help on a problem. Asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness . Start with...

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The Daily Dispatch #3, Heating it up, Part 3

Kanav Khurana

Sep 3, 2022
1 min

The Daily Dispatch #3, Heating it up, Part 3

I started going through the VRA installation and configuration manual. I was halted in my progress. It turns out that a paid license is...

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The Daily Dispatch #2, Heating it up, Part 2

Kanav Khurana

Sep 2, 2022
1 min

The Daily Dispatch #2, Heating it up, Part 2

Trailhead has a great module to get you started on how Visual Remote Assistance can work. I thought of the below storyline - at a high...

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The Daily Dispatch #1 : Heating it up, Part 1

Kanav Khurana

Sep 2, 2022
1 min

The Daily Dispatch #1 : Heating it up, Part 1

In this new series, Daily Dispatch, inspired by the book, “Show your work”, I share the inspiration behind a hobby project that I’d like...

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Kanav Khurana

Aug 31, 2022
2 min

The joys of parenting

When my wife tested positive for pregnancy in July 2021, I was shi**ing myself - pardon the expression. Being someone who's grossly...

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Kanav Khurana

Aug 30, 2022
2 min

Gaming the Gemeente

My son was born in March. We applied for his Dutch residence permit in the first week of April. Once the processing was complete, we were...

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Kanav Khurana

Aug 18, 2022
1 min

Gamifying baby sleep

I have a 5-month old, who needs to be rocked to sleep. The rocking can take anywhere between 10-20 minutes. It is easy to get anxious and...

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Kanav Khurana

Jul 28, 2022
2 min

Boiling things down

I heard an interesting podcast the other day, where Kunal Shah talks about boiling things down. He said something along the lines of,...

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Kanav Khurana

Jul 27, 2022
1 min

The Curious Chat - Ep 1

At the start of the altMBA, we embarked on an exercise about goal setting. I thought about writing a book and gave myself 6 months. Of...

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Kanav Khurana

Jul 15, 2022
1 min

Responding to Failure

‘Failure’ is subjective. For some, failure is something substantial - like a failed relationship. For others - like me - failure can be...

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Kanav Khurana

Jul 12, 2022
1 min

Design a green UX.

Welcome to ACAD! I read about Green UX for the first time here. And you’re right in making the connection from ‘Green’ to...

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Dance with fear by taking a walk outdoors

Kanav Khurana

Jul 10, 2022
2 min

Dance with fear by taking a walk outdoors

Ever anticipate uncomfortable conversations at work? An escalation meeting with a client, a tough negotiation about software specs or a...

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Kanav Khurana

Jul 6, 2022
2 min

The Nordic Cycle

Welcome to the second in this series of a-curiosity-a-day. Recently, I have started enjoying the feeling of following up my swimming...

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I loved my first day in the public transport

Kanav Khurana

Jun 22, 2022
1 min

I loved my first day in the public transport

Yesterday, I travelled to office via the metro and train in Amsterdam after 2 years! It was surprisingly nice to be out and about. It was...

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Kanav Khurana

Jun 20, 2022
2 min

Web 3.0 - I'm sorry what?

Welcome to the first in this series of a-curiosity-a-day, inspired by Rohan Rajiv’s blog - A Learning a Day. In this series, I reflect...

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We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. This website serves as a vessel to project my thoughts in the hopes of decluttering them for myself and for my readers. So, sit back, relax, and read on.

ME IN 10 SECONDS

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