Dr. Vishal Monga

I picked this book because it is written by a mathematically oriented philosopher (Bertrand Russell) and has simple yet genuinely deep ideas that helped me and can help fellow researchers avoid falling prey to misery, especially when negative judgements of one’s work inevitably appear. To quote from the book: “One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.”