Fluid-Ashish Jaiswal

Book: Fluid-The Approach Applied by Geniuses over Centuries

Author: Ashish Jaiswal

Publisher: Wisdom Tree

How many of us have ventured out of our comfort zones to look for something beyond that is taught to us? Have we become so narrow minded that thinking out of the box is a rare quality now?

Fluid by Ashish Jaiswal is a book that approaches a concept that is one of the basic foundations of a developing mind. It shatters the myth by arguing that great minds who have changed the fate of humankind are actually the ones who have failed, faltered or remained uncertain, yet never bothered to stay pasted to a rigid line, they were fluid. It is a book that takes everyday situations, historical events, prominent people and builds a narrative that will force the reader to question the very frame of mind that we have developed in this socially constructive education system that we have. The author questions the very premise of people dividing the world into Science & non-science streams, with people being looked down upon if they try mingling both of them. Ashish has taken up the examples of some very notable people like Charles Darwin, Leonardo Da Vinci, Dr. CV Raman, Steve Jobs and many more.

Coming to the structure, the book is divided into 5 major sections, each of them having a set of sub-sections. The sections are a natural progression where Ashish starts with the problem, provides a solution and then finally deliberates on the impact of being fluid. The writing style is very reader friendly and the examples are put up at the perfect places. He has taken up some very interesting nuances of the examples and then explained them in line with the concept of fluidity and how that was the USP of each of the people who are considered to be icons in their respective fields.

Fluid is a book that should be read by anyone who aspires to make it big in their chosen field. It is also a book that helps the reader being a person who can accept the fact that being an all-rounder is as important as being a specialist in your chosen field. It highlights the fact that what makes us different from a machine is our ability to adapt, to be fluid, to think and to apply.

A mind opening read, gripping to the core. 

It scores a 4.75/5 from me.