Most influential essays I've ever read:
1. Walking by Thoreau
2. Self-Reliance by Emerson
3. Katha Upanishad
What are yours?
This is the street-light effect: They ask (irrelevant) theory questions because there are no relevant practical questions to ask.
But show them a substantial practical project, and the good companies will grab on to it like a drowning person grabbing a plank /21
What are going to be the best channels for SaaS growth in the next decade? My picks...
Google Search
Twitter
Facebook Groups
LinkedIn
Niche Forums
YouTube
And the most underrated:
Reddit
Van Til is not an easy read.
A first book I recommend is “Christian Apologetics” by Van Til.
https://t.co/1HKhagVZXU
Or an easier but excellent approach to his thought is:
By What Standard? By RJ Rushdoony
https://t.co/oGbh5nxcXS
2/
Nerding hard on digital gardens, personal wikis, and experimental knowledge systems with @_jonesian today.
We have an epic collection going, check these out...
1. @tomcritchlow's Wikifolders: https://t.co/QnXw0vzbMG https://t.co/9ri6g9hD93
There are over 300 Ramayanas.
In the book "Ancient Geography of Ayodhya", Ram was born in Herat, Afghanistan.
The book "The Vedic People: Their History & Geography" also says that Ram was born in Afghanistan.
Thailand claims that the original Ayodhya is in Thailand.
#Thread
If you're wondering how you can support me, I don't have a Patreon but I do have a 2021 Calendar of tricks to appear smart in meetings that's out TODAY! Here's a thread of a few of my favorites...
1. Say "it is what it is" https://t.co/ZuLwXvF9L0 https://t.co/5l3CAGPFqA
I bought a thing.
As penance, one like, one 2x2. https://t.co/z4nwI9sxKJ https://t.co/e7AOARuuHW
I published this in a 1-pager:
P. Milanfar, “A Persian Folk Method of Figuring Interest”, Mathematics Magazine, vol. 69, no. 5, December 1996
My late dad refused to be a co-author. But when it appeared, he printed it out and framed it; and hung it on the wall of the house. 🙂 https://t.co/0epoMLSeEX
"If you wait for certainties, you will lose opportunities; instead, aspire to be approximately correct."
https://t.co/Lz4faAUN7J https://t.co/WZ4M5L3K7x
"Life is a dance of the probabilities. If you wait for certainties, you will lose opportunities; instead, aspire to be approximately correct. You'll enjoy building the life of your dreams. I mostly do." https://t.co/KxEytLZepo
https://t.co/q6hFn0QTlB Teaching storytelling to kids via Instapaper
https://t.co/B4ffKnNgf8 How to get lucky? via Instapaper
Principles trump processes https://t.co/8ClbRJu0sc
Great article about focus. "If you see everything, you'll get nothing 🎯" https://t.co/KEWtPhm4WA
Also, I realize that people (myself included) don't spend enough time on reflection about what they did that day/week. It's just marking to-dos as done, but that's not reflecting.
If you see everything, you'll get nothing 🎯
Building feedback loops but be mindful of how you use your energy and time. It goes by fast https://t.co/QyulEEzaPX
If you wait for certainties, you will lose opportunities; instead, aspire to be approximately correct.
https://t.co/8HxDNR6lQ1
Any good Indian substack writers that you’d recommend?
How to choose technology for your business growth? Technology is a great lever. You can launch a new product or reach new markets by leveraging technology.
1/6
A brief thread on the History of Oil & the Great Game
However if you will allow me
I will not start w/ John Rockefeller&Standard Oil in 1870s or even Persia in 1900s
I will start in Middle&the collapse of USSR
Ch1: Putin never forgets
@dugalira @andymukherjee70 @ananthng
Today is the birth anniversary of #Chatrapati #ShahuMaharaj
THREAD: List of some progressive measures introduced by him (from his Wikipedia entry)
1. He removed Brahmins from the post of Royal Religious advisers when they refused to perform religious rites for non-Brahmins 1/n
A surprisingly high % of stupid arguments & fights on Twitter are rooted in a tiny number of fairly obvious fallacies.
Stupid arguments & the fallacies that feed them, a thread:
So many amazing teachers on Twitter:
@david_perell, the writing guy.
@AlexAndBooks_, the reading guy
@jackbutcher, the design guy
@shreyas, the product guy
@JamesClear, the habits guy
My goal for the year: become the decisions guy.
A big goal! Watch me build in public.
When finalizing your online course, I highly recommend using Gagné's Checklist
Robert M. Gagné pioneered the science of instruction during WWII working with the Army Air Corps training pilots
Here are his 9 Events of Instruction 👇
Let's talk delivery options for online learning
There are 4 main types to consider
1️⃣Pre-recorded video or audio
2️⃣Written words & diagrams
3️⃣Live video
4️⃣Curation
🔽A quick thread 🔽
Here are my top Marketing Strategy tweets so far.
(will update throughout the year)
1/ A step-by-step guide to segmentation for any brand in any category
https://t.co/fI9cbJvx7P
"Find an audience" <- Wrong.
Can you imagine trying to 'find an audience' in real life? Walk around the streets until you find one?
You build an audience by doing useful or interesting things.
Start by finding a MARKET, and do useful things until an audience finds you.
I’ve spent the last 2 months compiling an ebook covering every Life Hack we’ve ever featured on Modern Wisdom.
2.5 years of podcasts ✅
3 million downloads ✅
200+ ways to upgrade your life ✅
Get your copy for FREE 🚀
🔗 https://t.co/ff84MNrhiW
How to become an idea machine: (thread)
A @threadapalooza on visual metaphors, my 5 top rules for visualising concepts and being prolific.
Let’s do a 100-tweet thread on how to make visuals that get noticed and get shared. https://t.co/GAB4YCy5Ih
Stay clear of perfectionism. Building a business from scratch means creating things that work just enough to be valuable. They don't need to be perfect. If you try and create the best product ever, you will never release it.
Aligning your use of capital WITH what's important to you...THAT is real financial planning. https://t.co/3EUgUKYAbj
0/ Repetition is everything.
Consistency compounds.
We've all heard it.
Doing small things add up.
In this thread, you'll learn how to stay consistent👇
h/t
@businessbarista https://t.co/zmF9ATd5vL
Real financial planning is a process, not an event.
Become the type of person that does things every day.
Find keystone daily habits. Do them every day for a year.
- 500 words every day.
- One gallon of water every day.
- Eight hours of sleep every day.
- Ten minutes of silence every day.
- One moment of gratitude every day.
Your Online Biz MBA... in a single tweet
1) High-ROI Skill(s)
2) One Niche
3) 1-2 Painful problems
4) One Product/Service
5) 1-2 Traffic Sources
6) Quality copy
7) Conversion optimization
8) Email/SMS marketing
9) Lifetime value
10) Automation / delegation
I write about this topic in my book as well. If you're interested in Zero to Sold, you can find it here:
https://t.co/MKJVcN7Ip7
A Thread on Term Insurance 🧵👇
I've built several SAAS and side-projects those last 5 years 🛠
Not all succeed, but I learned a lot 🤓
Today I'm not sharing great life lessons and business tips.
Today I'm sharing ten practical tips that will help you save time and money on your #IndieHackers journey.
👇
Looking to develop a skill?
Not sure where to start?
Try developing these
Selling
Coding
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Note-taking
Storytelling
They are timeless and have unlimited leverage
Overall, this looks something like this https://t.co/lzMkg1NIgg
There is a lot discomforting about how diff nations from Aus to Pak are dealing with their own citizens in China. India has got this right. Despite a huge spread of Indian nationals globally, the Indian state has a remarkable record of helping its citizens. Something to applaud👏
“The job of science is to try and be right, the job of a business is to be less wrong than your competitors.” @Rorysutherland joins us @AhsanDeliri on the premiere episode of season two of #RiskyConversations https://t.co/r1K7C2dDMU
Mathematicians think in proofs, lawyers in constructs, logicians in operators, dancers in movement, artists in impressions, drummers in rythms, and idiots in labels.
Bed of Procrustes.
Great story-telling is just clear thinking.
Great performance is just restless training.
Great friendship is just educated trusting.
Great family is just mindful loving.
Great confidence is just constant growing.
Great life is just endless learning.
@Achint_Setia @anushayadav Also imagine an ambulance or firetruck being in the lane and it resetting the signal. We need to think through these experiments a bit more carefully. Moving fast and breaking things work for the internet, but societies are super fragile. And it remembers the mess.
Does every profession have their own version of Stack Overflow? Looking for more examples (other than subreddits). Some I can think of:
Figure1 for healthcare professionals
Proformative for accountants and controllers
Twitter:
Post your idea
LinkedIn:
Post your career
Facebook:
Post to your group
Instagram:
Post your aesthetic
Pinterest:
Post your inspiration
Snapchat:
Post with your friends
TikTok:
Post your performance
Byte:
Post your video, your video, your video
Shipping speed is a leading indictator of success.
Applies to people.
Applies to startups.
Bet on people who move fast, make things, and learn from feedback.
@Zomato @spolsky 12/ But for big projects, the single greatest strength is the *absence* of too many dependencies.