Joseph Jude

Explore what a comfortable retirement means to you in this thought-provoking blog post. The idea of comfort is subjective and often changes over time. Discover more here:

When Adani gets government goodies it is called nationalism When the poor get it, they call it freebies. The middle class is thrilled to get monthly salaries of which 55 % is taken away as tax, GST or EMI for a 3BHK ☺️😩

@Locati0ns Iraq is the only country that has four civilizations: (Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian).

Most Indians are just 1 hospitalisation away from bankruptcy. A good health insurance plan is mandatory.

What’s a book you constantly recommend to others, but nobody recommended to you? Here’s my pick.

What would have happened if the British never colonised India?

To find value in a world overflowing with distractions, you must learn to ruthlessly ignore much of what you see. Schopenhauer published this in 1851, but it’s even more relevant today.

It reminds me of the 2022 wealth tax increase in Norway that was expected to bring an additional $146M in yearly tax revenue Instead, an estimated $54B-worth of ultra-rich left the country, leading to a lost $594M in yearly wealth tax revenue A net decrease of $448M+

Dreams are fun when they are distant. The imagination loves to play with possibilities when there is no risk of failure. But when you find yourself on the verge of action, you pause. You can feel the uncertainty of what lies ahead. Thoughts swirl. Maybe this isn't the right…

@paraschopra 1. 100+ countries instead of 3. No democracy 2. No trains atleast not such large network 3. No place for the current justice system and police 4. Less dams & hence lower food + diary availability and hence lower population growth

I think it’s useful to understand the difference between content and knowledge. 90 second reels and tweet threads are content. Not knowledge. Knowledge takes thousands of pages + practical experience. Content can be useful as an appetiser to pique your curiosity. But never…

Copy and Paste these ChatGPT prompts to finish hours of work in seconds:

5. You don’t want to be famous Kevin suggests reading the biography of any famous person • You can’t hit the reset button on fame once you have it • The attention you want is from the people you love, not strangers in the car park eating a Big Mac while taking pics of you

Useful.

Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 30th November 1957. It's been 66.8 years, and it still stands tall despite facing countless storms and rains. But the statue built by our self-styled saheb collapsed in just 266 days by a strong…

This is one of the most striking tweets about poverty.

I just published my new Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights piece - this one on how to use and do competitor analysis #Strategy Hope you enjoy!

👧💻"How did your 8-year-old learn to build with AI?" I turned the lesson that got her started into a video tutorial 👇 I hope you all have as much fun with @cursor_ai, @AnthropicAI, @CloudflareDev and @honojs as we have!

Profit explained:

Unpopular opinion You have a responsibility to remain attractive to your spouse.

How to get rich in the Age of AI: 1) Find a boring task/job/industry that can now be replaced by AI 2) Build it and make it work like current incumbent does. 3) Market it exactly as current providers do, but focus on 10X cheaper and faster 4) Profit

ideas on how to compete with $100B saas companies: - intentionally limit features (focus on core value) - give affiliate program 50% cut until $1M ARR (then lower) - shift from monthly subscription to "quantum pricing" (dynamic based on usage/value) - kill your best-selling…

Every consumer app founder should listen to this. Some of the best insights I've heard yet in recent times. Summarized key takeaways below 👇

I was reading NMDC concall to get clarity on the impact due to this judgement. It seems there is no impact and they are recovering from clients 🙈 Ghoom phir ke everything goes down to consumers and is inflationary. Strange judgements and strange outcomes.

“I must study Politicks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and Philosophy ... to give their Children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Statuary, Tapestry, and Porcelaine." — John Adams

The Apostle Paul’s instructions to the Christian community in Corinth to “expel the wicked person” has always been a controversial text. But what if we swapped the word “wicked” with “danger to community- especially the most vulnerable,” then does it make it more clear?

Every book Charlie Munger has recommended since 1994:

Any good AI-powered internal linking tool where I can directly submit my sitemap or list of URLs, and it gives me linking suggestions? The suggestions should include "anchor texts" and the "page links". And should work for non-WordPress sites as well. Any recommendations?

15 Powerful Lines That Will Make You Think: 1.

The Bible is less of a book and more accurately a collection of books — written over 1600 years, on 3 different continents, by approximately 40 different authors, in 3 different languages. Find this graphic at .

We need more citizen journalists like @VijayKumbhar62 to keep #IAS officers honest

Studies show 'trust' is vital for economic & social health. Studies show levels of 'trust' are at an all-time low. What is trust, why does it work, how does it relate to 'faith'? Here's Royal Marine turned Oxford philosopher Tom Simpson to undeceive us.

@radshaan Science asks: what’s true? Engineering asks: what works?

I deleted my entire digital footprint. You can too. Here's how I did it:

I’d say it’s the volume and frequency of cleaning/ household responsibilities. From what I know, abroad, a house is cleaned weekly; twice a week at most. In India, houses need to be broomed & mopped, and dusted everyday. Dishwashers are not common at all and, assuming a family…

The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused).

If you are living in a metro, you are paying:- [1] 30% more rent [2] 5-10K extra in school fee per child [3] Health cost (easily 5-10 years of your life) [4] Time cost (travelling in traffic; add another easily 2 years) [5] More stressful living It is MUCH better to have a…

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So, what’s the takeaway? If you want to create your own fund, compare it with a health insurance plan that’s: • Lifetime coverage • Reinstatable coverage In most cases, health insurance, over a lifetime, will outperform a self-funded plan.

TLDR: Mid 2010s, many NYC restaurants, led by the top one, went tip-free. By 2019, they all abandoned the "living wage" system, primarily on demands from servers. Also customers! Reasons are Game Theory, Prospect Theory, Econ101 We start with this scene

In other words, aristocracy directs its resources toward greatness, particularly the architectural greatness of the sort that we still admire Democracy, in contrast, directs resources toward things the lowest common denominator, or mob voter, likes. That generally means welfare…

@dmuthuk Thread explains some sections of the history of Kallanai

This is ELITE parenting Using this for my kids in the future

1) Gentle Strengthening Start walking backward. Up a hill, on a treadmill, with a sled. Concept is the same regardless: - Gentle strengthening - Circulation to the knees to support healing

This is a good short read on less explored software development approaches.

15 Visuals about Psychology and Life: 1.

H'ble @narendramodi ji, @dpradhanbjp ji, School fees becoming unbearable, a huge burden for parents. Get the Govt schools quality in per with pvt schools and cap the fees for pvt schools (start these initiatives in your 20 states). Please set-up a fee regulatory committee to…