Find Exciting Ideas I wouldn’t be where I am if I didn’t love what I did. I found my Ikigai - the intersection of what I love, what I’m good at, what the world needs and what I can be paid for. I help founders reach $5M/year with proven systems and I love every second of it.
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I asked 375,000 people for their favorite things of 2023. • Books • Podcasts • Newsletters • Lessons learned Then, I spent *hours* compiling answers to create the Best of 2023 Curation. Here's the recap of each one:
@OfficeOfDGP @Swamy39 For this video Swamy ji blocked me..
These posts from a Trauma Therapist is gonna trigger a lot of Indian parents. Part 1
The obesity epidemic will never be solved until it's understood that many foods that make people overweight are like addictive drugs. But big food manufacturers want their food to be addictive, so this is unlikely to happen.
I asked my 170,000 followers for their favorite podcast episode of 2023. These 11 were mentioned the most:
My free new book "Developer Experience (DX)" is available today: This book delves into the essence of DX - making developers' lives easier and more productive. It also goes into the important relationship between DX and good UX. It's about 100 pages long…
“Read enough, and you become a connoisseur. Then you naturally gravitate more towards theory, concepts, non-fiction”, says Naval Ravikant. The genuine love for reading itself, when cultivated, is a superpower. 25 books recommended by @naval 🧵
@ZubyMusic Christianity = holding people to high standards/expectations. You lose your high standards, and civilization starts to decline. A very simple equation.
I hate boring annual reviews. The best progress I've made as an entrepreneur comes from asking interesting questions. Here're 10 of my favourite:
This is a far better way of looking at cancer! Much more holistic and far less toxic than conventional treatment!
Useful tip for new year resolutions:🎗️ Commit to a realistic process - >> I'll read 15 mins (almost) daily. Instead of committing to an ambitious outcome - >> I'll read 30 books this year. Works better.✅
Math as evidence for God: A widely quoted essay by Eugene Wigner is titled “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences.” Wigner asks why the mathematical formulas we devise in our heads work so well in describing the external universe. The match…
@palaknotpaneer 💯 They have a much greater appreciation for the physical world around us, which TBH we desperately lack in India
ok, I've now read the full NYT complaint filed this morning vs OpenAI and Microsoft. I'm impressed - it's future-focused around fair value for work vital to democracy. It also contains 220k pages of exhibits although the pages of Ex J stood out to me. more on that in a minute. /1
If you want to become a better software engineer, read these famous posts from top companies (OpenAI, Airbnb, Stripe, Figma, Netflix, Meta) I spent hours curating top posts so you don't have to:
Just learned about . Very impressive pricing. Dedicated 32CPU/256GB machine for $329/month is pretty sweet. The very first Basecamp dedicated box had 1CPU/256MB and cost $400/month back in 2004 😄
The Ethiopian Bible, believed to be the world's first illustrated Christian Bible, was written on goat skin and created around the early 5th Century CE. Named after the monk Abba Garima, who is said to have copied the text in a single day with divine assistance, the Garima…
Going on my first podcast as a guest tomorrow. Do you have one tip for me?
Looking for a New Year's resolution? Try one of these. Or better yet, try all of them. 1. Resolve to stop talking about what you want to do and only talk about what you've done. 2. Resolve to spend more time connecting with your existing audience than chasing a new one. 3.…
Most societies through most of human history have been polygamous (or, like Rome, accepted men having sexual relationships outside marriage). When the Christian church persuaded people to practice monogamy, the results were revolutionary. Polygamy leads to: --Elite men have…
Anyone who knows me knows I love table questions! They elevate the conversation, they give everyone a chance to talk, and we always emerge knowing each other better. Here are 2 of my favorites:
Nothing has increased my programming productivity more than being able to restate hard problems as simple ones. Nobody taught me more about how to do that than the late, great Gerald M. Weinberg.
Every year, I ask some of the smartest scientists and tech ppl I know what they consider the most important, amazing, or merely interesting breakthroughs of last 365 days. It's one of my favorite pieces to write all year. Here is 2023's list:
I'm looking for a few accountability partners. I just finished setting goals for 2024 across 5 buckets: 1) Family 2) Health 3) Wealth 4) Work 5) Play Now I want a few people to hold me accountable to my goals and I'll do the same for them. I'm thinking daily texts &…
End of year = Annual Review time I can summarize the essence of my Annual Reviews as: Discovering what you truly want for your life, again and again, in more subtle shades and deeper layers each time Doing an Annual Review is simple - here’s a few questions to get you going:
A gem form the LessWrong community: 'Humans are not automatically strategic.' "A large majority of otherwise smart people spend time doing semi-productive things, when there are massively productive opportunities untapped."
“The newest technical papers and the oldest books are the best sources of arbitrage. They contain the least popular facts and the most monetizable truths”, says Balaji Srinivasan. 20 books recommended by @balajis 🧵
Reflection of 2023: I have been reading and listening to Naval for the last 2-3 years. This year I was able to apply/marinate some of what he says and internalise them. Thanks to @naval , @NavalismHQ and @amuldotexe (1/n)
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I’m 25 years old. Last year, Notion templates have made me $175,000+ in profits. It costs me $50/month to sell them. Here’s how you can get started before 2024:
I asked 170,000 people for the best book they read in 2023. These 16 turned up the most (so they will make for great reading over the holidays):
Tracking investments has been a game-changer for my family! Whether you track your spending or not, keeping an eye on your investment amount is crucial. Read more about my 12-year journey here: #investing #personalfinance
Being a male is a matter of birth but Becoming a MAN is a matter of choice... 8 Habits that turn BOYs into Men:
Still brings a smile to my face #ChristmasEve #MerryChristmas
I had said it in June -- Goa is a lot more expensive than Bali/Thailand/Vietnam. And it isn't even 5% as beautiful. My point was directed towards the taxi mafia but instead of acknowledging the problem, half of Goa told me to FO because they don't want cheap tourists like me.…
What was a simple change you made to your life this year that made a massive difference?
2023 has been amazing wealth creator. Here are my top winners: Macpower Icemake Pricol Xpro India Elecon engineering Please do share your top winners.
Please listen and feel the words of my good friend Rev. @MuntherIsaac in #Bethlehem. We wish you a peaceful Christmas.
@eshear I just published my GPT-4 prompts for turning an audio transcript into well-structured text here: I use this alongside my integration with Apple Voice Memos that I also open sourced here:
I personally use Gumroad + Twitter for selling my Digital Products. You can check my all Free Products here.
Socialists think that the economy is a pie to be divided up and passed around. But the economy is not a pie. It's an oven for baking pies. Socialists dismantle the oven and pass out the parts.
@BrentBeshore @morganhousel Yes - I call it a level 9 friend :)
My Predictions For 2024: 1️⃣ Layoffs Are Going To Get WORST We're going to see more companies let go 5-10% of their workforce in 2024. It sucks to predict this but some of the most revenue rich organizations are going to lay off a ton of people even after doing deep cuts in 2023.…
Some practical tips to prevent most #heartattack in winters : If new to exercise: Start gradually: walk , wear proper clothes, keep the body warm, don’t expose the skin to the cold air. Slowly increase speed of the walk over the days . Then : Mild 30 min jogging in the…
Great story. I love David's honesty in studying Christianity seriously with an open mind. I love how @BrentBeshore puts it: Jesus taught for three years, died disgracefully, and changed the world forever; wouldn’t you like to know how he did it?
@tomfgoodwin Remote is an amplifier for good and bad behaviour. Simple as that.
Some recommendations... Phase 1: Learning about the Bible • Tim Keller’s Questioning Christianity lecture series • Tim Keller’s books: Making Sense of God and The Reason for God. • YouTube channel: The Bible Project • Book: The Story of Reality • Book: I Don’t Have Enough…
What is the single best podcast episode you listened to this year?
