Learning to learn
@jjude @_MikeSchmitz @the_LYT_way @NickMilo I totally agree with your first takeaway. That's a simple but important concept.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Learned something? Share it online! It may seem like not a big deal to you, but someone somewhere will find it useful ✨
17 skills that will boost your critical thinking better than a 4-yr college degree:
🔍 You can't look up what you don't know It's so easy to look up so much factual information available at our fingertips, but creativity and insights require internalized knowledge.
Elon Musk tweeted about 50 cognitive biases every kid should learn. It’s a phenomenal list! But the infographic (see below) is hard to read. If you’re like me, you want a resource like this in a searchable form—for Notion, Evernote, etc. So I’ve created just that.
How to Twitter: The @imMartinBoss Way If you're seeking inspiration on how to *get* Twitter and get more out of it, Martin has solid suggestions here: It's not the only way, but he presents a lot of superb options.
Master psychology and you can basically print money at will. However, 99% of creators have no clue how or where to start. After reading 9 books and studying 47 websites, I finally figured it out. 13 psychology truths to *ethically* market products that sell like crazy: 🧵👇
Do you know what worked? A clear vision. Design-led development. Weekly demos to deciders who always made the call on what to do next. Clear communication between cross functional teams. Honest feedback. Managing risk as a function of the rate of actual progress toward goals.
In 1990’s in San Francisco. A Crane operator dumped a parking barrier in Park. Soon Hindus discovered it and started worshipping it. There used to be crowd to Worship the Parking Barrier. Authorities removed it. In India, the park would have become temple
@madversity @pendown My schoolmate is working on a movie based on it.
Inflation is a global problem. But unemployment is an Indian problem. Knowing how the two are tied helps. Not knowing makes stupidity an Indian problem. #inflation
Celebrating 16 years with McGraw-Hill. Thanks, @MHEducation, for your trust & publishing:
Stop calling disabled people anything but disabled. This is the term they self identify with. It's the same as Dalits - that's the term they self identify so you should not call them Harijans. Let's focus our attention on removing environmental & attitudinal barriers in +/
10 Google apps you didn't know you needed (until now):
Overheard: “You will know the country you live in is in decline when majority of conversation is about its past rather than its future”
Over the past 10 years, AI has specialized into two domains. "Applied AI" where the goal is to ship products with real-world impact. "Make-believe AI" where the goal is to ship press releases to convince investors and the public that what you're doing is important.
If your tea-bags have a little tag on them, they're supposed to be made in a cup, if they don't have a tag they're supposed to be made in a pot. Found that out on a tea-plantation in Sri Lanka
19 single decisions that will eliminate 10,000 future decisions:
Ship30 (cc @dickiebush) started as an accountability group for writers. Then it became a cohort-based course. After that, things started popping off: -Ebooks -Newsletters -Even a SaaS (@typeshare_co) A course isn't just a course. It can be the catalyst for an entire business.
Slide decks hide can shallow thinking. Narratively structured memos are harder to write because they require better thinking. It’s worth it.
Slide decks are maybe useful for persuasion — think sales calls. But you don’t want that for internal decision meetings.
Many people asked me this, so here's a 🧵 with some funding-raised startups initially built with @bubble. Please add links if you know more! #MVP #NoCode
Any more experts on @HTMX and mixing with other JS libraries and tools? Your input would be appreciated -
The best way to create and maintain intrinsic motivation? Let your kids dabble, explore, and find something where their interests and talents align. Then let them enjoy it, without an undue emphasis on success.
2. Cash Flow is King. Here is how to quit your job forever in one tweet. Massively increase your income. Spend reasonably. That gap is your Cash Flow. Invest that Cash Flow into Cash Flow Producing Assets like Rental Real Estate until you don't need a job.
10 Sentences about Money that will teach you more than a $70,000 Finance degree: (Trust me, I have one.)
Interesting thread by @jjude
Airlines nationalization- 1953. Life insurance nationalization- 1956. Bank nationalization -1969. General insurance nationalization- 1972. Coal mines nationalization- 1971-73. All of these had happened BEFORE and not AFTER the amendment of the Preamble.
Summary: 1) Have a good mom + dad 2) Be a good mom or dad 3) Spend time w/ family 4) Serve others more than self 5) Avoid addiction to food, drink, etc. 6) Forgive + seek forgiveness 7) Get married + have friends Significance: God is good and his design is for our good.
I shouldn't even bother to research my tweets. I should just tweet fake stats like this woman. "Did you know Pakistan is 100% Christian???? Please retweet and type Amen!" "Did you know Lal Qila was actually an ancient church???? This is what they won't teach you history class!"
He first went after the Tamils, the majority Singhalese was silent... He then went after the muslims, the majority Buddhists were silent... He ruined the country and made it face it's worst economic crisis ever... Today the Majority made him resign!!!
There's a saying among negotiators: If I set the terms and you set the price, I win. The right framing can bend reality. ❌ "We charge 10K / month, because that's our server cost + margins." ✅ "We charge 100K / month, because you'll save 300K."
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'" - Hunter S. Thompson
"both extremely painful and extremely pleasant events are more meaningful than milder events..emotional extremity plays a key role in whether events are found meaningful..positive and negative events inspired contemplation to roughly the same degree."
Passenger trains bring cancelled to carry coal is a powerful advertisement of governance deficit. Such lack of foresight and planning was indeed never seen in the last 70 years. Even petty shopkeepers run their businesses more efficiently.
I've trained 100s of Executives on how to handle arguments. Want to stand out? Master these 13 argument types: 🧵
“In April 1977, the International Commission for the Assessment of Eradication of Smallpox in India visited the country” India has had a proud record of public vaccinations (“free”) till the misplaced new policy of 2020 made us lose so many lives. Supreme Court forced the change
“Communalism feeds on the other and there is always the other.” “Culture trumps economics.” Two lines, among the many insightful ones, that remained with me from the lecture. @sultansinghblr
The right solution should combine the efficiency of Zoom with the meaningful human connection that happens when people come together. Our design attempts to combine the best of both worlds
Searching for a 'big idea'? Try this: SCAMPER - Substitute something - Combine things - Adapt for another purpose - Modify in some way - Put to another use - Eliminate something - Reverse the whole thing (shout out to @thedankoe for bringing this into my life)
How can consumer banks get away with such ugly websites? Why do people use Craigslist even though it has the UI it does? Why do people continue to use telecoms with terrible service? Not all weaknesses are Achilles heels.
The world is saying in whispers that BRICS three are really Sahib, Bibi and Ghulam. Modi has lowered India's self respect by agreeing to sit with Sahib China and Bibi Russia. He cares nothing for Sahib grabbing Bharat Mata's land after the lullaby sung by Bibi.
Plus, anyone who reads a Twitter thread can add to it, comment on it, and so on. That kind of idea exchange doesn't happen on blog posts much anymore, mainly because of spam moderation wrecking comments.
I have a degree in marketing. But I have learned more about marketing from reading these books. 10 books to help you master marketing:
7 content distribution tactics that will help your old content generate more traffic and more results. (These strategies can increase your traffic 20%-50%) This is how you bring that piece you wrote 2 weeks ago back to life and drive results:
What's a book that changed how you work?
📍 3 years in the making, finally ready to go live: ? 📈 How I put my whole life into a single database - tracking over 100 different data types, ranging from fitness & nutrition to social life, computer usage and weather, with over 380,000 data points
I just turned 70. Here is my advice which I wish I had known earlier.
