Everyday we read, watch, and listen to some of the greatest ideas floating around the Internet. Only thing that matters is, what are you going to do with that idea. Listen to this episode to know how I learned & acted on the idea of "skill stacking":
What Studying For Exams Taught Me About Decision Making? If we take process-driven decisions, in the long term, we get better results
In today’s polarised world, we need to understand others who differ from our views and communicate with them. I explore this topic with @ranjithajeurkar using Nonviolent communication. Please listen and share what you liked. Enjoy our conversation.
“Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.” - Aldous Huxley
Courage is the master of the virtues, because it makes the practice of all others possible. We call Achilles brave not because we think he will win, but because we know he is going to die. @simonsarris
These are the highest visited pages in my blog in the last 30 days. All of them are @GravitasWins podcast interviews. Thank you my guests for spending time with me. If you have not listened to them already, they are all available here:
Do you know the different ways to generate electricity? Here Jerry talks about them: . Watch, like, and give me feedback.
@AriLamm Wishing you happy Hanukkah my favorite Jewish podcast host and philosopher. It is always a joy listening to your episodes. Your voice brims with joy; the episodes are full of unexpected but pleasant insights. Keep them coming Rabbi.
"Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible" Frank Gaines
Today @rishabh_grg & I discussed abt such economic decisions in our life. We want to do many things and we are capable of doing them. But how do you decide? Same as here. Trade-offs.
Notes from books I read. (These are my interpretations and not necessarily what the author intended) 👇
Started reading "Basics of Economics" by @ThomasSowell. My notes from the book follows. 👇
First cancelling Munawar Faruqui show because it could lead to "law & order" problem; Now "advicing" Christians to stop praying because they can't protect them. What next?
Journaling: - specific journaling like why we are investing in a stock - random journaling (how the day goes etc) - stand out and write as a 3rd person on the decisions @SejalSud & @shivamnow
Super interesting and relevant discussion with @SejalSud, @shivamnow, @shinjini9, and so many others. Join if you are around…
I am a huge fan of Peter Theil. Some big ideas I learnt: • Mimesis drives people • Technology > Globalization • Capitalism # Competition • Conventions aren’t true • Probability > calculus • Investing # lottery • Develop your thinking daily
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. - Steve Jobs
The definite optimist has a concrete plan for the future and strongly believes in that future being better than today. World is a better place because of definite optimists. Their vision continues to prosper the world. #leadership #vision
"Population is no longer a top priority concern" for India -
There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences - Jack Welch We want a symmetrical life. We even call it a work-life balance. But the pursuit of balance in life leads to mental imbalance.
Will A Chatbot Take Away My Job? Don't be afraid of losing job because of technology. Automation and new technology will create more opportunity for you.
A lie has speed, but truth has endurance. —Edgar J. Mohn
Three Types Of Goals You Should Set 'Be' goals drive 'do' goals which manifests in 'have' goals
What is a great conversation? A conversation is great, if: - you say things you never knew you knew - you hear words that find a place in you that you thought you lost - it brings you to a different plane - it continues to sing in your mind John O'Donohue
The Covid pandemic is not taking the very best of turns - Marginal REVOLUTION
I understood the purpose of constitution (both of the US & India) when listening to @AriLamm 's podcasts. It is a dream; a vision; an intent. We are not there today, but we would like to go there. So we can all march with hope towards it. Happy #ConstitutionDay2021
Is striking a balance always right? • We want to have a work-life balance • As we grow in our career, we want to have a balance of hands-on work and management Are these possible?
How to build in public? Jeff Bezos teaches through his annual letters:
Win small, win early, win often. — Gary Hamel
You don't matter to 99.99999% of the world's population. At the same time, you are extremely important to a small group of people. Your will inspire them to follow in your footsteps. You can really put a dent in the universe that knows you.
Consistency and things going to plan are amazing. Practicing with what happens when things fall apart — that’s probably the most powerful thing we can learn.
Are you waiting for other's approvals to get started? Everything around you that you call life, was made up by people that were no smarter than you - Steve Jobs
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Buckminster Fuller
The best book to learn about becoming wealthy is still, "The Richest Man in Babylon" My son read it and reviewed it here: Will he practice it? That's another point ;-) Watch it, Like it, and Subscribe to their channel. #bookreview #WealthSecrets
Calculus and Probability are two major streams in Mathematics. Calculus is precise, and Probability is approximate. In life probability is more useful than calculus for most
A person’s name is to that person, the sweetest, most important sound in any language. - Dale Carnegie When I understood this quote and acted on it, it got me great results:
Is there a 'pause' time on your calendar?
Question we should ask about storms and floods is: when not if. You won’t know the exact moment storms and floods will come, but you can be sure they will come. Better to build your life on a rock rather than sand.
Is there a way to discover ongoing live Twitter spaces?
“You can’t use an old map to explore a new world.” — Albert Einstein
How to Read: Lots of Inputs and a Strong Filter : by @morganhousel
What super-chickens and system thinking tell us about building a hyper-performing team?
Are you obsessing over the right things? Steve Jobs is known to obsess over perfection. But he didn't mind walking up to a keynote speech with grass on his shoes. Know what matters
To understand the future we need to understand the past - Winston Churchill
What you leave for your kids doesn't matter as much as what you leave in them. @BishopJakes
When you show a soul the way to happiness, the universe smiles on you in return. by @William3Willis
This is my fav feature too now on @FeedHive_io
Wealth is being in a position to do more of the things that you LOVE doing, and none or less of the the things that you HAVE to. Are you wealthy or just rich?
As I teach my kids more and more about investing, they are picking up knowledge in adjacent areas too. Here is the elder one talking about 4P of marketing.
