You’ve got to make your deposits before you can make a withdrawal - Steve Schwartzman, chairman and CEO, Blackstone Group True in many areas of life - Networking, Wealth building, Career making ...
Whenver I want to launch a new consulting service or a webinar or a newsletter, I use a framework to think through. It goes like this: P - problem A - Audience S - Scenarios T - Transformation O - Offer R - Reward
Protocols Not Platforms
What’s your opinion on UID being digital id for India? @jackerhack (I got this thread from your feed. I couldn’t reply only to you so asking like this)
How to build trust as we work in remote? Fine piece by @vibhor86
"People who excel tend to obsess over the details. People who struggle also tend to obsess over the details. The difference is what details they focus on. Minutiae vs polish. Most things don’t matter—but when it does, you want to get the details right." –@JamesClear
Hey @rajasegar_c, just want to say I'm enjoying all the posts and code you are sharing with @htmx_org . Thanks for doing it.
Luck = Preparation + Opportunity How can you prepare if you don't know what is coming? Want to turn lucky? Think about future. In today's Gravitas WINS show, I'll show a framework you can use to think about the future. Hope you'll join:
Latest issue of blackbook is a thoughtful read: I'm always interested in lessons from history. In this issue @vijayanands shares lessons from East India company & the Chola empire.
Leaders are grappling with new challenges: - hiring, retaining a remote workforce, - running rewards and recognition programs - assimilating new employees into teams Interesting series from @vibhor86 on challenges of remote working from mgmt pov:
@workflowy has stayed on my homescreen for years. It is getting better and better. Now you can add images to your notes. One use case not covered in this post: - transfer photos between android and mac ;-)
This is the first (and probably only) writing of PB Mehta for which I don't have to run to dictionary.
It was fun to catch up VV community with @IcebreakerVideo. Nice talking to @jackbutcher @MariusCern ...Thanks Jack for setting this up
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else. Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it. ― Hermann Hesse
Most of us reach peak of our career and fade away. Successful people though parlay. They keep growing instead of fading. This is just one of the smartcuts. There are others which I'll share in today's Gravitas WINS show. See you at 7 pm IST today:
Racism in the UK media > Meghan Markle And Prince Harry UK Royal Reporters Coverage Compared To Kate Middleton And Prince William
When asked what bad advice he’s heard floating around the industry, author Tom Peters answered: They say: “Think big! Have a compelling vision!” I say: Think small. Do something super cool by the end of the day! Excellence is the next five minutes or nothing at all"
Time it takes to brute force your password
The gods too are fond of a joke.- Aristotle Make them laugh. They will remember you for life.
Almost 10 years back I read a book-Maverick by @ricardosemler. It had an interesting concept-autonomus teams. While interesting, I never understood how it can be implemented in companies. Today I took holocracy workshop by @CalmAchiever. I'm starting to understand it is possible
There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult.- C. A. R. Hoare
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?
Do you think networking is just handing over business cards? Animation video created by my 12 year old son. Amazed at his creativity and the availability of tools that enable such creativity. Do you have an idea for his next animation video?
Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day. - Abraham Maslow Irony of life: If you chase safety, you lose safety.
A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories and relationships that, taken together, account for a consumer’s decision to choose one product or service over another. - Seth Godin Don't focus on creating a brand. Focus on creating memories, stories, and relations.
Unlike most of the Indian populace, I was no fan of Cricket. It looked so dull. That was until @ipl. Suddenly it got interesting. Not only the sports, but mixing of corporate world into sports was interesting too. Here are some lessons I learned 🧵
Future of jobs is network of experts. I see this trend in sports, Hollywood, governments, and startups : For that to work, we need a good “expert finder” - a google for experts.
A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His ‘becoming’ happens during his daily routine.- Joe Louis What is your daily routine to become a champion?
Have you paused to think what your ideal job would be? Only when you define it, you'll strive to get it. 🧵
"We are not the fastest or most comfortable car on the market, but the best combination of the two, which makes us the most thrilling. Our concept of performance includes pleasure." - The Ferrari Way What factors can you combine to make your product/service the most thrilling?
Once upon a time... Those are the wonderful words you heard as a kid. Even as a teen, you enjoyed stories. Even now, as an adult you love to listen to stories (sometimes it takes the form of gossip :-) )
@karthi2209 you talk about parallel tasking: How do you differentiate that from multi-tasking?
Hey @heysamtexas, have you ever posted how you use htmx?
This is how appropriation works. POTUS talks about Indians and it is appropriated as Incredible India. Probably first step to make India incredible is to welcome minorities and immigrants like the US and make them thrive as this example shows.
Hi @SimonHoiberg, can you pl check if this is a possible bug?
When you start to study a field, it seems like you have to memorize a zillion things. You don’t. What you need is to identify the core principles that govern the field. The million things you thought you had to memorize are combinations of the core principles. - John Reed
Clubhouse App Is Silently Siphoning Out Your Contacts Phones Numbers 👇#security
Your future is as strong as the decisions you make today. Yet, many of us don't learn about making decisions. Here are some of the things I've learned about decision making through many mistakes in life. 🧵
Hi @FeedHive_io possibly a bug. I recycled a tweet to schedule in a month; it doesn't appear in schedule but in history Not sure if it will be scheduled proplery. Signed out and signed in to check; still the same.
How to build a successful newsletter? I listened to "Lessons From a $1M/yr Newsletter", a discussion between @nathanbarry & @fortelabs . Some insights I gathered 🧵
What skill will be in demand as we grow into remote work more and more? What skill should you develop, if you want to stay in your hometown but work for big companies? If you thought "coding" you are wrong. It would be #writing 🧵
@FeedHive_io is it possible to retweet "x" days instead of "x" hours?
Good thread with lessons for creators. Hype / Twitter Followers / Instagram Likes doesn't pay the bill. They are ok for those still living on other's money. You should chase cash.
If you want to last longer in a field, focus on fundamental principles governing it 🧵
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative research?
Reality is funnier than fiction. You can't make this up about "Customer delight" :-)
It's not how many books you go through. It's how many go through you Tell me a book that got through you and changed your life?
Will @dailybasket_com be as big as Freshdesk (since Zendesk made similar complaint that FD was a rip off of ZD - & @mrgirish came up with this brilliant way to fight them in public: ) Keep the fight @rameshvel. Sending to all my cbe folks to buy from here
@ItsJustDJ We all call my niece DJ (abbr of her name). When I saw your email in my subscriber's list, was wondering if she got a domain and registered for her uncle's newsletter :-) Welcome DJ
The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries — Descartes What book are you reading now?
