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There are also many mysteries around the world that are still not solved. @Quora is full of discussions on secrets like this one: You could really lose all the weekend time, reading through these posts. 6/15
I'm not dismissing big bang theory. Just saying there are still many "secrets" that science has to discover. 5/15
Secrets types # 1: Unknown to any Like how the universe began Big bang theory is just a theory. It still doesn't explain lot of gaps. > There remain aspects of the observed universe that are not yet adequately explained by the Big Bang models. 4/15
As Peter Thiel says, > There are many secrets left to uncover; You can go discover them. So do it. Are these secrets just knowledge? Yes they are knowledge but that knowledge is not possessed by many. They need to be discovered. 3/15
There are three types of secrets: • unknown to any • known only to few • hidden usually but can be found 2/15
@LearningToan Every Sunday: I do it for what I do; plus as a family since we homeschool our two boys
@MeetKevon Soloprenuers (assume you are one) can’t focus on too many social media (even with distribution tools since each network works differently). I am focusing on LI as “traction” tool and Twitter for “learning” tool
@SahilBloom I have written and it is one of the most effective exercise you can take to shape your life (and hence your family too). I am so happy I did that and now my life aligns with what I wrote
@thejustinwelsh This is a good exercise Justin. I asked about 25. Got similar responses. Happy that responses were narrow rather than broad. I blogged about it here:
@AbhayVenkatesh1 how do you define "secrets" - not known to anyone - can be known only to few - hidden but if you look for it you will find it; but will still be hidden since those who find can't talk about it - those who find can set it free
@_zenman It’s a pity that we think selling one book makes him a greatest writer of the century. But then only hyperbole sells now. So everyone is awesome; everything is majestic; Because they have not looked up from their phone and gone into the world.
@rishabh_grg Here is how I'm thinking abt it: Lot of babies are born into wealthy, high status families. Unfair advantage is not something nobody has. It is whatever gets you ahead of the crowd. In that sense, different way of looking at things (=> philosophy) is unfair advantage.
@TheCoolestCool can you please expand on "niche channels"? How to find them? How not to spam them but also promote your content?
@abhish18 @saikatd @Cyberdost @IndianCERT This is a regular scam. I get these WhatsApp messages from someone who poses as my CEO. First time it happened, we just exchanged messages. So I knew it can’t be him. But few other colleagues weren’t lucky. They really thot the CEO needed help.
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Warren Buffett benefited from his investment philosophy - value investing. Instead of looking at stock market to make quick money, he owned businesses to make money for the long term. 7/7
For now, think philosophy as "a way of understanding how world works" (world = physical & people) Steve Jobs overcame his handicaps of birth by his design philosophy "Design is not what it looks like; Design is how it works" It was a secret. He stood away from his peers 6/7
If you don't have unfair advantages by birth, can you build those yourself? That is where philosophy comes in. Philosophy → Secrets → Unfair advantage From: 5/7
When there is combination of these advantages, it is rocket fuel to your life. Ex: Bill Gates had parent's status, wealth, and intelligence. He probably started 80th m in a 100m dash Contrast that with Steve Jobs. He was severely disadvantaged. 4/7
You can call these "by birth unfair advantages" as blind luck. You didn't work anything for it. You enjoy the benefits of it. Many times you may not even be aware of these benefits. 3/7
What unfair advantages come from birth? Here I listed: 👇 2/7
@irakli_zv Very useful. Thanks for sharing with screenshots. Of course @SathyaHQ can inspires lot of folks ;-)
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@prla @KiwiDenny There are only two types of social media: - one which no one uses - one which everyone complains about
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These are some notes from my interview with Meenakshi, a practice head at a large Indian IT firm. Please listen to the interview: Don't forget to subscribe to the channel 10/11
Your career will be shaped differently at different stages • < 30 years: limitless opportunities • 30 - 45 years: using experience to go out of comfort zones • > 45 years : going deep into your work & paying it forward Adjust your expectations and environment to these. 9/11
At different stages you'll have different priorities • Working hard when young • Taking it easy when kids are born Think of "taking it easy" as a priority rather than "sacrificing career for baby" 8/11
Time to time, you'll come to a fork in your career road. You'll have to choose one path over the other. Most think as sacrificing one for the other. That leads to disappointment. Think of the choices as priorities. Priorities at that stage of life. 7/11
When you know the company goals, take all steps to align yourself to those goals. • Learn skills • Learn to talk about what you do & have done • Learn to share your knowledge with others 6/11
Most people don't even know what the company goals are. When you are not clear about company goals, you can't align to them. So ask your manager about company / business unit goals. If they can't spell them out clearly, time to move out. 5/11
Company size doesn't matter. What matters: • decent salary (may not be top of the line but not squeezed out too) • paid on time • learning opportunity Optimize for learning opportunity in the initial years. If possible switch roles (BA to dev; dev to marketing etc) 4/11
Normally you'll work under 3 types of leaders: • perfectionist - one who pays attention to details • innovator - one who thinks outside the box • norm-breaker - one who asks challenging questions None of them are perfect. They will all have their own flaws. That's ok. 3/11
Your career will be shaped by the early job experience: • managers • projects • team Focus more to enjoy these rather than just pay. 2/11
@dollarsanddata At least for India, value investing > real estate: Just today @deepakshenoy tweeted this:
@malpani Mumbai Dabbawalas do better business than Michael Porter & LTCM:
@_zenman Having fired all the engineers, Elon is doing all the changes one by one. Give him time. ;-)
@_RahulMehta @FreshLearnHQ Thanks. Already checking it out. Any advice on handling taxes for customers (students) from outside India, say EU. What about VAT etc?
@maheshperi 5th is it an insult or a praise. I thot it was a praise for hemingway’s use of common language
@maheshperi Churchill was a master of such insults. Not only I enjoy reading them. I teach my boys those insults too. 😜
@_RahulMehta @MinHustler @FreshLearnHQ Never heard before. Thanks for sharing Rahul. Does it integrate with Razorpay?
@borovikov_en @prla I concur with Denis, as I look from lesson I learned running a security startup. We were trying to show all the vulnerabilities existing in the network. Biz owners didn’t want that. They wanted to know it is solved. Yea, tell me the problems. But show me the path.
@EgiyeBangla2022 Brought back memories. We used to rush back from church services to watch Ramayan.
@PradipGhosal18 @EgiyeBangla2022 Without really beating the chest and shouting everywhere. It was shown in action, not in words. Today it is all shadows.
I am interested in this topic of "building unfair advantage" (via philosophy). If you have any recommendations (books, videos, podcasts, blog posts), please share them here.
If you talk about podcasts to gain unfair advantages, I can't think of any other than @tferriss podcast. He brings the top players in each field, interviews them in a zoom-out (philosophy, strategy, mental models) and zoom-in (tactics, daily habits, morning routines) fashion.
I finished reading "The Unfair Advantage" by @Ash_Ali & @StartupHasan just now. If you want to understand the different types of unfair advantage, look no further. Read this book. They do into the depth of MILES in the book.
In "Zero to One", @peterthiel encourages us to be "definite optimist" He repeatedly asks, "What important truth do very few people agree with you on?" which is nothing but "secrets" that lead to "unfair advantage".
In smartcuts, @shanesnow says, we should "bypass unnecessary cycles" to success. He classifies 9 factors under 3 categories. Read my notes here:
Books that help you gain unfair advantage • Smartcuts by @shanesnow • Zero to one by @bgmasters & @peterthiel • The Unfair advantage by @Ash_Ali & @StartupHasan
