Ankur Kalra

Here to understand world's incentives better.
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[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

Historically, homosapiens have awarded those who add value to their own community by bringing new inventions/products which improve human productivity or improve relative strength of their species among all the other living species. This is both positive and negative👇

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

@favdasingh Yes, but it's slower than current website 😞

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

@Dhimahi11 It depends on the place and company. Wherever the place just involves drinking and eating, it becomes challenging to keep ourselves engaged but if there is some gaming arena involved, then it becomes lot more fun because people express themselves fully 😀

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

Interesting that on occasion of Guru Purnima today, Sun and Jupiter are conjunct today and Moon is completely opposite :)

https://t.co/kMdvTnnvsv

Wishing Guru Purnima to all the Gurus who shower their blessings to their students!! 🙏

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

@harnidhish 1. Old kitchen setup which needs remodelling
2. Electricity requirements will probably need a review

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

Ever wondered why all degrees end in Ph.D.? https://t.co/6bf36exyk5

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

What is meant by seeing (darshan) things around us? https://t.co/G0CdMqrcc9

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

True that the exact words from Nielsen suggest that @DGukesh is not yet there with the greats but his ability to continue to take risks at this age is preparing his mind with all possible scenarios. A time shall come where the mind will be developed 🙂 https://t.co/sMhAU1WCUQ

[Krish Ashok @krishashok]

@mihhhir I ignore everyone with strong, inflexible and confident opinions 🤓 those are the rare extremists. I focus on the audience that doesn’t actually post, comment or tweet, but instead, shares my content privately with their groups

[Damian Player @damianplayer]

this is why Elon’s companies move 10x faster than most.

every founder should run their team like this:

push back, ask, or execute.

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

@vivekraju93 Tracking of individuals. E.g. even if your mobile phone is switched off, you can still continue to do your business activities using WhatsApp. Not anymore.

[Harnidh Kaur @harnidhish]

Most networking advice is written by extroverts with no shame.

Which is fine. Love that for them. But it produces the most useless genre of instruction for the rest of us: “Just walk up!” “Just DM!” “Just follow up three times!” Like you’re asking me to borrow a charger, not initiate social contact with a stranger who could very easily make me feel like an insect.

Awkward people don’t hate networking. We hate auditions. We hate the moment where you can feel yourself being evaluated in real time, where you have to perform charm on demand, where your brain starts narrating you from the ceiling like a sports commentator. Extroverts experience that same moment and think, ooh, stage. We experience it and think, court.

I’ve also been cosplaying as an extrovert my whole life, so I can tell you this- it’s not as fun as it looks. It’s exhausting. It makes you feel like shit about yourself, because you’re constantly failing an invisible test you didn’t agree to take. It took me a very long time to realise that wasn’t a “me” problem. It was a performance problem. The world rewards a certain kind of easy social fluency and then acts like it’s an ingrained trait.

So the fix isn’t “be more confident.” The fix is to stop treating networking like a personality test.

Relationships don’t start with “chemistry.” They start with context. Shared room, shared work, shared friend, shared interest, shared problem. Extrovert networking advice assumes you can manufacture context from general vibes. If you’re awkward, you can’t. It’s fine. Build context instead.

“Loved your point about X” is not a compliment, it’s a coordinate. It tells the other person you actually paid attention.

So one line of context: “I’m working on Y / I’m thinking about Z / I’m trying to learn A.” And then a tiny, specific ask: “If you’re open to it, could I steal 10 minutes sometime? Totally okay if not.” That last sentence matters. It’s you lowering the price of saying no. People relax around you when they can say no without it becoming a thing.

Awkward people also make the mistake of trying to “win” the interaction in one go. You try to compress an entire relationship into a five-minute conversation because you’re terrified you’ll never get another chance. Extroverts can improvise their way out of that pressure. You cannot. So don’t play that game.

Instead of “Let’s stay in touch” (which is fake and everyone knows it), do a two-sentence follow-up that creates a reason to exist again. “This reminded me of that thing you said about X, here’s the link. No reply needed.” Or: “I tried the tool you mentioned. It fixed my problem in five minutes. Thank you.”

Most relationships are built by tiny, low-stakes touches that prove you’re a real person and not a hungry ghost.

A lot of “good networkers” aren’t even that charming. They’re just consistent. They are willing to be briefly cringe in service of a life that’s easier later. Meanwhile awkward people are trying to avoid cringe so hard that they inadvertently choose isolation.

Never ask “Can I pick your brain?” Ask for one thing. One question. One perspective. One intro. One resource. People can’t help a cloud. They can help a dot.

Also, stop opening with your biography. All people need is a mental hook. “I do early-stage investing and I’m trying to understand robotics in India.” “I write about work and money for Indian women and I’m looking for stories.” The hook is your direction.

Finally, accept that networking will always feel mildly embarrassing if you’re not naturally socially fluent. That’s just the cost of contact. It’s FINE. Pay it. It won’t bankrupt you.

The point is not to become an extrovert. The point is to build a system where your shyness doesn’t get a veto over your life.

It’s possible. I’ve done it. You can too.

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

The internet today is an ocean of information and people badly need skill to cull out noise and look for the real deal.
The open book exams can be a good start during nurturing age of students since they will need to find relevant information to answer a particular question.

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

Thinking: What if we move at least 70-80% portion of school exams to open book?
Remaining 20-30% will always be abstract e.g. writing essays / letters in language exams, etc.

See lot of benefits for preparing students with information being available abundantly.
#CBSE #ICSE

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

@nikhilkamathcio This is directly correlated to working individuals in a family as a percentage of total members in a family staying at one house.
Higher the percentage, higher the penetration of restaurants chains and vice versa.

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

No doubt on advice however the perfect implementation of this remains the hardest part.

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

This is brilliant advice from the legendary Edward Thorp, who at 92 is still going strong. The only longevity expert you need to listen to. 1/2

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

Any promoter, either genuine or fraud, put in a lot of effort in terms of time and money.

Having said that, what kept me on my toes was the value that investors used to put on the quality analysis we did.

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

Totally agree.

My previous job as a credit rating analyst helped me understand a lot about how the world works.

However as a non stakeholder in the businesses I rated, it always felt that it is no fun in giving opinions to promoters about their businesses.

[Ian Cassel @iancassel]

I tend to tune out those that have opinions but no skin in the game. As a mentor of mine used to say "Put your money where your mouth is or shut your mouth."

[Ian Cassel @iancassel]

I tend to tune out those that have opinions but no skin in the game. As a mentor of mine used to say "Put your money where your mouth is or shut your mouth."

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

@ramanmann1974 @mkvenu1 @kaushikcbasu @gurdeepsappal @Pawankhera @SupriyaShrinate Wondering how much percentage of total loan is provided across these sectors by scheduled commercial banks and how much by other banks? 🤔

[Ankur Kalra @AnkurKalra10]

People still bursting crackers and smoking cigarettes in Noida SEZ area right now despite the highest AQI of the year tells us about the IQ.
#PollutionCrisis #DelhiNCR

#Kyun_bhai_kyun