@SolomonAdekale@lporiginalg Do you know about the fours stoic virtues? Courage, Justice, Wisdom and Temperance. The thing about Stoicism is action, it's not sit down, and nod your head but actual application. Silent Coward, a stoic is not for you are required to show courage in the face of tyranny ...
Thomas Sowell is a 93 year old badass.
• Studied at Harvard
• Political commentator
• Written for 150 newspapers
• Declined the role of Federal Trade Commissioner
He says F U to politicians and the system. His views are radical. Some good, some bad
But he'll make you think
Why did Socrates dislike democracy?
He likened the state to a ship — the uneducated voting in elections is like a ship taken over by a crew with no knowledge of sailing.
Democracies, he thought, are doomed to fail... (thread) 🧵
Buffett on calendar year returns: "We’re not going to be up every year. The fact that the Earth revolves around the sun really is not connected to most business activities, or the fruition of investment ideas, or anything of the sort."
Do you know that Berkshire Hathaway was originally a textile business.
Warren Buffett however decided to shut the textile business down and he lists the reasons in his 1985 letter below.
@divyamittal_IAS The subtle art of not giving a fuck is tissue paper material. The book can be summarised into:
1. Revaluate your fucks
2. Only focus on the higher ones
3. Stop giving a fuck about other fucks.
Basically another meeting that could have been an email
@BiggestOofer1 @jones_mahoney @superstickspro @peterktodd There is a TED link I am attaching please do watch and help get a broader understanding https://t.co/lSnjEcmGt8