Many people dream of achieving goals. They measure their progress by the status they acquire and the accolades they collect. But the gains that count the most are the hardest to count. The most meaningful growth is not building our careers—it’s building our character - Adam Grant
What good is being mindful? I see stars in daytime, do you see the patterns I do?
So when you utter another word of advice, of hoping to see a better version in disguise; I stand in front of you, completely as I am, a broken, tattered, happy man. - On Becoming, Ananya
'Detachment' - A Powerful Lesson from Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody) https://t.co/B9nSxakQxy “24 hours a day, for the rest of our lives, the powers that be are hard at work, dumbing us to death!”
Delta 4 technology often feels like magic at first, but can become overwhelming and scary when its impact is understood.
People try to control and regulate it, but eventually realize stopping efficiency-seeking systems is impossible.
My humble appeal to all the teachers and administrators in the Indian Education System -
Add AI (ChatGPT) into your teachings, assignments, & exams, or else our education will become obsolete. 🧵
If you're able to live with less than you earn, you'll be able to make a lot more of your life.
But that does not mean, you're chasing the future happiness illusion.
You have to live in the moment happily, but you continue to do that, living below your means.
6. Nothing’s Free
Everything has a price, but not all prices appear on labels.
Either you pay the price by spending money or by spending your time.
And you will feel bad for the one, which is less valuable to you.
4. Compounding: 8th wonder of the world
By investing regularly in instruments that give you quality returns, you are bound to get multiplied returns.
If you keep investing your time in learning new skills, it will multiply & it will make you a person who is irreplaceable.
Psychologists have posited hundreds of cognitive biases over the years. A new paper argues that they all boil down to one of a handful of fundamental beliefs coupled with confirmation bias. https://t.co/bDDmNftq7M
A company is doing $1 Billion in revenue with zero funding.
Its founder operates this billion-dollar empire from a village and empowers rural youth to have careers in tech.
Story of Sridhar Vembu & how he built Zoho 🧵
They believed that small businesses can scale & become highly profitable without external funding.
Here is an important business lesson -
"It is better to focus on making customers happy than trying to find people who will invest in your business."