Mel Marion

[Glory of Mind @GloryOfMind]

Fasting for 72 hours is the best medicine on Earth.

It triggers your body to "eat up" tumors, inflammation, and toxins.

It's literally a doctor within.

Here's how to fast correctly (according to science):

[Eskom Hld SOC Ltd @Eskom_SA]

Eskom’s Gariep (360 MW) and Vanderkloof (240 MW) hydro stations turn the powerful flow of the Orange River into reliable, on-demand electricity. This process enhances grid stability and supports peak-time demand when it is most needed.

[The Great Randomizer @RandomizerGreat]

This teenager exposed the dark truth of sleep deprivation.

He signed up for a no-sleep experiment to uncover where it would lead.

What he discovered might shock you.

Here’s the full story: 🧵

[Eskom Hld SOC Ltd @Eskom_SA]

Ever wondered how electricity reaches your home or workplace? Transformers play a crucial role in delivering electricity safely to our homes and businesses. Overloading transformers with illegal connections, can lead to serious consequences.

#SaveYourTransformerSaveLives

[Silent Strength @SilentStrengtth]

This is Professor David Sinclair

He is 53 years old but looks like he's in his 20s

He is a Harvard Genetics Professor and this are his secrets to reverse ageing:

1. Exercise to the point of losing your breath

[Madni Aghadi @hey_madni]

Do you think your boss is scary?

Look at the brutal emails from the CEOs of Apple, Microsoft, Tesla and Facebook:

[Psyche Wizard @PsycheWizard]

10 Must Read Books Before You Turn 45.

1. The Alchemist

[George Mack @george__mack]

My favorite Charlie Munger story:

In 1953, Munger was 29 years old.

Recently divorced. Lost the house. Huge social stigma of divorce back then.

His 8-year-old son, Teddy, was diagnosed with cancer.

The leukemia was incurable.

No medical insurance - Munger paid for all his medical care.

Charlie would visit Teddy in the hospital every day -- and then walk the streets crying.

Teddy died at the age of 9.

Charlie was broke, divorced and just lost his child.

99.9% of people would've turned to alcohol, drugs, or suicide. (And you'd understand why)

Munger never did.

Fast forward to 52 years old, a failed surgery left him blind in one eye with the potential of going fully blind one day.

Charlie was an obsessive learner who read every book he could get his hands on.

When confronted with the possibility of going blind and no longer being able to read he said:

"It's time for me to learn braille!"

The only thing that might be more impressive than his intellect was his actions.

RIP.

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Munger on Self-Pity:

"Generally speaking, envy, resentment, revenge, and self-pity are disastrous modes of thought.

Self-pity gets pretty close to paranoia…

Every time you find your drifting into self-pity, I don’t care what the cause, your child could be dying from cancer, self-pity is not going to improve the situation. It’s a ridiculous way to behave.

Life will have terrible blows, horrible blows, unfair blows, it doesn’t matter. Some people recover and others don’t.

There I think the attitude of Epictetus is the best. He thought that every mischance in life was an opportunity to behave well. Every mischance in life was an opportunity to learn something and that your duty was not to be immersed in self-pity, but to utilize the terrible blow in a constructive fashion. That is a very good idea."

[Jaco Kleynhans @JacoKleynhans]

A water crisis that was not created by drought or other natural causes, but simply by years of corruption, lack of maintenance, mismanagement and incompetence.

[Clint Murphy @IAmClintMurphy]

Self-care Sunday: Do not spend time with people who are bad for your mental health.

[Jacob Maroga @jacob_maroga]

As Eskom hit Stage 6 it is important to note that Renewable IPP’s have ZERO obligation to support the System Operator during the emergency, because they are non-dispatchable. Renewable IPP’s only produce at the command of the weather not the System Operator.

[Adam Habib @AdHabb]

Siya Kolisi: there is so much going wrong in our country & we are like the last line of defence. We can show we can achieve so much together. People before me fought for people who look like me to play for this team. Its my duty to make sure we make this team all it can be…

[Mind Essentials @Mind_Essentials]

15 Hard Truths of Psychology and Life:

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[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Neerja Bhanot: The Indian Air Hostess Who Sacrificed Her Life to Protect Three Children from Gunfire

Neerja Bhanot, a courageous 22-year-old Indian flight attendant, found herself at the center of a harrowing incident when Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked by terrorists during a layover in 1986.

The terrorists wasted no time in demonstrating their brutality by executing an Indian-American passenger and discarding his body from the plane. They then demanded Bhanot to collect all the passports of the passengers to identify Americans among them. Instead, Bhanot made a bold decision. She covertly hid the passports of the 43 American passengers, concealing some under seats and disposing of others in the trash.

After 17 agonizing hours of being held hostage, the terrorists began detonating explosives and opening fire. In an act of extraordinary bravery, Bhanot took action. She managed to open the airplane doors and, rather than fleeing to save herself, she selflessly guided other passengers towards safety. Tragically, she was struck by a bullet in the head while shielding three young American children from the hail of gunfire. Despite her sacrifice, Bhanot's heroic actions led to the rescue of 42 out of the 44 American passengers onboard.

One of the children whom Bhanot protected, then a 7-year-old, went on to become a captain of a major airline. He credits Bhanot as his eternal inspiration, acknowledging that he owes every single day of his life to her selfless act of bravery.

[Essential Mastery @EssentialMastry]

8 Japanese Techniques To Overcome Laziness...

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[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

If you speak the language of money, you usually make more of it.

11 money-making basics they teach on day one of an MBA (in plain language):

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

Retirement isn't an age, it's a number in an investment account.

Here are 10 tips from millionaires to retire 10 years earlier than 90% of people:

[Mentalist @TheMentalist_0]

How to deal with passive-aggressive attacks

A thread to make a nasty person regret disrespecting you without being aggressive:

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

4 financial statements every investor needs to know:

• Balance Sheet
• Income Statement
• Cash Flow Statement
• Stockholders' Equity Statement

Working 15 years in finance, I work with financials daily. Here's how you understand & analyze financial statement:

[Romeen Sheth @RomeenSheth]

My friend @SahilBloom has this framework I've stolen that has been really impactful for my life.

He calls it "The Character Alarm Method."

Here's how it works:

I. Break down the components of your ideal day - First, take a step back from your daily schedule. It’s filled with inertia. If you could refresh it and start from scratch, what would the day look like?

II. Come up with a “character” for each component - Take each component you come up with to the extreme. What are the characteristics that would make each component an out of the park success?

III. Set an alarm for each character - Take each character and ascribe it to a time. Ask yourself what are the times of the day, you want to “flip the switch” on a character.

When I did this exercise, here was my output:

I. Components of My Ideal Day:
- Physical Exercise
- Professional Excellence
- Family Quality Time
- Mental Exercise

II. My Names for Each Component:
- Physical Exercise – Morning Ninja
- Professional Excellence – Work Horse
- Family Quality Time – Husband of the Year
- Mental Exercise – Zen Master

III. My Times for Each Character:
- Morning Ninja – 5 AM
- Work Horse – 7 AM
- Husband of the Year – 6 PM
- Zen Master – 10 PM

All great things in life come from compounding. They are small, daily consistent habits that make minimal impact on an individual day and massive impact on an extended timeframe. Setting daily alarms has had a Pavlovian effect on me - it’s a short “buzz” that subtly reinforces a reflection loop.

Am I missing the “Husband of the Year” alarm every day? Am I snoozing the “Morning Ninja” alarm? Am I making space for myself during my “Zen Master” time? Am I productive during “Work Horse” time?

Your life is in your control. You set the pace and determine the journey.

This is a simple framework to help steer your ship to its rightful destination.