Mridula Sharma

Founder & Former Editor-in-Charge, Livingetc India, Malayala Manorama. Author AMAZING TIMBER RESORTS

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@myvoltas @VoltasBeko I purchased a counter-top dishwasher in the 22nd of March. Today is the 1st of April and still no tracking number …. That’s not what one expects from a TATA company @TataCompanies

[George Mack @george__mack]

In 2001, Warren Buffett gave a talk at the University of Georgia.

He asked them the most Warren Buffett question ever:

• If you could invest in a friend and get 10% of their income for life -- who would you pick?

Once the students answered the question, he then asked this:

• Why would you invest in that person?
• What character traits do they have?

Now they have a list of character traits to adopt.

Shortly after this, Buffett asked:

If you could short a friend's earnings, who would you pick and why?

Now you have a list of character traits to avoid.

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1. Do not think this thought experiment is only about money.

You can use it for whatever currency you value.

E.g. Happiness coin

If you could get 10% of a friend's happiness, who would you invest in and why?

If you could short someone's happiness, who would you pick and why?

You can run the same thought experiment with Fitness coin, Friendship coin, Romance coin, etc`

2. This thought experiment is genius because it hacks a bug in life's video game:

Humans are terrible at self-awareness.

But we are great at spotting things in other people.

E.g. If your friend is in the wrong relationship, you can realize in 10 minutes what may take them 10 years.

Daniel Kahneman summarised his book on cognitive biases with the following:

“The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people’s mistakes than our own.” - Daniel Kahneman

3. Nuance - It has to be purely from merit.

Buffett says it can't be because someone will inherit a large sum from their parents.

It has to be based on their behavior.

E.g. If you want 10% of someone's fitness coin, it's not because of incredible genetics -- is because of the actions they take.

[HOUSE LOVERS @hutdesigns]

This loft apartment! 😍

[ᅠ @artindetails]

scenic.

[BOT KENCHIKU🔴 @BotKenchiku]

「Bamboo Home 」／H&P architects

[Satyendra Pakhalé @SatyenPakhale]

Launch #AbhitoFamily at the 20th Anniversary @L_D_F 22 at @ShoreditchDT #satyendrapakhale signing monograph book #cultureofcreation @nai010 featuring the #AbhitoSatelliteChair.
Thanks to @CalyahDesign and everybody engaging with this unique story started in Brazil..

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@virsanghvi @seemagoswami Grocer *

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@virsanghvi @seemagoswami Are we still debating on this…. As far as I can r’ber we’ve been tipping anyone who makes life easier for you including the green grover delivery boy or the chemist’s delivery boy! We are well past this….

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

A little surprised to be served by a sniffling waiter at Taj Aguada. Surely one can expect more sensitivity from those incharge. @TajHotels @tajfortaguada #hospitalityNorms #tajhospitality

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

#blusmart needs to get smarter. The app sucks, no edit options, no number to call. Expect to be stranded anywhere anytime

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@prudentgoa @GoaImd Why is the info being shared so late???

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@prudentgoa Non-stop lightning and deadly thunderstorms, had the scariest ride from Vinayak to Marna, Siolim

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@KapilSharmaK9 There is a lot to discover in Odisha @KapilSharmaK9 have been travelling there too and found some real gems

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

Indian Paralympic Champion Avani Lekhara Presented with Custom-Made Mahindra XUV700 https://t.co/yAaFoXC2pE. You restore faith and hope @anandmahindra Thank you from a citizen tired of seeing third rate celebrities being celebrated.

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@vinodjose Congratulations!!

[Vinod K. Jose @vinodjose]

Such a humbling news. The good journalism of The Caravan team gets international recognition. We win the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard. An amazing news when free, bold journalism is targeted. Thank you Niemen, Thank you Harvard.

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

@SatyenPakhale Proud to have @SatyenPakhale on our Anniversary cover. His brilliant insights and impeccable combination of craft and technology are a treat for all design enthusiasts. #ModernDesign #ProductDesign #IndianPolymath #IndianInAmsterdam

[Satyendra Pakhalé @SatyenPakhale]

FUTUTRE is NOW!
Cover story on @SatyenPakhale in #AnniversarySpecial #livingetcind January 2021 featuring an essay ‘FUTURE is NOW! The project of modernity is still in progress’ by Satyendra Pakhalé.

FUTURE is NOW!

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

What excitement, on ground and in the solar system

[Mridula Sharma @Mridula_Ms]

It is so nice, nicer because it is harder than ever to read anything nice or anything other than acid comments; to read about the good in humanity. Read all the way down and find out how easy it is to spread happiness with a little goodness,what is more, is that it spreads faster