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People who are good at remaining calm under pressure are just people who went through a lot of stressful situations, and who learned how to take responsibility instead of acting like a victim.
Real friends never take it personally when you are too busy to hang out, they don’t feel entitled to your time,
they are mature enough to understand that life has ups and downs, the only thing they might ask is how they can help you.
Public service announcement for managers and coaches: you can't judge effort by results.
Inconsistent performance doesn't mean people aren't trying their best. It often means they're doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
India’s new parliament was built in under 2.5 years and cost less than $125M.
An ancient civilization is ascending once again, returning to its rightful place on the world stage.
India is back.
"If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your integrity. If you need a witness, be your own." — Epictetus
Leadership is about making effective decisions for a given goal while making the most out of limited resources at hand. Resources like time, money, people, etc that you have are always limited. So, as a leader in order to make something better you will likely end up making something worse. In order to spend more (time or money) on one area of business, you will spend less time on another one.
And you have to be ok to live with consequences of such decision. If someone thinks that being a leader is a fun job then they are not fit to be one.
Up’s opening scene is notoriously sad.
Pixar decided to rip your heart out in the first 4 minutes of the movie.
But what makes it such an effective hook? Why is it the perfect opening?
Here’s a quick breakdown:
RBI's role in financial stability is vastly underrated. Every single depositor of banks in this country believes his money is safe. And it has always been safe. Banks have failed. But no depositor has ever lost. RBI is the best central bank in the world.
You get anxious when you feel like you are wasting your time, at school, at work, in a relationship.
You get confident when you feel like with every passing year, life gets better,
because you invested in useful skills, in practical knowledge, in loyal friends, in yourself.