Purav shah 🇧🇴

Inquisitive

[Paul Graham @paulg]

We're about to enter a period where not reading or writing becomes as ubiquitous as smoking once was. We can hope people will eventually realize this is bad for them, as they did with smoking. But this is far from certain; the cost may not be as obvious.

[VVS Laxman @VVSLaxman281]

25 years ago at Eden Gardens Rahul and I shared a partnership that will forever remain special. In a moment when the game looked beyond us we chose belief, patience and resilience. That stand was not just about runs but was about trust, teamwork and fighting for every session. Grateful to have shared that journey with Rahul and to be part of a Test that reminded us all that in cricket comebacks are always possible👍 @BCCI #PowerOfPartnership #Believe #Resilience

[Purav shah 🇧🇴 @Purav77]

@HADYA286418 Asset

[Naval @naval]

The human brain isn’t designed to process all of the world’s breaking emergencies in realtime.

[Vir Das @thevirdas]

Special place in hell for anyone using random explosion footage out of context, claiming one thing is another for engagement bait in the middle of a conflict. Deep hell.

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

Thrilled about Jammu&Kashmir’s historic triumph in the #RanjiTrophy. A heartwarming moment for all genuine fans of Indian cricket. This season has been a saga for the ages — but congratulations also to all those who toiled for years to get them there!
@MithunManhas

[Justin Welsh @thejustinwelsh]

A very underrated life skill is being genuinely happy when good things happen to other people.

[Your Best Version @YourPrimePath]

The highest form of existence is to have no desire to be understood, admired, pitied, or known.

[Grey @jgreyfriend]

In 1983, Steve Jobs predicted the next 50 years of technology.

His predictions:
• iPhone
• Internet
• Softwares
• App stores
• Artificial Intelligence

10 futuristic predictions from this talk that came true:

1. Every major revolution starts ugly

[Aswath Damodaran @AswathDamodaran]

I am on sabbatical this academic year, and while I will not be teaching my corporate finance & valuation classes at NYU in Spring 2026, the full versions of my Spring 2025 classes, with lectures, class material and tests/exams are accessible online. https://t.co/pxLrAzyXQx

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Hmm

[Raghu @IndiaTales7]

Africa is bigger than all of Europe, China and the USA together.

Africa is truly like another planet ~ A Thread 🧵

1. Magnificent visual of the River basins of Africa

[Kiren Rijiju @KirenRijiju]

A triumph of teamwork and tenacity!
Rakesh Kumar & Sheetal Devi, your Bronze Medal in the Para Archery Mixed Team Compound Open at #paralympics2024 speaks volumes about your hard work & dedication.
Your journey together has been inspiring, showing that with mutual support & relentless effort, you can achieve greatness. Congratulations on this fantastic achievement!

#Cheer4Bharat

[Abhinav A. Bindra OLY @Abhinav_Bindra]

These medals aren't just personal triumphs – they're beacons of hope for countless others. Thank you for showing us the true meaning of strength, resilience, and sportsmanship. Your legacy will inspire generations to come. Bravo 👏

[George Mack @george__mack]

7 thoughts on incentives

[Purav shah 🇧🇴 @Purav77]

@amitvarma @ShephaliBhatt I am 40 mins into it today and I am loving it .

[stick2hockey.com @indianhockey]

See the photo. Nobody's foot is on the turf! Air hockey!! This is modern hockey and the fitness levels it demands. Nice also to see the way Hardik edging out and moving past the Dutch, like knife thro butter. Photo courtesy Hockey India and Adimez

[Purav shah 🇧🇴 @Purav77]

@matt_gray_ @naval Dear Matt, I humbly invite you to the himalayas. Whenever you want to experience its mystic beauty , let me know. I will provide you considerable support on this.

[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."