Siddharth Gandhi

low functioning sociopath

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Wisdom lies in understanding the difference between reaction and revenge.

[Kevin | Large Fam Dad @LargeFamDad]

My boss's boss is like 42, never married, no kids. Earns $275-300K per year. Goes on a minimum of two international vacations a year w/ his girlfriend. 10+ days, all out.

Eats the best food, stays in top notch accomodations. Excursions, tours, nicest beaches, etc.

Great guy, I'm happy for him.

But what I've realized is that without kids, you end up chasing a lifestyle that has to continually be topped in order for you to be satisfied and find happiness.

What he and others like him don't understand is that when you have children, seeing THEM experience life's most basic things and watching their eyes light up at all the "firsts", brings greater pleasure and joy than any vacation or travel experience ever could.

Seeing THEM try blueberries for the first time is greater than dining at the best 5 star restaurant in Europe.

Seeing THEM learn how to walk is greater than walking the Great Wall of China or strolling along the most picturesque beach.

Watching THEM giggle uncontrollably at "peek-a-boo" tops any A-list comedian act.

Seeing THEIR excitement when building a fort out of cardboard boxes and making a door big enough for daddy is superior to staying at 5-star resorts.

Flying kites with THEM far outweighs excursions like parasailing or helicopter rides.

Seeing THEM perform a recital on stage for the first time is more rewarding than watching a Broadway show or top notch symphony orchestra.

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When you have children, all of a sudden you realize that life's greatest joys are not in the pursuit of things or pleasure or travel, but rather in the LOVE and bond you share with your very own image bearers.

Seeing the beauty and magnificence and wonder of life all over again for the first time through THEIR eyes and expressions gives you something the world simply cannot offer, nor even come close.

[sam @samdape]

a company dies once the funny people leave

[Siddharth Gandhi @sid50cent]

@bluewmist Fan clubs

[Just a Dude Who Invests @DudeWhoInvests]

Bill Ackman on getting through a high-pressure, stressful, and negative period in your life.

I come back to this video often.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Sam Altman has said: "The biggest economic misunderstanding of my childhood was that people got rich from high salaries."

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

I've been self-employed for most of my life & without a schedule for 2 decades, yet I still find Friday and Saturday the most pleasant days, Monday the least pleasurable one, & Sunday evening a usually sombre moment.
It has to do with the mood of others. You don't live alone.

[Siddharth Gandhi @sid50cent]

India in a nutshell..

Uneducated Poor
Indecisive Middle-class
Shortsighted Rich

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

The problem of waiting too long for revenge is seeing your enemy's downfall without your involvement.

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Let me repeat. If you must keep murdering more and more people in order to survive, & use a (temporary) superpower to prop up fragile regimes around you for the illusion of peace, you are, simply, not sustainable.

There are 37 abandoned Crusader fortresses in the Levant.