Ved Vrat Arya

Technologiest | Advocating for Sustainable Ecosystems | Presenting my views grounded in Science,Logic & Consciousness | Open to dialogue & evolving perspectives

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Why good engineering advice often gets ignored—and what young engineers can learn from it.

What lesson would you share?

#Engineering #Leadership #DecisionMaking https://t.co/qKYbovlkd3 via @LinkedIn

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The flame does not cast the shadow;
the pot bears it.
Knowledge is rarely the darkness —
it is the limitation of the one carrying it
#Knowledge #wisdom

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb]

Wars: you always know how, why, and when they start. You never know how, why, and when they end.

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Social respect is fragile. Reputation is never owned by you.

Just as people try to earn it through mere association—even a joint photograph with a celebrity—
it can shatter just as easily through association.
#EpsteinFiles

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn't read all the time, none, zero.

—Charlie Munger

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Buying freedom is the most wonderful use of money. #money

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Wisdom @TalebWisdom]

"Technology can degrade (and endanger) every aspect of a sucker’s life while convincing him that it is becoming more “efficient.”" - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Procrustes

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Prior knowledge builds the bridge to new ideas — but that bridge has walls that block us from seeing the same idea clearly. #HumanMind #Learning

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When children fight over toys, it’s childish.

When adults fight over opinions, it’s principles, conviction or even war.

Scale changes, mindset often doesn’t. #HumanNature #NobelPeacePrice

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You cannot truly listen if you are not internally quiet. A talkative mind only hears what it wants to hear. #ListenUp

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You can’t always control external authority. But you can always choose how you respond—with clarity, dignity, and inner strength. That’s intrinsic authority. #authority

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Micromanagement is “bad,” unless you’re a rat running a kitchen in Ratatouille. 🐀👨‍🍳
Hover too much in real life, and you kill creativity. Step back, let your team cook up the magic.

#Leadership #Micromanagement #Ratatouille

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Bringing democracy is easy; nurturing democratic values is the real challenge.
It’s like finding a partner and getting married—simple enough—but sustaining a meaningful marriage demands character and shared values. Without those, does the marriage truly matter?
#Democracy #Nepal

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Revolution without evolution never works. You can topple a tyrant in a day, but tomorrow’s tyrant will rise from the same soil that bred the last. #revolution #Nepalprotest

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

We spend too much time arguing like we're right—and too little time listening like we're wrong.

Diatribes don't change minds. Productive disagreement depends on showing respect, curiosity, and humility.

The most compelling teachers are the ones who are most eager to learn.

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Today’s tragedy is not that people don’t read, but that you rarely find someone to truly discuss books with. We consume endless information, yet meaningful conversations about ideas, insights, and wisdom are vanishing. https://t.co/a2k0sJjx4O via @LinkedIn

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Fire can't douse fire, but its byproducts might.
US-India tariff spat #TradeTalks #Economy #USA #India

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Transparency and accountability is missing pieces of development Puzzle of India.

[Anuradha Tiwari @talk2anuradha]

Day 10 of asking the government to put these banners on every road.

We demand Transparency.
We demand Accountability.

#KnowYourRoad

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Fragile countries. Antifragile egos. Leaders whose politics feed on uncertainty, chaos and unrest — growing louder with every shock, while their nations grow weaker. Curious how @nntaleb would frame this paradox.

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A workaholic in leadership is like an alcoholic at the wheel — they might thrill you with speed, but wisdom lies in not getting in the car.

#Leadership #WorkLifeHarmony