ashis !

He/Him
Physics Undergrad. '20 ;
AuDHD sure is debilitating
Under god's power, she flourishes !

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"Jana Gana Mana" is the national anthem of India, originally composed in Bengali by poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Pictured: An English translation of Jana Gana Mana by Tagore

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

There's a physicist at Stanford named Safi Bahcall who modeled this exact principle and the math is wild.

He calls it "phase transitions in human networks." When you're stationary, your probability of a lucky event is limited to your existing surface area: the people you already know, the places you already go, the ideas you've already been exposed to. Your opportunity window is fixed.

When you move, your collision rate with new nodes in a network increases nonlinearly. Double your movement (new conversations, new cities, new projects) and your probability of a serendipitous encounter doesn't double. It roughly quadruples. Because each new node connects you to their entire network, not just to them.

Richard Wiseman ran a 10-year study at the University of Hertfordshire tracking self-described "lucky" and "unlucky" people. The single biggest differentiator wasn't IQ, education, or family money. Lucky people scored significantly higher on one trait: openness to experience. They talked to strangers more, varied their routines more, and said yes to invitations at nearly twice the rate.

The "unlucky" group followed the same routes, ate at the same restaurants, and talked to the same 5 people. Their networks were closed loops. No new inputs, no new collisions.

Luck isn't random. Luck is surface area. And surface area is a function of movement.

The lobster emoji is doing more work than most people realize. Lobsters grow by shedding their shell when it gets too tight. The growth requires a period of total vulnerability. No protection, no armor, soft body exposed to the ocean.

That's the cost of movement nobody posts about. You have to be uncomfortable first. The new shell only hardens after you've already moved.

[blue @bluewmist]

No porn + avoid sugar + drink water + hit the gym + party less + Avoid drama + Dress well + Make money + Smell nice + Talk less

= Magic pill to life.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

THIS:

[Essential Mastery @EssentialMastry]

“Study microeconomics, game theory, psychology, persuasion, mathematics, and computers.”

- @naval

[Chidanand Tripathi @thetripathi58]

Cancel movie night today! Watch these 4 videos instead.

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

Paul Dirac ✍️

[Raunaq Mangottil @RaunaqMangottil]

Just keep moving.

[Save A Man @Save_A_Man]

Things to teach your kids;

- Chess
- First aid
- Resilience
- Astronomy
- Persuasion
- Adaptability
- Self-respect
- Self-defence
- Cooking skills
- Assertiveness
- Managing time
- A good attitude
- Public speaking
- Problem solving
- Self-awareness
- Gardening skills
- How to volunteer
- How to negotiate
- Living off the land
- Basic home repair
- Starting a business
- Money management
- Good communication
- Don’t watch the news
- Emotional intelligence
- How to manage stress
- Basic car maintenance
- How to make a decision
- How to influence people
- How to be a great mother
- It’s okay to feel your emotions
- Mental frameworks for thinking
- Understanding healthy relationships
- Building others up, not tearing them down
- Problem-solving over memorization
- Exploration over conformity
- Creativity over rote learning
- The value of hard work.
- How to be kind to everyone.
- Why failure is the path to success.
- How to think, not what to think.
- How to adapt, not conform.
- How to lead, not follow.
- How to create, not consume.
- Taking care of animals.
- Good use of language.
- Opposite sex relationships.
- Healhy food choices.
- Music, listening and performing.
- General culture.
- Foreign languages.
- Leadership.
- Stoicism.
- Fasting.
- Sports.
- Video games.
- Spirituality.
- Travelling.
- Copywriting.
- Drawing.
- Self love.

What would you add?

[ₕₐₘₚₜₒₙ @hamptonism]

the difference between discipline & obsession:

[blue @bluewmist]

https://t.co/dCfN11KjvM

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

People with ADHD have an underappreciated advantage.

Hypercuriosity.

[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

The role of intellectuals is to challenge authority, not serve it.

[Kekius Maximus @Kekius_Sage]

I’m 54, a physicist who’s spent decades unraveling the universe’s secrets—from quantum quirks to cosmic scales.

If you’re in your 20s and passionate about physics or science, please read this:

[ashis ! @zhivango]

@w_aimers @PulsarGears @SandipanJena24 Less go!

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

The study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress.

- F. M. Cornford (1874-1943)

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

If you wanna remain happy, stop caring about what other people think.