Published in 10 Bullets — 100 Words Book Summary·14 hours agoMember-only“Switch” by Chip and Dan Heath — “10 Bullets-100 Words” Book SummaryA unique book summary format — Let you take a bite without revealing the entire dish. — Book title — “Switch — How to Change Things When Change is Hard” — by Chip Heath and Dan HeathBook Summary3 min readBook Summary3 min read
Published in 10 Bullets — 100 Words Book Summary·5 days agoMember-only“The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg — “10 Bullets-100 Words” Book SummaryA unique book summary format that lets you take a bite without revealing the entire dish. — Book title — “The Power of Habit: Why we do what we do and how to Change” — by Charles Duhigg.Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Published in Better Humans·Jan 19Member-onlyStrategies to Beat the Point of Maximum PessimismHow to challenge the P.O.M.P. and become a powerhouse of execution — Embrace the inevitable human suffering — learn to thrive despite the many curveballs. The hardship is the way. “Our inward power, when it obeys nature, reacts to events by accommodating itself to what it faces — to what is possible.” — Marcus Aurelius. Sir John Templeton is one of the…Perspective5 min readPerspective5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 11Member-only11 Shortcuts That Helped Me Turn the Tables on ProductivityProductivity is a skill, and anyone can master it. — What’s there so exciting about being productive? Why is being productive so elusive? Why are we conscious while talking about productivity? I don’t know. But I know that productivity is a perspective, and many people around me are catching the perspective very well. If they can do it, we all…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Jan 11Member-onlyI Tricked My Daughter With the Rice Experiment. The Eventual Failure Left Her With a Lifetime of AweA day is not worth it if it doesn’t contain new learning and perspective. — The Story As the story goes, when chess was presented to a great king, the king offered the inventor of the game any reward he wanted. The inventor asked that a single grain of rice be placed on the first square of the chessboard. Then two grains on the second square on…Mathematics5 min readMathematics5 min read
Published in Books Are Our Superpower·Dec 21, 2022Member-onlySummary of the Summaries From ‘Richer, Wiser, and Happier’ by William GreenThe World’s finest investors have lessons for a contented and successful life. — ‘Richer, Wiser, Happier’ by William Green is a compendium of his lifelong pursuit of learning from the best people in the business. Hence, he interviewed many successful investors and pulled out not just investing lessons but lessons for a contented life. I share at most 1% of what it proposes…Books5 min readBooks5 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Dec 13, 2022Member-onlyCerebral Palsy. A Disability in Him Is an Opportunity for All Of UsA few people on this planet might not have the ‘leverage,’ yet they make our life beautiful and meaningful. — A soul and a mind in a body that can’t move, eat on their own, drink, or do anything that a normal body is supposed to do. What’s it like to be inside this body? Akhil is my brother-in-law. He is 37. And he is a cerebral palsy patient. When…Cerebral Palsy6 min readCerebral Palsy6 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Dec 11, 2022Member-onlyFind the Right Switch and Turn It On: Experience the Power of Controlling What You CanTrying to control what you can’t means you are not in control of things you can. — “Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” — Epictetus. The Morning Fun I wake up every day at 5 I leave for the office at 7:05 I have 125 minutes to do all of the following: Freshen up Write my journals Exercise Arrange…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 7, 2022Member-onlyIf ‘Thinking Out of The Box’ is Key to Success, Learn to Locate the Box First.Journal writing changed my life, and it can help do the same for you too. — You’ve heard the statement, “Think outside the box.” What is “the box”? The box is our current assumption. The box is our current perspective. The box is our current belief system. A simple yet powerful story that always inspires. Imagine an empty glass. It’s YOU. Start pouring water into it. The water is knowledge. Once full, the glass…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Nov 29, 2022Member-onlyBeing Robbed is a Horrible Feeling. Don’t Rob Yourself. That’s Even More Horrible.The sight of a ransacked home and the feeling of being robbed taught me something important. — A wintery night in London. I was staying with my friend, and as the working day ended, we met at the tube stop, bought some food, and approached the home. I had the keys in my bag. …Time6 min readTime6 min read
