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Ray Dalio is a seasoned philanthropist, business magnet and a billionaire. He is also founder of Bridgewater Associates one of the most successful hedge fund, wealth management firm. Ray attributes his successful mantra for life, relationship and business to Principle: a decision making algorithm. According to him all aspects of our life should be governed more logically rather …
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What is going on the other side? The mind of people around you? Are we able to get the other side of story? We have our own predefined construct about some person or situation and if the result is favorable we are happy else we are in pain. It is not easy to read others …
Death is the reality of life and most of us are scared about it. We try accumulating so much of wealth & enormous materialistic possessions. I have no clue if the kings/queens/riches of mummified world are using them after death. I’ve been told that most of the wealth left behind by the wealthy nobility and …
Everything in life is temporary and as we grow older we tend to realize this even more. The school friend of mine whose lunch box used to be opened by all of us soon after he entered our class has disappeared, I don’t even know if he is alive. I am 32 now and as …
Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor and also a stoic aka believer of stoicism, a school of Philosophy that flourished throughout the Roman and Greek world until the 3rd century AD. The Meditations is his thoughts on various aspect of life as collection of books which are all combined as chapter here. These are some notes: All existing things soon change, and …
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Benjamin Franklin is considered as father of modern America. His versatile expertise and contribution in Literature, politics, science, philosophy, law and many other areas helped in re-shaping America. He was a prolific reader as well as writer, a true believer of virtues. In early days he wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack, it holds true even in 21st …
Charles Munger is vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most successful investor, philanthropist. For this book Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger, Janet Lowe(author) did extensive interview/research to bring every aspect of Charlie Munger’s life to the world. The book also covers share of failures Charlie …
It was quoted somewhere that “humans are social animal”. We live in this society constructed around us. We live happily in our tribe divided on basis of boundaries, color, race, economies Et All. While growing up in this society construct we gave rise to competition in all the domains from education, services to wealth. Even …
What kind of life are we living these days? Running for salary raise, bonus Buying new cars/phones/dress even though you don’t need one Sharing every single update of our life on social media {me included, will take time in fixing it.} Trying to become like someone Dying everyday in anger or hope of taking revenge …
I got to know about this book from one of the podcast where Naval was guest. As book title says, it talks about us Homo Sapiens. It gives great deal of insights about : our origin and why Homo Sapiens survived and others disappeared. About how agriculture changed our way of living. Building of great …
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