Reading age of propaganda has been an eye-opener, thanks to Akshat Sir for the recommendation. These are the 15 action item I picked from the book as mentioned by the author to avoid falling into propaganda by marketers, politicians and other non-profits. Know the ways of persuasion and realize that you may be the victim […]
Category Archives: Book Reading Notes
On Bill Campbell
I read “Trillion Dollar Coach”, a book on Silicon Valley’s most loved and successful coach. The list includes Steve Jobs, Sundar Pichai, Marissa Mayer, Eric Schmidt to list a few. Bill also served as CEO at Intuit and worked with John Doerr at Kleiner Perkins. He also served on boards of many companies including Apple. […]
Bad sale
We are living in the era of round the clock sale. Most things are advertised to be sold at a discounted price. Even in these situations, many things could go wrong. Some common warning sign of a bad deal: The deal is only good for “today” The seller offers “free gifts” in return for “minimum […]
On democracy
Hallmarks of democracy include the following: Communication is decentralized, with multiple sources of information. Authority and power are constrained by a system of checks and balances. Agendas and goals are established through discussion, not by leader Fiat. There is a reciprocity of influence between leaders and citizens, as opposed to unidirectional influence from elites. Group […]
Superiority complex
Still halfway through reading: the courage to be disliked, the author talks about the superiority complex. Like the inferiority complex, the superiority complex comes to someone for his/her urge to cease power and respect. One cannot get over the Superiority complex unless he/she stops craving for things in his/her way. With our cravings and urge […]
Fear
While reading “Age of Propaganda”, I came across the subject of fear. It talks about how to generate fear on a group or individuals. These are some well-known trick marketers, politicians and preachers have been using. A fear appeal is most effective when: It scares the hell out of people It offers a specific recommendation […]
On Thomas Edison
I read “the wizard of Menlo Park, a life of Thomas Edison” recently. All this while I saw Edison as the guy who killed Tesla. I am not sure if that is true, but reading this book made me know a few other things about Edison. His entrepreneurial journey begun in early age, printing newspaper […]
On Jamsetji Tata
I spent a few days reading, For the love of India: The life and times Of Jamsetji Tata. Not much has been written, taught about him. It made me realize the influence of the Parsi community in industrializing India. Some learnings: Importance of Education: As a result, Jamsetji IIM, JJ School of Arts and many […]
Business evaluation
Excerpt from a book Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin
How to be miserable?
Charlie Munger in his commencement speech on June 13, 1986, to the Harvard School, talks about four ways to become miserable. Munger continued from where Johnny Carson had spoken. Carson’s prescriptions for sure misery included: 1) Ingesting chemicals in an effort to alter mood or perception 2) Envy 3) Resentment On top of this, Charlie […]