It is easy to complain about things around us. From traffic, plastic, corruption, pollution, corruption, Et all. This world is not perfect, it has got many opportunities for us. How about working together and fixing it. History tells us about it. From Martin Luther Jr, Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford, Jamsetji Tata, Steve Jobs to Elon […]
Category Archives: Life
The Seven Sins of Memory
Psychology professor Daniel Schacter, proposes in The Seven Sins of Memory. Our memory weakens and we lose memory over time. We are preoccupied with distracting issues and don’t focus attention on what we need to remember. We search for information that we may be desperately trying to retrieve – something we know that we know […]
Reason
It is sad how we start finding reasons for everything. We forget that our life is too short to overanalyze and stress in every situation. Things are going fine, but why? Things are going bad, but why? We try to build our imaginary thesis on every situation. How difficult it is to stay calm and […]
Jokes
Sometimes we laugh and make jokes on our peers. In the moment of time, we don’t realize it’s long term effect. The joke might not sound sexist or racist to us but it leaves its mark on a longer run. Keep laughter to a minimum; do not laugh too often or too loud. — Epictetus […]
Loss aversion
We don’t like losing. It can be in a relationship, wealth or competition. What could be the reason: Our innate survival instinct? Ego Consistency We always like to continue winning or getting profit from our investments. It sounds irrational but we are more hurt losing something than gaining 2X the same. At the same time […]
Mercenary
Social media is a double-edged sword. In one side it connects the world closer for good while on another it is for mercenaries. Mercenaries on social media are a set of people who are very prejudiced and biased. They are also agenda driven. In the past, we have seen many deaths because of these people. […]
Blessings
It is important to not forget everyone who helped you in shaping your present. Parents rank on the top followed. A few friends come next: the ones who helped and been honest with feedback’s. Your first boss who trusted you and gave you the opportunity to start a career or open your own company. He/She […]
Inversion
I want to know where I would die so I can never go there. — Charlie Munger I was reading this blog about Charlie Munger and I loved it. His principle of living life in the inversion is fascinating. I am trying to add a similar principle to myself. Instead of seeing or striving for […]
Attitude
A few years back I was told attitude never changes. I was struggling with myself at work and personal life. Reading an article on attitude a few days back, bought back the memory. We are living in this cosmos which exists on the premise of evolution and change. How can we not change our Attitude? […]
On Jeff Bezos
Continuing to the section from the book title: Steve Jobs Jeff Bezos: Building 2 Valuable Brands in America. These are some learnings author shares from Jeff Bezos. Act, Even If It Means Taking Risks Think Long Term Be Stubborn, Flexible, and Realistic Know Your Limitations Adjust Business Plans Before Expanding Your Customer’s Voice Matters Most […]