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141. Books I read this Year, 2023

“A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors.” — Charles Baudelaire When I was trying to compile the list of books that I read this year, I realized that my interests seemed to be getting focused…

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141. Books I read this Year, 2023
141. Books I read this Year, 2023

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Dec 1

Are you wasting time usefully?

“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.” ― Russell Eric Dobda My daughter mentioned recently that taking breaks and using that time to set her room in order, has actually helped her perform better in her class tests. I generally encourage her to take breaks from study-preparation by going for…

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Are you wasting time usefully?
Are you wasting time usefully?

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Nov 24

139. Efficiency can be your Enemy

“To arrive at the simplest truth, as Newton knew and practiced, requires years of contemplation. Not activity Not reasoning. Not calculating. Not busy behaviour of any kind. Not reading. Not talking. Not making an effort. Not thinking. Simply bearing in mind what it is one needs to know.” — George…

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139. Efficiency can be your Enemy
139. Efficiency can be your Enemy

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Nov 17

138. (2. Building Finance Intuition) Path to Financial Independence

“When you understand that your self-worth is not determined by your net-worth, then you’ll have financial freedom.” — Suze Orman About a year back, when I asked my then seventeen-year-old nephew what he wanted to do in life, his answer was immediate — he wanted to become an investment fund…

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138. (2. Building Finance Intuition) Path to Financial Independence
138. (2. Building Finance Intuition) Path to Financial Independence

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Nov 10

137. Why 70 Hours, even 40 hours per week is too much

“When asked, ‘Mr. Gandhi, you have been working fifteen hours a day for fifty years. Don’t you think you should take a vacation?’ Gandhi smiled and replied, ‘I am always on vacation.’” — Gandhi N. Narayana Murthy (an enormously successful first-generation entrepreneur — principal founder of Infosys) recently expressed that…

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137. Why 70 Hours, even 40 hours per week is too much
137. Why 70 Hours, even 40 hours per week is too much

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Nov 3

136. What else will you do?

”But in the real world, your opportunity costs are what you want to make your decisions based on.” — Charlie Munger A friend (also a client) forwarded me details of a new arbitrage fund being launched by a reputed mutual fund house, asking me if he should invest in it…

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136. What else will you do?
136. What else will you do?

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Oct 27

135. (12. Building Great Careers) Scaling Your Career

“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Ever wondered why despite working harder than expected, you are not growing much? Working harder than expected is neither necessary nor sufficient condition for growth. …

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135. (12. Building Great Careers) Scaling Your Career
135. (12. Building Great Careers) Scaling Your Career

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Oct 20

133. (1. Building Finance Intuition) Tyranny of standard advice

“I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.” — Oscar Wilde I have been asked to write on personal finance matters for some time now. I considered starting a separate newsletter to cover that area…

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133. (11. Building Finance Intuition) Tyranny of standard advice
133. (11. Building Finance Intuition) Tyranny of standard advice

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Oct 13

133. (11. Building Great Careers) Great Leader or Great Organization?

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” — Seth Godin Just last weekend, my cousin (much younger than me) commented on an article (Do I Quit?) I wrote in the past. Here is our conversation on whatsapp: My Cousin: “Read your article on…

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133. (11. Building Great Careers) Great Leader or Great Organization?
133. (11. Building Great Careers) Great Leader or Great Organization?

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Oct 6

a few books that could change your “Thinking”

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” — Fran Lebowitz I recently caught up with a very close, childhood friend of mine. While we had similar childhood experiences largely, he and I ended up taking very different paths right from college. He studied to be a doctor at one…

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a few books that could change your “Thinking”
a few books that could change your “Thinking”

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