Guru’s Blogs

"An Insult to Life Itself" – Why Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki was outraged and Why it matters?
Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki, has captivated audiences worldwide with its distinct artistic vision.

Innovation thrives in scarcity and abundance — stagnation Lurks in between.
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy declared: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.”

What Is Intelligence, Anyway? By Isaac Asimov.
When I was in the army, I received the kind of aptitude test that all soldiers took and, against a normal of 100, scored 160. No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me.

Do not compare or compete, do not try to become someone else. Focus on being the best version of yourself. Embrace Your Uniqueness – The Future belongs to Individuals.
Every single object in this universe is distinctly unique. A single strand of hair is enough to tell you are different from everyone else in this universe.

What Were the AI Models’ choices in the classic trolley problem?
A run-away trolley is hurtling down the track, there are five people ahead on the track unaware of the situation. You are standing next to a railway switch, you can switch the trolley to the side track. However, there is one person on the side track.

As we shift from the Industrial Revolution to the Intelligence Revolution—everything we know about Taxes, Salaries, and Education is about to change. Are you ready?
The Industrial Revolution brought employment stability until retirement. Today, job security is uncertain, and younger generations face housing affordability challenges.

Magnificent 7 stocks account for 35% of S&P 500 Market capitalization. Is this overcentration an anomaly or a trend?
Overconcentration in a few stocks is not a recent phenomenon, the US stock market has often been even more concentrated. in the past.
According to Bryan Taylor of Finaeon, market concentration has evolved through seven distinct phases, each driven by major economic shifts.

A state of flow results in growth, while stillness manifests peace. The ability to switch between the two "at will" leads to fulfillment.
Growth in individuals and nations stems from the flow of capital, talent, and raw materials.
Great minds throughout history possessed growth mindsets—always consuming new ideas, learning, trying, failing, and endlessly repeating the cycle.

Nvidia suffered a record $600 billion market cap loss, the largest single-day drop in U.S. history.
Because AI isn’t a fortune teller—it’s a learned history professor.
AI systems have absorbed humanity's recorded knowledge – our documents, audio, and video – but they inherit our limitations in predicting the future.

To succeed, you must do both: things that scale and things that don’t.
Learn Every Day: Go to bed smarter than when you woke up. Continuous learning is the key to success: Knowledge compounds like interest. Just as compound interest grows wealth exponentially over time, accumulated knowledge multiplies your ability to think critically and make better decisions.

Intelligence vs. Experience.Intelligence cannot substitute experience, but experience can limit intelligence.
Intelligence is how you plan to handle a snake in your living room.
Experience is what you do when a live snake is suddenly thrown into your living room.

State of Financial Markets – TINA is Back in America. The Champagne Cascade is overflowing with abundance. What’s Next? Top 10 Facts and Trends
TINA: short for "There Is No Alternative," describes the prevailing sentiment that investors have little choice but to buy U.S. equities. This phenomenon continues to dominate as global markets offer limited competing opportunities.

2024 – And That’s a Wrap: Timeless thoughts for reflections this holiday season
1. Future is unknowable: No one knows what tomorrow holds, no matter how intelligent they may be—natural or artificial.
2. Success is deceptive: Success might trick you into believing you can predict the future, but history is filled with evidence to the contrary.

Movies will watch you while you watch. Books will read you while you read.
The next generation of movies will be interactive. The movie will observe you as you watch it, adapting in real-time to deliver a personalized experience that meets your expectations—changing the storyline, altering the pace, and adjusting the emotional journey just for you.

You can’t live without infringing on the rights of others, you will die of starvation. Who has the right to live? Here’s an intriguing old Indian story to ponder.
A hungry Tiger is chasing a Deer.
The king happens to be in the forest.
Whose right should the king protect?

Roger Federer did not win a single tournament between 2013 and 2016.
In the first year of his slump, Federer tried to recapture his old form by doing what had always worked for him. He kept pushing himself, but it only led to repeated injuries and underperformance.

The Rule of 72: A simple rule that will change the way you think about money. It's a lesson we should introduce to our children early in life.
The Rule of 72 helps estimate how long it takes for your money to double based on a fixed annual return.

We often confuse simple and easy. We think that simple means easy, and easy means simple. But, according to Rich Hickey, they are two different things.
The word "complex" originates from "complect," meaning "to braid or weave things together." Something complex is intertwined with other things, making it dependent and bound.

In an old New York building, a slow elevator(Lift) sparked a wave of frustration—tenants threatened to cancel leases, and engineers were stumped.
Engineering firms were called in: one suggested installing a faster motor, and another proposed completely dismantling the old life and installing a new one.

Babies don’t learn to walk by reading a book, and you didn’t learn to ride a bicycle by studying a manual. Read on — you don’t want to learn about learning the hard way.
The greatest teacher is “Mother Nature” herself. The best lessons aren’t found in textbooks but out in the open wilderness.