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We are naturally predisposed to trust — it's in our genes, and it has helped humanity thrive.
Intelligence is public, out in the open. We have displayed our intelligence in text, audio, video, products, and services to the universe.
No one can predict how the world will use or value your products and services.
Jensen Huang, Chris Malachoswsky, and Curtis Priem cofounded Nvidia (“envy” in Latin) to build graphics microchips for video games in 1993. The total addressable market was $0 billion. PCs were rare, only nerds and teenagers played video games.
2023 predictions proved to be catastrophic for experts, what about 2024?
Top 10 trends that matter. "There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don't know, and those who don't know they don't know" - J.K. Galbraith.
A million opportunities lie ahead of you in 2024. Are you ready?
Not surprisingly, the aimless wandering during the break helped me connect the dots and reset for 2024.
2023 has been a busy, eventful, and action-packed year. It is time to power down, reflect, and share holiday wit and wisdom.
Writing online and sharing my thoughts on random topics has proven to be an unexpectedly enjoyable experience. I never imagined it would be this much fun!
Comedy is the hardest job in the world, a long comedy career is a testament to intelligence, extreme customer focus, resilience, and durability. Lessons from Jerry Seinfeld.
Jerry is still drawing viewers and accolades, for his inventive online talk show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee—even as a new generation discovers Seinfeld on streaming video.
“I have nothing to add”. I was tempted to end the post with the quote and a photo. But Munger has inspired me and shaped my thinking over the years, I have something to add...
At 31 years old, Charlie Munger was divorced, broke, and burying his 9-year-old son, who had died from cancer. Munger would go into the hospital, hold his young son, and then walk the streets of Pasadena crying.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. What is the difference? Why you should know about it? Let's explore.
The Indian government was focused on reducing the gender gap in secondary school enrolment in rural India.
We humans are so bad at predicting the future, that we consistently fail to see future changes. It is better to focus on "what is not going to change". Let’s explore the Lindy effect.
Nobody predicted a pandemic, global lockdown, remote working, revenge spending, or the rise and fall of Netflix, Zoom, Peloton, and many more.
“The things you own end up owning you.” – Chuck Palahniuk
“If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
“We didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost”: Nokia CEO. Why do things go wrong when you are doing everything right? Let's explore.
An investigation determined that the crew had not been informed of a two-degree correction made to the plane's flight path the night before, causing the plane's navigation system to route them toward Mount Erebus instead of through McMurdo Sound.
Power of Incentives: If you would persuade, appeal to interest not to reason. If you don't allow for self-serving bias in the conduct of others, you are again, a fool.
Charlie Munger is 99 years young, he is generous in sharing his wisdom and experience, and the story below caught my attention.
“Do you never worry?”, Would it help?
Tom Hanks plays the character of James Donavan – an American lawyer defending Rudolf Abel – a Russian Spy played by Mark Rylance.
"Bicycle face and the Red flags". The test of wisdom is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
In my previous post, I discussed why is it worth reading Aristotle’s 10 virtues even after 2,300 years, and questioned whether technology and generative AI will impact humanity's original thinking.
Aristotle wrote about 10 virtues for a good life and happiness 2,300 years ago. Remarkably it is still relevant today. Why is it worth reading?
Over the last two years alone 90% of the data and collective knowledge of entire humanity was created. We are generating a mind-boggling amount of content every day.
“It’s not bringing new ideas that’s so hard but it is getting rid of old ones” - Keynes. It is ridiculous the a way lot of people cling to failed ideas. Read on to learn a lesson from the history.
The Mediaeval church rejected the Greek idea, calling it heresy: the earth was flat above the Earth was Heaven, below was Hell, and in between lived Man and Woman.
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch once nearly died of a heart attack.
“We all are products of our background,” Welch said. “I didn’t have two nickels to rub together [when I was young], so I’m relatively cheap. I always bought cheap wine.”
Leadership in Turbulent Times: Lessons from Abraham Lincoln. You do not want to learn the hard way, Read on…
I have always been fascinated by President Lincoln. Lincoln was born into poverty, his father kept him out of school.
Time Paradox: You are born as a “Time Billionaire”, you exchange your time to earn wealth. Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth.
Wealth has unlimited upside whereas time is the most scarce, least understood, and most undervalued resource. Why? Let's explore.
"Sculptor Vs. Painter: A Framework for Learning, Leadership, and Success. Let's Explore!
Painting, an additive process, begins with a blank canvas, and every brushstroke and layer of paint contributes to the final masterpiece.