- Rain
“Let me say this before rain becomes a utility that they can plan and distribute for money. By “they” I mean the people who cannot …
- Li Lu: Reflections On Reaching Fifty
Li Lu, who works with Charlie Munger in Pasadena, just turned 50 and posted this on his Facebook page: Reflections On Reaching Fifty I was …
- Do this. Directives - Part 1 by Derek Sivers
I’ve recently completed reading Derek Siver’s book - Anything You Want (1 hour read, Goodreads link here), reflecting lessons …
- Independence of Solitude
What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think. This rule, equally arduous in actual and in intellectual life, may serve …
- Or win this world at cards and let it slip my hands
*I may be numberless, I may be innocent I may know many things, I may be ignorant Or I could ride with kings and conquer many lands Or win …
- You Start Dying Slowly
You start dying slowly if you do not travel, if you do not read, If you do not listen to the sounds of life, If you do not appreciate …
- Meaning of Life
Every man is the sum total of his reactions to experience. As your experiences differ and multiply, you become a different man, and hence …
- Transience
Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone–those that are now and those to come. Existence flows past us like a river: the ‘what’ is …
- A little bit of slope makes up for a lot of y-intercept
From a lecture by CompSci Professor John Ousterhout, as recounted in this Quora post: *Here’s today’s thought for the weekend. A …
- Why Test?
John Green, in response to his younger self asking if his lecturing would be “on the test:” Yeah, about the test… The …
- Tao
Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know. Keep your mouth closed. Guard your senses. Temper your sharpness. Simplify your …
- Will I become a billionaire if I am determined to be one and put in all the necessary work required?
No.One of the many qualities that separate self-made billionaires from the rest of us is their ability to ask the right questions. This is …
- Wisdom
“One can pass on knowledge but not wisdom. One can find wisdom, one can live it, one can be supported by it, one can work wonders with it, …
- Searching
“When someone is searching,” said Siddhartha, “then it might easily happen that the only thing his eyes still see is that what he searches …
- Be More Successful!
- The Struggle
“The Struggle is when you wonder why you started the company in the first place. The Struggle is when people ask you why you don’t quit and …
- Visualizing Sun Tzu’s The Art of War
Source: https://hbr.org/2015/02/visualizing-sun-tzus-the-art-of-war?
- Soul Mates
I don’t know how you are so familiar to me—or why it feels less like I am getting to know you and more as though I am remembering who you …
- Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all …
- Perfect Match?
“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to …