Filtering for "Wisdom"
- The Lesson to Unlearn
When I started advising startup founders at Y Combinator, especially young ones, I was puzzled by the way they always seemed to make things …
- We are What we Choose
Excerpts from Jeff Bezos 2010 Baccalaureate remarks at Stanford: What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and …
- Leggo That Ego - Bob Iger(Disney)
From a Nytimes story on Bob Iger (Disney CEO): It turned out, though, that Mr. Iger had a fierce will under that gentlemanly exterior. Early …
- The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements are: Be Impeccable With Your Word. Don’t Take Anything Personally. Don’t Make Assumptions. Always Do Your …
- Apple Tim Cook's 2019 Commencement address at Stanford
via Stanford Selected excerpts: That’s what I’m interested in talking about today. Because if I’ve learned one thing, it’s that technology …
- Patsy in the Game
Via Prof Sanjay Bakshi: Definitions “Patsy” is defined as someone who is “easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed …
- It's Never Too Late to Start a Brilliant Career
via Karlgaard’s new book excerpt, “Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement” (Crown Currency) …
- A map of the unknown world
Via Steven Pressfield’s blog post A Ghurka rifleman escaped from a Japanese prison in south Burma and walked six hundred miles alone …
- The Time Keeper
“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your …
- You Are Alone
Ravikant: Socially, we’re told, “Go work out. Go look good.” That’s a multi-player competitive game. Other people can see if I’m doing a …
- That Cocky Voice in Your Head is Wrong
Jason Zweig is one of my favorite finance writers. His recent WSJ column - The Intelligent Investor distills 20 years of studying Behavioral …
- How to Think?
A set of 10 rules as listed in Ed Boyden’s popular blog post in MIT Technology Review, Nov 2007. Synthesize new ideas constantly. …
- Be Yourself
via Warren Buffett Be humble. You may be wrong. Be hard working. You may be luckier. Be kind. You may be remembered. Be generous. Others may …
- Heuristics to Decision Making
Source: https://twitter.com/farnamstreet/status/1026105498372845571 Some heuristics to make decisions. Please add your own and challenge …
- Trading Time
Via []@dollarsanddata](https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-most-important-asset/) Think of it this way: Each week you get 10,000 minutes to …
- No Sunk Costs
via @JasonZweig’s edge.org essay: While I worked with Danny on a project, many things amazed me about this man whom I had believed I …
- Notes from Jim O'Shaughnessy Tweetstorm
Jim O’Shaughnessy is Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management. A professional …
- 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 …
- 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 …