I'm not an expert on wealth. Far from it. I think I have a better than average understanding on the way money works, but I find myself learning something new every week. Depending on your definition (let’s assume Wealth is the monetary kind), I don’t think I have achieved it yet. I grew up in… Continue reading How to create Wealth according to Naval
Minimalism : It’s just stuff with a story
I am intrigued by the idea of minimalism. I read books and articles about it. I try to apply it to my own life. One of the better books I've read on the topic is Keep The Memories and Lose the Stuff by Matt Paxton. He talks to this idea of "stories". A concept that… Continue reading Minimalism : It’s just stuff with a story
Fear of work
Inexperienced managers quite often fear the loss of "resources" when restructuring inevitably beckons. They worry that they will no longer be able to do the work required of them and their team. The feeling of scarcity envelopes them, and protective instincts kick in. Sometimes its confusion : How will I do the work expected of… Continue reading Fear of work
Energy
One of the great realisations is when you work out those things that give energy and those things that take it away. I think I was given the article Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time at some stage in the late 2000's but didn't really appreciate the message until much later in my career when… Continue reading Energy
The List
The curse when you develop an interest in self-improvement and personal productivity is that sometimes it is hard to just do things for no reason. Particularly if said stuff wasn't on your list of things to do today. It gets worse if you aren't even sure if your list is fully optimised based on whatever… Continue reading The List
Custodians
For some, workplaces become something larger than just a place to earn some money. They take on the role of servicing many multidimensional human needs : social, emotional, even physical. It makes sense. A worker will typically spend the best hours of the day inside the walls of a company performing tasks and solving problems,… Continue reading Custodians
Spam. Spam. Spam
One of the "privileges" of being a technology decision maker is dealing with the myriad of cold callers received on a daily basis. It's hard to screen. My framework for cold callers typically is to : (1) If it is not a number I recognise, I don't answer (2) If I'm feeling curious, I'll listen… Continue reading Spam. Spam. Spam
Bird by bird
I want to write. I've thought a lot about writing since doing a Creative Writing course a year or so back. A course which ironically since I've found out by listening to Matt Howey on a podcast with Tim Ferriss is mostly a waste of time as it normalises your writing into some standard production… Continue reading Bird by bird
43 Things
This blog post was inspired by a tweet about 38 Things I've learned in 38 years by Declin Cashin. Kevin Kelly, the chief editor at Wired Magazine, did something similar with 68 pieces of unsolicited advice There is something about a good structured list that synergises well with the way my reptilian brain works. The… Continue reading 43 Things
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