Say Something. Do Something {else}. Feel Something {else}. Think Something {else}. Be Something {else}. Appraisal season is here in Bangalore. The cloaks are bigger than ever. Daggers are being prepared to be dealt on the review meeting room’s table. Impacts are being discussed. Thank god I don’t have to do it yet. The clockwork of…
It has been 152 days since I published anything here. Not because of lack of subject matter, but life just moved too fast. A lot of major and minor things happened, so let’s first get the recap out of the way. We are in a new year. Happy 2024. 2023 was transformative beyond expectation. Hope…
Everyone seems to be doing a yearly app for me. What a sweet gesture. Reminded me of doing one myself, from everythig that I remember. So here we go. First, lets take stock.. (from 2021 review) 2022 came with its own set of learnings and challenges. Things looked bleak in the first 3 months of the year.…
Recently read a great blog on managing expectations for a happy reality from the legendary Morgan Housel which can be found here: https://collabfund.com/blog/expectations-and-reality/ The tl;dr on the link above is simply captured in this quote: The first rule of a happy life is low expectations. If you have unrealistic expectations you’re going to be miserable…
The Internet is expanding. It is increasing its influence not just in the different services it offers and the category of reels it has on it. It is influencing the places we visit, the courses we enrol in, the food we consume, the jobs we take and the stories we believe. With its expanding reach,…
Why is it important to learn from the Nomad Investment Partnership and Nick Sleep you may ask? The fund generated an absolute return of 921.1% over a 13 year period compared to the MSCI world index return of 116.9%. An annualised return of 20.8% over 6.5% of the MSCI. It’s mind-boggling and unheard of. $1…
How do we measure progress? A bunch of variables, benchmarked against what is being exhibited by people around the world. We have been trained to do so! Measuring ourselves against the competition that is “Out There” is not just phenotype but is ingrained in our genes. Our world is a relative world. The idea of…
The last two weeks have been fun, trying to figure out why we move like cars on a highway as if we have destinations to reach, which never seem to arrive. This brings me back to the subject, “What is it all about?” The question is like an onion, layers of which are constituted by questions…
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