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๐ฅบ The Summer of Punk
August 20, 2021
Tony Khan is my role model. After being a lifelong avid fan of professional wrestling, he started All Elite Wrestling. I love Tony. His passion and love for...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: The Making of a Manager
August 13, 2021
Your report should never be left wondering: What does my manager think of me? If you think she is the epitome of awesome, tell her. If you donโt think she is...
โ From Todoist to Things 3 (4/4)
August 6, 2021
This is a follow-up to โ๏ธ A Personal Assistant to Maximize your Productivity. I recently switched my task management workflow from Todoist to Things 3. It...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: Siddhartha
July 30, 2021
You need to experience a lot to achieve inner peace. Knowledge can be transferred via words, but wisdom must be earned on your own. Here are my notes from...
๐งโ๐พ Hello, Roam! (3/4)
July 23, 2021
I have been using Notion for more than 2 years now. With time, Iโve realized that it doesnโt allow cross-pollination of ideas. Thatโs where Roam Research...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: The E-Myth Revisited
July 16, 2021
Loved this business novel. It hit me that the sole aim of a small business owner should be to create playbooks that anyone can execute. Here are my notes...
๐ค Spaced Repetition using Readwise (2/4)
July 9, 2021
We forget most of what we consume in a few days or weeks. The forgetting curve of newly-learned knowledge depends on various factors like how meaningful it...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: Meditations
July 2, 2021
This is the first book I have left halfway. Lifeโs too short to spend time on things I know Iโm not enjoying. Here are my notes from Meditations: From my...
๐ฆ Writing from Conversations using Otter.ai (1/4)
June 25, 2021
Read to collect the dots, write to connect them. - David Perell I have a bunch of dots collected already from reading a lot of books and writing a decent...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: Blue Ocean Strategy
June 18, 2021
This book provides good frameworks to pursue differentiation at low-cost with lots of case studies. Here are my notes from Blue Ocean Strategy: A compelling...
๐ด Experiences build Your Skill Tree in the Game of Life
June 11, 2021
Imagine a game where there are no rules and you can do anything. That would be such a boring game, isn't it? Life is no different from MMORPGs. You can...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: The Selfish Gene
June 4, 2021
When we die, there are two things we can leave behind us: genes and memes. I enjoyed the rich examples. You should definitely pick this up if you liked...
๐ง You are Who you Choose to Be
May 28, 2021
Alfred Adlerโs thoughts have had a big impact on my thinking. They reinforced my belief that you are who you choose to be and are not bound by your past....
๐๏ธ Book Notes: Playing to Win
May 21, 2021
My key takeaway was that all successful strategies fall into two buckets: you can provide a commodity at the lowest price or you can differentiate your...
๐ฎ Read & Dine Cafe
May 14, 2021
What would you do once you hit your FIRE goals? This question came up in one of the 100+ communities I'm a part of, and it forced me to reflect. Here's my...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: The Courage to be Happy
May 7, 2021
One of those rare sequels that make you want to read more. I found a lot of parallels with religious texts. Everyone should read this. Here are my notes from...
โพ๏ธ The Infinite Power of Reframing
April 30, 2021
Reframing is changing the way you look at something. It is infinitely powerful. Here are some examples from my life: Imposter syndrome is real. It's a phase;...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: Good Strategy Bad Strategy
April 23, 2021
It helps you understand what a good strategy looks like, in an unnecessary long text. Here are my notes from Good Strategy Bad Strategy: By September 1997,...
๐ก Journal Prompts
April 16, 2021
Some of you asked for the prompts we used in our app. Here you go! Try and remember any moment from your past and write down as many details as you can. If...
๐๏ธ Book Notes: The Courage to be Disliked
April 9, 2021
It's the most powerful book I've ever read. The book provides a nice introduction to Adlerian psychology with a unique conversational format between the...
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