Here’s an idea: Take a whole week off and just stay where you are. Don’t travel. Don’t fill it with a activities and classes and errands. Just take the time off, with no plans, and see what happens. I tried this for the first time last year, in the second-last week of December. And it […]
You have to watch The Devil’s Plan on Netflix. It’s a Korean reality TV series where 10 contestants face off playing games of strategy and intelligence. It’s like Physical 100, but for smart people. What I found particularly interesting was that it wasn’t just a game show, but there were several metagames being played throughout
The person who writes down the thing has tremendous power. One of the ways you find the up-and-comers at a tech company is just like, “Okay who wrote down the plan?”That doesn’t mean that they came up with everything, that doesn’t mean that they had all the ideas, but they actually have the energy and
A quick pre-amble: I’m not a marketer myself, but I’ve been studying marketing & business strategy for a couple of years now to help me in my day job. This stuff is hard (for me), so I sometimes write my own reflections to help me internalise what I read. This is one of those “explain
When I first started this blog, one of my most common questions I got from readers was “How do I get started in investing?“ Choices were limited back then. I would painstakingly explain the process of 1) Why passive investing is the best strategy for most people, 2) How to set up your own portfolio
Have you seenThe Life of Pi? The movie came out more than 10 years ago, and it’s one of those stories that leaves its interpretation open to you. It tells the story of Pi Patel, who encounters a storm while sailing on a Japanese freighter ship with several zoo animals onboard. The ship sinks, and
A quick note before we begin: Hello! I know it’s been awhile. I’ve had a lot happening in my life in the past couple of months including moving homes, travel, a death in the family, and a hectic time at work. It’s all okay now, it’s just been a challenging few months. I’m writing this
I took a day trip to Manhattan with my parents in 2008, while I was studying in the US. My mum loves Broadway, so she booked us tickets to watch a matinee. I didn’t have high expectations, since I’d never heard of the show we were watching. I grew even more skeptical when the lights
In one of my previous jobs, the thing which I dreaded more than anything in the world was a 2-hour meeting every Monday. In that meeting, the entire department would sit down and painstakingly go through the sales numbers for every single city in our network. City by city, we’d be asked to explain why
