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Many Indians under the age of 35, prepping to buy homes for the first time, are facing the latest swing in the real estate market’s long-running seesaw game

Over the past 13 years, residential real estate hasn't really paid off as an investment Read this edition online Monday, 04 July 2022 A weekly newsletter about how finance is getting supercharged by tech in India, and how you can make money work for you.

A quick story about athletes and investors.

Will Smith writes in his biography that…

I want to try to explain part of why the world seems so crazy these days.

How to Identify the Most Successful Companies of the Internet Era

How to Predict the Future and Make the Most of It

One of the most fertile grounds for new startups

What authority does this author have for writing about career moats? An honest answer, and an accounting of weaknesses.

A fresh look at new CIO spending intent surveys in security and data.

Curiosity leads to obsession, which leads to mastery. And only through mastery do you become the best in the world at what you do - and get paid well for it. But, it all begins with your genuine curiosities. If you want to get rich, the first thing you need to do is get your curiosity back. Society

Founders need to get smart quickly about the many nuanced aspects of building a company, from understanding weird language in a big term sheet to hiring a key software developer. But the best practical advice is scattered across blog posts, podcasts and books, and it gets outdated quickly as industry norms evolve. Even experienced founders […]

Eight Secrets to getting rich, from Felix Dennis: 1. Analyze your need. Desire is insufficient. Compulsion is mandatory. 2. Cut loose from negative influences. Never give in. Stay the course. 3. Ignore “great ideas.” Concentrate on great execution. 4. Focus. Keep your eye on the ball marked “The Mon

There has been an uptick in self-help books and blogs about mental models. But, there's a problem when putting it in practice.

Ray Dalio's has a 5 step process that reads slightly self-helpy, but like the rest of Principles, was written for the rational man in mind.

A non-comprehensive summary of the first section of Ray Dalio's Life Principles, which concerns itself with ‘dealing with reality’.

Michael Kitces unintentionally gives us an example of what it looks like when someone turns an understanding of business models into actionable career decisions.

Reading n books a year isn't as bad a goal as you might think. Here's why.

A technique to prevent burnout from my old bosses in Silicon Valley. And then some moral philosophising.

Over the long term, enthusiasm for most projects fade with time. Here's one useful way to think about it.

Why thinking long term can lead to a competitive advantage, and what that looks like in business and in careers.

How do you evaluate if a career activity is worth doing? By looking at its component tasks, and calculating the information rate of each step.

Three nuanced takes by three believable people, all of whom argue that ‘follow your passion’ isn't as rubbish as Cal Newport suggests.

Understanding how the human brain works helps with managing yourself, as well as with orchestrating other people.

What do metagames have to do with the acquisition of expertise?

The mental model fallacy is that it’s worth it to read descriptions of mental models, written and aggregated by non-practitioners, in the pursuit of self-improvement and success. It isn't.