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Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

When you think of Leonardo Da Vinci, you probably think of the Mona Lisa or the Last Supper. Even though Vinci’s fame rests on his paintings, he was many things besides being an artist. …

Mental Models

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Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

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GAME THEORY: The Ultimate Tool for Strategic Decision-Making

I was introduced to the term Game Theory in 2019 when I read this tweet by Naval Ravikant. It stimulated me to study Game Theory and its utility in making effective personal and professional life decisions. Here’s how Wikipedia defines Game Theory: Game theory is the study of mathematical models…

Game Theory

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GAME THEORY: The Ultimate Tool for Strategic Decision-Making
GAME THEORY: The Ultimate Tool for Strategic Decision-Making

Jan 22

Mental Model: The Supplementary Layer of Friction

Imagine that you live in a world where roads are frictionless. You sit in your car, the wind blew and gave it a little push. Even though this force is negligibly small, you will start moving at a very slow speed. After this, your car can travel beyond the expanse…

Philosophy Of Mind

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Mental Model: The Supplementary Layer of Friction
Mental Model: The Supplementary Layer of Friction

Jan 4

Death of God and The Denial of Antifragility

Few words before we go ahead with this essay: I think I owe you an apology for not publishing anything for the last three weeks. I was busy as it was my sister’s wedding, and I hope you are aware of how preparation goes at Indian weddings. The good news…

Phenomenology

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Death of God and The Denial of Antifragility
Death of God and The Denial of Antifragility

Jul 3, 2021

Evolution of Morality

Hello Kings and Queens, let’s travel back in time! It’s 3000 BC and you are the leader of the Monke tribe. There is no religion, and hence no God, or there is but you have not discovered it yet. But to manage a tribe of 100 monkeys, you have to…

Ethics And Morals

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Evolution of Morality
Evolution of Morality

Jun 29, 2021

CREATE YOUR OWN MENTAL MODELS

My first advice to anyone who asks me how to deal with procrastination is — take the first smallest step. If your task is to read a book, my advice is to just take it out of your shelf and flip through it. Eventually, you will feel like reading it…

Mental Models

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CREATE YOUR OWN MENTAL MODELS
CREATE YOUR OWN MENTAL MODELS

May 12, 2021

Psychological Power of a Daily Journal

A week ago, I was going through a challenging time. I had started questioning the purpose behind everything I was doing, I was confused and stressed about my career. …

Daily Journal

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Psychological Power of a Daily Journal
Psychological Power of a Daily Journal

May 9, 2021

Reconstruct Your Identity

Is there a you? Who are you? What makes you, you? If you are you for your whole life then there must be something constant about you, something that is always there inside you. What is that thing? Get ready for an insightful philosophical journey where I will rip you…

Self Understanding

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Reconstruct Your Identity
Reconstruct Your Identity

May 6, 2021

5 Mental Gadgets To Detonate Procrastination

1. Eat That Frog Mark Twain famously said that if the first thing you do in the morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing the worst is behind you. Your frog is your worst task, and you should do it first thing in the…

Procrastination

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5 Mental Gadgets To Detonate Procrastination
5 Mental Gadgets To Detonate Procrastination

Nov 18, 2020

Procrastination to Productivity

Superhuman toolkit to deal with the devil of procrastination. — A study in 2019 revealed that almost 88% of a company’s workforce procrastinated for at least an hour. More than 80% of salaried employees and 76% of entrepreneurs procrastinated between 1–4 hours. We all procrastinate daily, sometimes for hours and sometimes even for days, and it’s very natural for us…

Procrastination

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Procrastination to Productivity
Procrastination to Productivity
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