Ancient Philosophy and Teachings
Technological advancements in the modern world have led to taking some of the ancient philosophies and teachings forgotten or treated casually. But these theories had their meaning not just for the ancient times, they are as relatable in the modern age. Finding the meaning behind some of these philosophies may not only be enlightening in itself, but also resonate with one’s modern thoughts, applicable to modern day problems as a solution, an answer or a point in one’s spiritual life.
Ancient philosophy had its own technological advancements for the times
Anti Influencer Economy
Brands do not necessarily depend upon influencers with huge following to market their products and services, that’s just a part of the equation. The story is more important, that connects with the target audience. Huge influencer following does not guarantee the right storytelling to the audience. That’s where the anti-influencer economy kicks in that relies on user generated content which is more realistic and connecting to actual potential users. One only needs to get the story right and the brands are willing to pay good money for the same. No pressure of creating a personal brand, building followers or being a public figure. Only focus then is on the content creation which connects.
Anti – Influencer Economy : Generating Good Income Online without being an Influencer
AI Tech Transforming From General Purpose to Specific Use Cases
Generative AI tech is not the ultimate solution, it’s just the starting point. Development of visual and vocal language models for legal, industrial and financial sectors is transforming AI tech into more specific tasks that are routine and can be automated using AI.
From Sydney to Seoul, these AI startups are looking beyond one-size-fits-all business model
Family Business Success
Clear role and responsibility definitions are vital to scale a family business. However in most cases there is no distinction between roles and everyone within the family pitches in as and when as and where needed. But to scale a more formal approach is required, as that brings in more focus and seriousness to the role and achieving the goal there on.
Inside Cabochon Group: Scaling a Family Business Without Chaos
Give Before Take
Building anything requires giving first, giving in terms of time, energy, materials, resources and money. This giving is an investment in the building process. Without giving or investing you cannot build, hence you cannot take as well. To better your life and business, take interest in other people in your life and business as well, better their goals as well, and that ripples into achieving your goals.
Build Other People’s Legacies First to Strengthen Your Own
Hustle Pre 40, Sustain post 40
The human body goes through changers as it ages. What was possible physically at a younger age, may not be impossible as you age, but is definitely risky and not as effective as well. Entrepreneurs must focus on hustling before 40, as the body helps in recovering faster. The priorities in one’s life pre 40 are different than those post 40. Post 40 entrepreneurs must strategize for rest, focus, stress management, sustainability.
Hustle Culture Stops Working After 40
Fertiliser Industry News (India)
Indian fertiliser industry regulations are one of the most stringent globally. While getting approvals and registrations can take close to 2.5 years, there is constant watch by the regulators with variable laws made by the local representative across the land. The government is working on reforming this to promote innovations and demote unfair and corrupt practices by officials.
Fertiliser Industry may Soon See an End to Inspector Raj
Library Stories
Passion for reading books lead to a habit further leading into a library of more than 2 million books. All of that on the back of an idea, a thought. Money and resources just followed.
A Retired Indian Factory Worker Builds a Library of Two Million Books
Mentor Lessons
Bill Gurley
Minimise regrets
Self learning
Be patient
Bill Gurley on Why You Need to Relax About Your Career
No to Unessential Things
Prioritising important tasks that leads to accomplishing our goals requires saying no to things that are not essential. It’s not possible to accommodate time for the essential and inessential simultaneously, one has to be cancelled out, and it’s better to cancel the unessential.
How You Can Learn to Say No Without Feeling Guilty Later
One Sigma Confidence
Entrepreneurs, businessmen, leaders face uncertainty at various stages in the business. At times it can paralysing to take action due to lack of clarity. And most times the opportunity has passed by the time clarity or certainty is achieved. One sigma confidence is about being 70% sure and taking action.
Productivity
Tracking a weekly alignment score by comparing success between the planned to-do list, emails and the actual turn out if the calendar, helps to understand progress and areas of improvement.
Superhuman, Grammarly CEO: Use This ‘Insane Productivity Hack’
Quotes
When you start worrying about things that are over and done with, you’re merely trying to saw sawdust.
— Fred Fuller Shedd, as quoted in How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Startup Stories
My Better Batch – Lindsay Hancock
Lindsay Hancock quit her successful corporate career in Food and Consumer Package industry to start a premium cookie mix company – My Better Batch. Recognizing her itch to start her own company than work for another, capitalizing on her network built around her corporate career, and taking action no matter what has helped her achieve good retail presence in a short period of time.
Lindsay Hancock from corporate success to entrepreneurial success
DataOps – Jacqueline DeStefano – Tangorra
Testing before committing, relying on actual demand than on assumptions has led Jacqueline to grow her company fast.
Faherty – Mike and Alex Faherty
Pursuing his obsession with fashion and fabrics since childhood, Mike Faherty launched Faherty initially catering to the premium surf wear segment to a lifestyle brand now, with revenue of $250M. Disciplined execution over years, capitalizing on opportunities have been foundational to the their success.
Reading Rules
Reading literary rules as a personal activity in comparison to most other activities for the self. If you are into reading that’s great, if you are not, start now. We can talk about its results, down the road later. Make some rules for your reading, like carrying a book on you at all times so that you can just get reading while commuting, waiting for your appointment or anytime you find yourself free to do it. Instead of doom scrolling have a book on your phone to dig into. Read before you go to bed. Have a stack of books by your bedside. Re read you favorite bookto get you out of a slump. Don’t wait for another time or a better offer to buy the book, just buy it when you see it and feel it. Visit bookstores in your city, in your travels.
Give me 16 minutes and I’ll teach you how to read like a PRO
Stoic Lessons
Being Good is Hard but its Right
Goodness faces lots of challenges. It’s a hard path to stay on. But one must endure it and do the best one can to fight for what’s good and right.
Doing the Essential only matters
Do what’s essential. Ask yourself the question if it’s essential, if it is, do it, if not eliminate it. It saves energy and doubles the time to do more of the lesser essential things to do. Inessential things are a many, the essential things are always limited.
Attitude for and with Aptitude
In the process of doing what’s essential, there will be many distractions and disruptions around us. Those are not in our control, how we react to them, how we think of them, how we see them, how we use them is important and up to us. The choice is ours on how we use the external factors that are not in our control.
Mind Control
Suffering is more in the mind, than in reality. Our judgements and assumptions about the external factors that are not in our control, makes those things important or not. Training the mind to focus on what’s important is a must.
The Age of Cato is gone (or is it?)
Support the Worthy
Fight for the weak, the small, the right. It’s the right thing to do. Leaving them to suffer at the hands of a bully is not an option.
How a Stoic stands up to bullies
A Lonely Journey
The energy and efforts one brings to his or her idea or work cannot be compared or expected in the same way from the other, it’s never going to be the same, and it can never be controlled as it is not within us to control. No matter what others say or do, the way they say or do, one must not give up one’s way of doing things.
It’s Always Going To Be One-Sided
Temptations
The true meaning of temptation is understood only by resisting it. Giving into it easy but may not mean enough. As an entrepreneur you want your product or service to be tempting customers, and at the same time you want to resist the temptations that distract you from your work.
Do You Know What Temptation Means?
The Good Surprise
Being strong and in control at all times is good but knowing when to be softer and caring also matters. Entrepreneurs must balance the two sides as required.
Thriving in Dark Times
Staying true to who you are, your beliefs, for yourself and others, is the right thing to do even in dark times.
How people thrived in dark times (Stoic stories for hope)
Fight for it
Nothing is perfect, nothing is easy, you have to fight to make it right.
There’s a Rhythm
There are going to be disruptions, distractions and disturbances, those are not in our control. One has to face them and at the same time find a way back to the rhythm of focus, discipline and good work.
There’s a Rhythm. There’s a Rhythm
The Extraordinary Thing
Courage, Justice, Discipline and Wisdom the four virtues that a stoic lives by are definitely powerful and if you love what you do, there is nothing more you need. Practising the four stoic virtues with love is more empowering.
Thoughts from James Clear
Handling Conflicts
It does not require an equal amount of aggression to counter a conflict. In fact it gets worst by doing so. Conflicts and tense situations require the opposite, calmness and cool from the mind and the body, that helps the brain to think clearly which results in positive action.
Multiplying Motivated Times
We do our best work when we feel motivated. Using the time we are motivated to prepare for the lesser motivated times is multiplying our motivation.
Finding and Maintaining Adventure
One must look for the unknown and venture into it regularly.
Winning or Losing, Success or Failure
As far as you are not sitting on the sides, you are a winner even if you are losing, because only when you try, when you keep doing what’s important, keep trying no matter how hard it gets, you are a winner. Cause sitting on the sides does not lead to anything. Playing and staying in the game is what counts.
Placement along with Performance
Performing in the wrong place is meaningless. Performance deserves a place and if your performance is not recognised, appreciated and understood then it’s meaningless to continue. Performance degrades in such places. Look for and place yourself in environments were you will thrive.
Mistakes and Misfortunes are material for the next move, use them to your advantage.
3-2-1: On winning and losing, making the most of accidents, and when waiting doesn’t work
Unsinkable Ships
Scientists at the University of Rochester have invented a method that let’s air trapped in metal tubes, allowing to remain afloat and not sink. The air bubble prevents water logging, and ensures the vessel or platform remains afloat at all times.
Scientists engineer unsinkable metal tubes
Our minds have the choice to narrate experiences as per circumstances. A tool to change the story as per the situations.
Waste Management Redefined
Pollution from domestic and commercial spaces is a huge problem in India, considering the rise in population and consumption patterns. The processes and people handling the waste picking and dumping the same in landfills is no longer acceptable. Consumers are watching how companies and businesses operate, including managing or disposing of waste appropriately. Governments have regulatory bodies that are auditing domestic and commercial spaces, to ensure waste is disposed appropriately. A handful of startups have been launched that are managing floral waste from temples, plastic waste from homes and work spaces, electronic waste, bio and no waste, converting them in to raw material or finished articles, thus promoting a circular economy.
Redefining waste management in India by bringing in structure to the process and the people
Sources
5 Bullet Friday
BBC
The Daily Stoic
Economic Times
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Podcast
James Clear
Rochester.edu
Sacred, Rooted, Remembered
Seth Godin
YouTube
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