Tag: personal development
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia)
We all search for the keys to a longer, happier life. We often think the answers lie in grand gestures—a new career, a cross-country move, or finding a singular, all-consuming passion. But what if the real secrets are smaller, more surprising, and woven into the fabric of our daily lives? The book Ikigai: The Japanese Secret…
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Atomic Habits (by James Clear)
Tiny Changes to our Habits, Remarkable Results. The holy grail of good habits is thousands of small improvements, day after day. To make a good habit stick – make it obvious around us, attractive to motivate, easy to do and satisfying in the end. Do the opposite for bad habits. * * * All…
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What are Mental Models and why do we need them?
We can become better thinkers and decision makers if we understand what mental models are, learn the mental models from across disciplines and use them in our daily life. We are all specialists in one field or another and look at every problem from our lens, often without even realizing. * * * This world…
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The Sandra Bullock Trade – Relationship between money and happiness
The relationship between money, personal relationships and happiness is at the center of our society. The story of Sandra Bullock is a recent example. As our income starts growing the marginal gain in happiness from money tends to decrease. It is no flimsy or philosophical argument but is proved by research. There may be some…
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Personal animosity in business – good, bad and the ugly
Economist has an excellent article on the personal animosity in Silicon Valley and how it is shaping the technology industry. The article brings up the point that the people with outsized commercial acumen and success tend to have outsize personalities. The same passion that drives them to create something from nothing drives them to crush…