Seven Reasons to Start Writing a Daily Journal in 2020

Have you stopped yourself from starting a daily journal because you didn't know what to write? Journaling need not be difficult. It helps you to deconstruct your thoughts, your behavior, and your likes and dislikes. By writing a journal you allow your thoughts to flow. Your brain absorbs them so that you can do better...

End of History Illusion

I came across this concept of the end of history illusion twice within a span of 2 weeks by two different authors using different examples to showcase its impact. But the concept in Farnam Street podcast discussion with Neil Parishca was the one which struck deep as it talked about this frame of mind to...

Buying an apartment is not an investment

Around 6 years back I wrote an article that talked about how buying an apartment for 90 Lakhs is not an investment and its associated risks. This was one of the most popular articles on my blog and was one which had 100+ comments on people arguing with me how I have got it all...

Stories are the programming language of the mind

Stories change more minds than facts. The way to change someone’s mind is not to present them with overwhelming evidence but to motivate them with overwhelming emotion. James Clear Recently came across this super quote by James Clear which talks about how stories take a narrative forward in a more effective manner than mere facts....

One decision that removes a 1000 later ones

Being a regular listener of Tim Ferris I often come across his idea of making 1 decision which avoids a 1000 other later decisions and this seems to be his favorite. Found this fascinating concept as human beings are wired to pick the least resistance path for any activity. If we could find this path...

How to Validate Your Business Idea in less than Rs 20K!

PS: - Below article was posted on LinkedIn in 2016, some of the data about marketing spends may not be relevant now but the whole idea still is valid. In an era where startups are mushrooming in all verticals, there are different approaches which are gaining traction on how one can build and develop a...

Danger of a Single Story

One of the many things which i have noticed over the past few years has been how wrong I have been about my perception of many folks whom am meeting face to face for the first time. Before I meet them I would have probably read about them on their LinkedIn profile or other social...

(Interview)My personal Finance and Digital marketing journey

This week I was fortunate to spend some time with Pradeep Goyal of CashOverFlow.in to give an interview on my personal journey in finance and digital marketing The interview talks about My journey of how i started in the stock markets.How it lead to my first venture of a stock advisory service?How i made a...

Dogfooding Your own advice

After reading the above brilliant quote from Darren Hardy (author of Compound effect) I have become self-aware of a phenomenon which has been happening all the time. I have noticed that I am treating myself on a different weighing scale (mostly lower) when it comes to giving advice. Most often the bar at which I...

Diderot Effect

Around a month back met a friend who has moved into a new home and told me that after 2 weeks in the new home he decided to buy a refrigerator costing 1 lakh. Having known him for over 25 years this sort of spending seemed very unlike him.When asked he said his wife and...