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Why I And Others Are Bullish About Cryptocurrency

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 7 mins

Cryptocurrency is nascent and hot at the moment. I expect the hotness to continue for another 10 years at the minimum. Within these 10 years, great wealth will be made by those who understand the trend and play along or those who just got lucky. That’s one part of the story of the next 10 […]

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3 Things To Focus On In Your Career For Maximum Leverage

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 9 mins

As I got my offer letter to join PwC in 2018, one of the first things that came to my mind was how to grow my network within the firm. Because as we would later be told, PwC is a congregation of the best and brightest. So I couldn’t get it off my mind thinking […]

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Observation Is The Secret To Discovering Original Ideas

July 6, 2021July 15, 2021 5 mins

The history of the human race reveals that we have developed up to this state first based on observation of the universe. And not on learned knowledge or inbuilt knowledge. Just observation.  By observing we formulated theories and subjected those theories to tests. Tests and outcomes of tests gave us what we can then refer […]

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Scalable vs Non-Scalable Career: The Difference and What You Should Choose

June 6, 2021June 9, 2021 6 mins

Many of us see those building large businesses and desire it. We see those earning money from “their passion” and we want it. We also see those who flaunt their wealth on social media with the caption “working from XX Island” and we crave it. It’s not bad to desire, want, and crave those things. […]

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The Bible Offers A Reliable Map of Reality That Leads To An Expected End

May 28, 2021May 29, 2021 5 mins

I think God deliberately put in us the undying desire to know the future. We wonder about life, taking each step with the hope that somehow, we will become better at predicting the future. A lot of us don’t realize or notice this subtle tendency. Our parents “forced” us to go to school because doing […]

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We Don’t Get The Best Out of Reading Because We Stop Reading

May 23, 2021May 29, 2021 3 mins

Reading is about gaining knowledge. Sometimes, it’s about gaining new knowledge, other times about confirming old knowledge. When we try to read, confirming old knowledge is easier. The brain has pre-existing ideas about what we are reading and so it is easier for it to add a new dimension to the existing knowledge. New knowledge […]

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This Is The Best Way To Invest In Volatile Assets

May 23, 2021June 3, 2021 6 mins

In a market where a 100% gain is possible within a year, don’t be surprised to see a 50-70% decline as well. That’s the way it works. That’s the meaning of volatility, the price for high returns.

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Should You Charge For Your Knowledge? A Defense For The Creator

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 17 mins

The advent of the internet changed the way we fundamentally organize and conduct ourselves both as a business and a society. This fundamental shift gave us a new definition of value. The new definition of value motivated Kevin Kelly in 2008 to write a 6,000 words (estimate) essay, 1,000 True Fans. The essay became a template for […]

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You Can Predict The Future By Acting On Timeless Principles

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 7 mins

Many times, this is what life feels like going in circles when what is actually happening is progress. So on that feeling, I have something to tell you. It’s about principles and how they can help you forge ahead in life. Life is largely unpredictable and that’s why sometimes we doubt ourselves and think we […]

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5 Things You Shouldn’t Care About As An Investor

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 9 mins

I grew up understanding the language of money and my curiosity led me to the art of investing early as well. I started investing (in the stock market) in 2017. Between then and now I’ve learned several things. Among them, I want to share with you some things that we pay attention to but doesn’t […]

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