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           Every Moment Every Moment Book two : Stoic 6 Pack : pg.8 Every moment Think steadily to do what you have in hand with perfect and simple dignity the feeling of affection, freedom, and justice and to give yourself relief from all other thoughts and you can give relief to yourself if you do every act of your life as if it were the last laying aside all carelessness and passionate aversions from the commands of reason and all hypocrisy, self-love, and discontent with the portion which has been given to you! Authors Marcus Aurelius       

           Begin the Morning Begin the Morning pg 7 : Book Two : Marcus Aurelius Don't fix/say: he is good ; he is bad This is beautiful; that is Ugly Everything/ Everyone is akin to me part of the same intelligence and portion of my divinity so I can neither be injured by any of them for no one can fix on me what is ugly nor I can be angry with my kinsmen nor hate him For we are made for cooperation, like feet like hands, like eyelids, like rows of upper and lower teeth to act against one another then is contrary to Nature and it is acting against one another - to be vexed and turn away; Whatever this is that I am, I am a little flesh and breath of the Ruling part My words: Unity is what comes to my mind Bhagavad Gita says - Unity ,freedom from selfish desires and Lack of Ego are the 3 goods you need Authors Marcus Aurelius        Mukund

           On Identity @dvasallo Be Do Have - don't try to become a writer - start writing -Don't try to become a programmer - start coding something to accomplish your need -Don't try to become an entrepreneur - start fending for yourself forget the label (identity - Be); just Do Stuff! Authors @dvasallo       

           Gratitude list Book One Pg.5 Marcus Aurelius Father : Mildness of Temper Unchangeable resolution in things after due deliberation No vainglory in honors Love of labor and perseverance Not satisfied with first appearances Give without display Good manager of expenditure Never any mean thoughts of Action or love of novelty On commodities of Life : enjoy them without affectation when you have and not want them when you don't have Easy in conversation reasonable care of body's health give way to those who had expertise in knowledge be steady about the same things show prudence and economy in an exhibition of public spectacles and buildings care about what ought to be done rather than the reputation which is got by a man's acts abstain from / sober about things that i am too weak to resist but also to bear the things and engage in things that are painful and loathso

  Rusticus: who gave me the impression that my character required improvement and discipline not to show off wealth, discipline, or acts of benevolence To write with simplicity To read with carefulness and not with superfluity Antonius: learned freedom of will understand the steadiness of people To reason always To have an evenness of mind - in pain and pleasure and that the same man can be - most resolute and most yielding Sextus: To tolerate ignorant persons - who formed opinions without consideration To have principles of life in an ordered way Alexander the Grammarian: refrain from fault-finding Fronto : Learnt to observe envy, duplicity, and hypocrisy in a Tyrant Alexander the platonic : Not without necessity - say anyone - that i have no leisure Nor to the neglect of duties required by our relations - citing the urgency of business!     

           Gratitude list Gratitude list Meditations: Marcus Aurelius; Book One; Pg.3 grandfather: Verus : From whom i learned good morals and governing my temper Father: Modesty and manly character Mother: Piety and abstinence from evil deeds and evil thoughts. and simplicity in my way of living - far removed from the habits of the Rich; Great-grandfather: Have good teachers at home and read liberally From my Governor: Endurance of Labor,To want little, to work with my own hands, not to meddle in other people's affairs, and not to be ready to listen to slander Diognetus: Not to busy myself in trifling things; To endure freedom of speech; to become intimate with Philosophy; to desire plank-bed and skin! Authors Marcus Aurelius       

           How to Learn Maths and Science? How to Learn Maths and Science? AhaaGuru - Balaji Sampath - YouTube Video Concept understanding Problem-solving technique Skill-builder + Practice Concept understanding: What, How and Why? Visualize Analyze Apply Problem-solving technique Solve faster Skill builder Steps to do One skill at a time: like in Gym you practice 1 muscle at a time Practice, Practice, Practice Revise Summary-sheet tool Habits: Study Daily : 3-4 hours per day Solve easy and medium problems faster without mistakes Skill building Learning is like compounding: you have to do it daily to get benefits! (1+.01)^30 = 1.3 (1+.01)^100 = 2.7 (1+.01)^200 = 7.3 (1+.01)^365 = 37.8 Authors Balaji Sampath       

           How to write viral posts? How to write viral posts? 1. have a template 2. Catchy title 3. Quote 4. Header: message 5. Value hook: 10 words and an image 6. Call for action

  Count your blessings Don't set your mind on things you don't possess as if they were yours. Rather count the blessings you actually possess....by thinking how much you would desire them if they weren't already yours or missing Authors @the way of stoicism       

           One Hour everyday! Schedule One Hour every day Each Morning - with yourself To work on your top priority Do this every single day No exceptions! Watch what happens!!! Authors Shane Parrish       

  8 ways to become an expert in any niche - 100 hours or less! 1. Go deep on the History and future of Niche 2. Understand various schools of thought in the field 3. Consume academic studies 4. Explore how to apply what you learned 5. Listen to interviews with leading experts 6. Learn 20 most important words / mental models 7. Explore adjacent fields that study the same phenomena 8. Find 5 best visuals that capture how the field works Authors Michael Simmons

  Jumping in It sucks Jumping into a cold pool! but once you did you are fine! Similarly, it applies to - Getting started with each day - Having hard conversations - Singing in front of 7 people Jump in! Authors Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

           Do Each Day Tim Urban @waitbutwhy Deep Focus: Shallow Focus M : 3 hr :      M: 0 hrs T : 3 hrs        T : 0 hrs W : 3 Hrs      W : 0 Hrs T : 3 hrs        T : 0 hrs F : 3 hrs         F : 0 hrs S : 3 hrs        S : 10 Hrs S : 3 hrs         S : 10 hrs Deep        > Shallow as Shallow requires Herculean effort! Authors Tim Urban @waitbutwhy       

           Rome was not built in a day No one builds a house, they lay brick one at a time- and again and again and the end outcome is a house! A remarkable glorious achievement is just what looks like a long series of unremarkable, unglorious tasks from far away - Procrastinators are bad at remembering this! @SahilBloom you don't set out to build a wall ...you say, I am going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid ...and soon you have a wall Great feats are simply the outcome of tiny acts done well, over and over again ...Will Smith Rome was not built in a day...but they were laying bricks every day! Authors Tim Urban @waitbutwhy @sahilbloom       

           Eyes Lit up When you do story-telling, Look for the Audience's "Eyes Light Up" (ELU) moment this happens when your audience is viscerally excited about your story; BORED <-------------------------------------> EYES LIGHT UP Audience-Low Energy                               Audience Perked-up Intellectual answers                                   Visceral Reactions Listening to be polite                                  Leaning in to hear more! As you tell a story, stack as many ELU moments as possible David Ogilvy says : the problem with market research is that: People don't think how they feel             don't say how they think             don't do what they say; ELU framework: What parts do prospective customers actually care about? What should you spend more time talking about? What keywords get them to perk up? Authors

  Start-up Pitch : 5 Plot points Start-up Pitch: 5 Plot points Stroy-telling Story 1: Why now? A.I. is now cheap that we can embed it in the stapler. Meet the World's first AI stapler Stroy 2 : Pain: Big problem is that it costs a lot of time and money. It is impossible to hire Web 3 developers. we trained a Web 2 pro into Web 3 pro in 90 days; We charge $20,000 to the hiring company Story 3: Strong unit economics What does one thing cost you and what do you sell it for? Story 4: Credible Team Jean is World's expert in COBOL; Bob sold $100 million @ IBM Our product is a discord for mainframes Story 5 : Traction has anyone paid for it yet? IF not, why not? and what are you doing about it? "We have 100 dog owners paying $10 /month and the waitlist is 5000 Authors @Xavierhelgesen

           Count your blessings Count your blessings Don't set your mind on things you don't possess as if they were yours. Rather count the blessings you actually possess....by thinking how much you would desire them if they weren't already yours or missing Authors @the way of stoicism       

           How to write viral posts? How to write viral posts? 1.have a template 2. Catchy title 3. Quote 4. Header: message 5. Value hook : 10 words and an image 6. Call for action

           Mindset@Work how do I like to plan my work? @shreyas doshi 1. Limit Meetings - Long scheduled work-blocks 2. At end of a workday, plan for the next day 3. Fit the next day's tasks in the calendar 4. plan next week on Friday evening 5. Classify activities as LNO      L - High leverage : > 1 X : Do at high-energy time       N - Neutral : 1X : Do at medium energy time     O = Overhead : < 1X : Do at low energy timeMindset@Work  

           Attention Today pg.170: Stoic 6 Pack: Epictetus When you have said, "Tomorrow I will begin to attend" What you are saying, in fact, is "Today I will be shameless" disregardful of time and place and behaving mean When you have said, "Tomorrow I will begin to attend" it will be in the power of others to give me pain Today I will be passionate and envious When you have said, "Tomorrow I will begin to attend" How many evil things are you permitting yourself to do, Today? If it is good to use attention tomorrow, how much better it is to do so today !!!     

           Trust! pg.170 : Stoic 6 Pack : Epictetus If I had a cask which is water-tight and you had one with a hole in it and you should come and ask me to deposit my wine and I don't, you complain that I did not trust my wine to be with you! You don't trust your affairs to a man who has disowned his faculty of will who wishes to gain a small bit of money or some office or promotion in the palace You entrust your affairs to a man who is faithful, modest and who thinks His actions alone are injurious or useful and that nothing external is! Show me your opinions, you man! show me that your cask has no hole in it! you will see, how I shall not wait for you to trust me with your own affairs But I shall come to you and ask you to hear mine For who does not choose to make use of a good vessel? who does not value a benevolent advisor?

           One Hour every day! @ShaneParrish Schedule One Hour every day Each Morning - with yourself To work on your top priority Do this every single day No exceptions! Watch what happens!!!     

           8 ways to become expert 8 ways to become an expert in any niche - 100 hours or less! Michael Simmons 1. Go deep into the History and future of Niche 2. Understand various schools of thought in the field 3. Consume academic studies 4. Explore how to apply what you learned 5. Listen to interviews with leading experts 6. Learn 20 most important words / mental models 7. Explore adjacent fields that study the same phenomena 8. Find 5 best visuals that capture how the field works     

           Jumping in It sucks Jumping into a cold pool! but once you did you are fine! Similarly, it applies to - Getting started with each day - Having hard conversations - Singing in front of 7 people Jump in!     

 Zeno - The Philosopher meets Antigonus the Emperor Zeno was going to meet Antigonus  Zeno was not anxious But Antigonus was! For Zeno did not care for stuff that Antigonus had Power for And Antigonus had no Power  over anything which Zeno admired! On other hand, Antigonus was anxious fir he wished to please Zeno which was out of Antigonus' Power and sadly he was unaware of it! Remember, one who has a skill in any art does not wish to please one who has no such skill!

  Symptoms of Illness pg.58 Stoic 6 Pack Epictetus Did you observe in this man?     He sinks in his knees and shifts from foot to foot     he is in a fever He would be anxious about     Poor Body, Little Property And the will of Caesar     But not anxious about  Forming a false opinion ot     exerting influences contrary to Nature As a Physician sees a man pale,  and judges from his patient's complexion This man's spleen is disordered   that man's liver is in trouble Likewise, you may diagnose that This man's desire and aversion are disordered.

 Mukund.Inc I, Mukundhan, need to employ Mukundhan ;  Mukundhan is an employee of Mukundhan.Inc Mukundhan, the Founder, has to have, Owner Mindset Mukundhan, the Employee, has to have - a technician Mindset Above statements may look funny and even laughable to you😁😁😁.but it's a very powerful idea proposed by author :Steven Pressfield who calls above method of employing yourself as f/s/o - for services of; I need to have this mindset in life and work - because I need to observe myself without emotions. - when faced with a problem, frame that problem as if it happened to others - try to observe the problem from a distance - so that I am less subjective - and don't take the blows personally! Doing so shall provide clarity - and able to provide me with solutions that are more effective

 On Being Anxious Epictetus: Pg.158 : Stoic 6 Pack Why am I Anxious? What do I want?  If I don't want a thing, that's not in my Power , How can I be anxious? A flute player playing by himself has no Anxiety But when he enters the Theatre He is anxious, even if he is an expert For not only he wishes to play flute well But also obtain applause , which is not in his power Things independent of our will (Posssessions, Power, Will of the Boss) are neither good nor bad Things dependent on our will (our own opinions and actions) are within our power Focus on the Internals Not the Externals

 Necessary and Sufficient Conditions pg.156: Inspired by Epictetus  Necessary Condition:   In an If-Then condition, 'the clause following the 'Then' states the necessary conditions for the antecedent; If 'A', then 'B'; B is the necessary condition for A ie., If B is falsified, then A is falsified For example, If 'Square', then 4 Sides;  4 sides are the necessary condition for a Square; If not it's not a square Sufficient Condition: It is 'A', if and if only 'B' The truth of B guarantees the Truth of A It is a Square, if and only if : 4 Sides 4 sides are straight 4 sides are equal 4 sides form a closed-loop The angle between the 2 sides is 90 degrees All of the above are sufficient conditions for Square;  Too often we think of the necessary conditions only and seek entitlement, but forget that there are more sufficient conditions that we need to fulfill

 Beginning of Philosophy First, understand that you have weaknesses and an inability about necessary things This may cause disagreement with another Now inquire into causes of disagreement Don't identify causes that only "seem" Identify causes of what it "is" Discover that "rule" (like the balance to weigh, Ruler to measure length) the role of philosophy is to examine and confirm the rules Use the ruler then properly - without parallax error Thus things are counted and weighed when rules are ready The above process is similar to Hypothesis testing in statistics;  The hypothesis is : "It Seems" Test: of Opinion is through the Rules For example, there is an object to be weighed : if you ask 2 different people, they shall give 2 different answers on the weight . The weighing balance solves the issue; Role of Philosophy is to examine the Balance - like the Auditor of Scales