7 Life Lessons From The Book "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy

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1. All that glitters is not gold

When choosing a partner don't be satisfied just with good looks. Loyalty, trust, and ambition play a major role when choosing a partner.

2. Don't rush into marriage

Marrying late is better than marrying the wrong person. Its arguably a smart move, both emotionally and financially.

3. Divorce should be a socially acceptable option

It's true, divorce can have short-term negative consequences on children but recent studies have shown that it's beneficial in the long-run. Divorce is better than lifelong anxiety and negativity.

4. Accept the reality

Fretting over a situation as "fair" or "unfair" is unproductive for the mind. Rather accept the unfair situation and decide on a positive solution elevating you out of the mess.

"15 Deep Psychology Quotes That Will Change Your Life"

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1. Not everyone deserves access to you, it's okay to create boundaries to protect your peace.

2. Don't trust too much, don't love too much, don't hope too much, because that 'too much' can hurt you so much.

3. We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

4. Don't compare yourself with other people; compare yourself with who you were yesterday.

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15 Life Changing Insights from Swami Vivekananda

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1. We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

- Swami Vivekananda

2. Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea.

Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone.

This is the way to success.

- Swami Vivekananda

3. You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

- Swami Vivekananda

4. You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

- Swami Vivekananda

15 of the most powerful and timeless insights from @Naval Ravikant

Naval risked his reputation and fortune to bring life lessons to us all. And he's impacted the life of millions around the world.

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1. “I, and I alone, am responsible for everything I think and feel."

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2. “Pain is a fact.

Suffering is a choice."

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3. “No one can compete with you on being you.

Most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most."

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4. “The more seriously you take yourself, the unhappier you’re going to be."

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10 Important Life’s Lessons You MUST Learn
before You're 30

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1. Putting yourself first isn't selfish.

You have to put yourself first to achieve anything significant in life.

This does not mean betraying people or taking advantage of others.

It simply means doing what is a priority for you before you commit to other people.

2. Be conscious of the people you spend time with:

Your association determines your acceleration.

Remember this saying by Jim Rohn,

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

3. Get rid of Bad Habits:

In your 20s, you’re under a great temptation to try things.

Whether it's a poor sleep cycle that you've acquired over the years or it's your excessive smoking tendency

You need to get rid of bad habits now or they’ll destroy you in the nearest future.

4. Don’t take anything for granted

We often don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone:

- your health
- your family
- opportunity and friends

Nothing in your life is guaranteed to be there
tomorrow.

10 Biases That You Need To Understand

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1. Anchoring bias

This is when you base all your decisions on the first information you receive

If I told you my service was $1000

Then you came back a week later and I said $500 you would think you were getting a deal

You can use this to sell your product to anyone

2. Availability heuristic bias

You overestimate the importance of the mainstream media

People make decisions based more on stories and news than real information

If people see there is a problem with public school

Then they will start homeschooling their children

3. Bandwagon bias

You will believe something not because of what you believe but because you want to be part of the majority

This is dangerous

Avoid groupthink and speak up in situations where you feel pressured to agree with everyone else

4. Choice supportive bias

You have the tendency to defend something just because you chose it

Think about IPhone users

They only see the good and avoid the negative sides

If you avoid this you can use it as an advantage to those who can’t

Don’t be a consumer, be a creator

20 Powerful Philosophy Quotes of "Lao Tzu"

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1. "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

- Lao Tzu

2. "The best fighter is never angry."

- Lao Tzu

3. "If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong.

When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man."

- Lao Tzu

4. "Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are greatest treasures. Simple in thoughts, u return to source of being.

Patient with both friends & enemies, u accord with the way things are.

Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in world."

- Lao Tzu

The Paradoxes of Desire: 🧵

The Pain Paradox

Desire creates pain in our lives.

But living a life void of desire is equally, if not more, painful.

The Intensity Paradox

The more intensely you desire something, the harder it seems to attain.

If you don’t desire something with enough intensity, you never do what's required to attain it.

The Risk Paradox

We desire comfort, security, and safety.

But nothing we desire can be obtained without risk.

The More Paradox

We are driven by a desire for "more."

When we get it, it's not enough.

1/ There are a ton of books about Financial & Fundamental Analysis, Scuttlebutt and Technical Analysis. But there aren't many books 'taking risk'.

Among the few that exist, 'Zurich Axioms', written in 1985, is the best. Here are my key takeaways from the book.

2/ A bit about Max Gunther's (The Author) background. He was an Anglo-American journalist and writer, who wrote 26 Books.

His father, Franz Heinrich, was the New York Head of Schweizerischer Bankverein, which later merged into the famous Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS).

3/ The 'Zurich Axioms' were a set of unwritten rules followed by a informal group of Swiss Bankers and Traders who used to socialize around Wall Street after World War II. Mr. Heinrich was one of the founding members.

Max Gunter formalied these 'Axioms' by writing about them.

4/ There are 12 'Major Axioms' and 16 'Minor Axioms' (Corollary to the Major Axioms) in the book.

But remember, this is MY key takeaways from the book and not an exact summary. So you might find quotes, phrases and links inserted here and there by me (Not from the Author).

5/ Axiom #1: In order to earn returns, you must take risk. Risk will make you worry.

Risk-taking and worrying go hand-in-hand. If you're not worried about an investment, you're not taking risk.

Spend half your energy towards earning an income and the rest towards speculation.

10 lessons from @warikoo ’s book “DO EPIC SHIT”

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🧵: The 10 Metrics for SaaS Startups (an Operator's Guide)

Focusing on the wrong things can kill your startup.

Based on founding and scaling @edenworkplace, here are the metrics that matter most:

Metric 1: ARR (Annualized Recurring Revenue)

You will need to know this number each day, so you'll focus on Contracted ARR in your CRM tool (as opposed to accounting ARR).

Big ARR milestones are $100K (Signal), $1 million (PMF), $10 million (Growth), $100 million (IPO Scale)

Metric 2: ARR Growth

Once you get past the Signal stage, your ARR growth is the primary determinant of future success (and valuation).

Strong annual growth rate from Signal to PMF is 4x+ and from PMF to Growth is 2.5x+.

@edenofficemagic grew 11x between Signal and PMF stages.

Metric 3: ACV (Average Customer Value)

ACV often starts low for a SaaS company (as your product is not featureful enough for large enterprises) and grows as the company moves upmarket.

ACV is calculated by taking total revenue and dividing it by your number of customer logos.

Metric 4: ACV Growth

Most SaaS companies will make ACV growth a focus.

It is fair to increase revenue per customer as you add more value to users in new features, integrations, and products.

@edenofficemagic grew ACV 2.3x last year, mostly through cross-selling new products.

20 of the smartest things that have ever been said: 🧵

"Holding onto your anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

–Buddha

“We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence is therefore not an act but a habit."

–Aristotle

"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end.

It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it."

–Margaret Thatcher

“There are only two great tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want and the other is getting it.”

–Oscar Wilde

15 Powerful Quotes From Plato

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1. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”

- Plato

2. "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."

- Plato

3. “The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

- Plato

4. "Love is a serious mental disease."

- Plato

21 Deep Philosophy Quotes From Leo Tolstoy

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1. "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."

- Leo Tolstoy

2. "A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself.

The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction."

- Leo Tolstoy

3. "Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it."

- Leo Tolstoy

4. "Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness.

But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience. "

- Leo Tolstoy

10 Insightful Lessons From the Book ”Man’s Search For Meaning”

(Over 12 Million Copies Sold)

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1. He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.

✅You will be able to face hard times way much easier if you manage to find meaning for your life.

2. You can adapt and get used to literally any condition.

It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.

🔴 Stepping out of our comfort zone will make us understand how further we can actually push our limits.

3. Have courage to accept the things you can’t control.

While being high in self-control is important in achieving our goals, we must not waste our time with things we can’t control.

👉What matters is how we react to situations that are beyond our control.

4. Avoid thinking about success

If you focus on making success your target, you are more likely to miss it.

✅Dedicate your time and effort to a vision that is more significant than yourself, and let success becomes a by-product of this dedication!

10 Life-Changing Lessons “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu

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1. “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and When you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

We should devote a significant amount of time to planning.

But remember, without solid action, a plan is just a plan, and nothing more.

2. "There are not more than five primary colors, yet in combination, they produce more hues than can ever be seen.”

It’s not about the number of tools you have, it’s about how you use them.

3. “If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.”

Focus is important in order to succeed.

Concentrate on key areas of improvement, and don’t try to be everything and anything at once.

4. “There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.”

We shouldn't wait forever to tackle our problems

We should make progress toward our goals as soon as possible

10 Incredible Lessons From the Book “Zero to One”

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1. Focus on One Thing

👉 The truly successful ones will put all of their effort behind one unique idea or business plan and throw all of their weight behind that effort.

2. The 80/20 Rule

80% of your profits or yield will be produced by 20% of your customers or products.

👉This fact is also true for most of the other topics.

3. Invest Early

Maximizing retirement savings should be a key interest to any successful entrepreneur.

👉It will lead to greater dividends as you age and will generate wealth much more quickly than you might think.

4. Ignore the Common Wisdom

To be successful, to truly create a 1 from 0, you’ll need to:

👉 think for yourself and come up with a new product or solution that people don’t already know that they need.

10 Life-changing Lessons From the Book “The Art of the Good Life”

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- By Million-selling author of The Art Of Thinking Clearly

1. Peak-end Rule:

You remember the high point and the end point of your holiday, but the rest is forgotten.

👉Remind to make them as sweet as possible.

2. Plans are nothing. Planning is everything.

A good life is not a stable state or condition.

👉The good life is only achieved through constant readjustment.

3. Inflexibility as a Stratagem

When it comes to important issues, flexibility isn’t an advantage – it’s a trap.

👉Use radical inflexibility to reach long-term goals that would be unrealizable if their behavior were more flexible.

4. Reality Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings

👉Accepting reality is easy when you like what you see, but you’ve got to accept it even when you don’t – especially when you don’t.

10 Key Lessons From the Book “Black Swan” By: Nassim Taleb

⚡️Book Review⚡️

1. Don’t chase black swans, instead, let them permeate your life.

👉You can do this by experimenting, cultivating serendipity,

🚫not taking bell curves too seriously, and investing in lots of small outlier but high-risk opportunities.

2. Black swan events Key attributes:

- Extremely impactful
- Are outlier events
- Are retrospectively predictable, not prospectively predictable

🚫Try to avoid situations that can fool you in a huge way, and avoid depending on huge, and potentially harmful predictions.

3. Randomness mainly comes from lack of knowledge

Surviving until tomorrow could mean that you’re either more likely to be immortal, or closer to death.

👉Both of these conclusions are based on the same exact data.

4. Unknowns are more important than the knowns

👉We can master things in one field and fail to transfer the same to another.

Everyone has their own limitations when it comes to learning from experience or observation.