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SW #73: Private v Public Decisions
A private decision is something that affects only you. A public decision, on the other hand, affects others as well—who don’t take part in the decision…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Jan 17
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SW #72: Invisible Rules
Our thoughts and decisions have a set of taken-for-granted assumptions behind them. These are the Invisible Rules that guide us. Unless we uncover them…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Jan 10
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SW #71: Make Your Failures Insignificant
Most of us aren’t willing to fail. We may understand intellectually that we’ll fail once in a while if we are trying something new, but most of us aren…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Jan 3
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SW #70: Chasing Uncertainty
The future is uncertain. No matter what we think or believe, we have no control over it. Uncertainty will be a factor in everything we undertake. It ma…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Dec 27, 2020
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SW #69: Find Gems Hidden in Plain Sight
We tend to give experts infallible statuses. We take their ideas at face value without ever challenging them. On the other hand, we dismiss ideas from …
Abhishek Chakraborty
Dec 20, 2020
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SW #68: When Everyone Thinks They Are Contrarians
It’s a well-known fact that in investing and startups, you get an edge if you can think against the crowd. When you take a position the market disagree…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Dec 13, 2020
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SW #67: What Games are You Playing?
We call everyone who invests money “investors” like they are cricket players. When you realise how wrong that notion is, you see how vital it is to ide…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Dec 6, 2020
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SW #66: Are You Asking The Right Questions?
We form opinions even without consciously thinking about them, albeit these are unstructured and ambiguous thoughts. Asking the right questions can unc…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Nov 29, 2020
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SW #65: Bending Space and Time to Solve Problems Creatively
The biggest hurdle any creative has to overcome is starting out. To overcome this, we need constraints. But arbitrary constraints—set for the sake of s…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Nov 22, 2020
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Sunday Wisdom #64: Work Rules
There’s a lot of literature on starting businesses, but there isn’t much on running good companies. No wonder we see so many companies with evil manage…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Nov 15, 2020
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Sunday Wisdom #63: Know Your Competition
Competitions are everywhere. Whether you are trying to find a job, grow your subscribers, raise funding, or get a new gig—you are part of a competition…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Nov 8, 2020
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Sunday Wisdom #62: How to Ruthlessly Prioritise Creativity Over Fixed Plans
While pursuing creative endeavours, it’s impossible to have a fixed plan—be it writing an essay, or building a startup. The process is chaotic. There’s…
Abhishek Chakraborty
Nov 1, 2020
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