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This week our headline article is a short yet deeply insightful piece by Morgan Housel.
βa. 'Reality Catches Up' by Morgan Houselβ
You complete an MBA/engineering degree and are looking for a job.
Guess what - you win the job market lottery! How? Because you have graduated at the peak of a boom cycle. You get a job with an unheard of starting salary.
That sounds like a great thing to have, right? An asset as it were.
Morgan Housel has a different point of view.
Don't get me wrong - this is not to say that getting a great job reflects poorly on you. All that this article states is that sometimes windfall gains change our perspective of what is the norm... and then, any future events are forever benchmarked to that norm.
Here's a vivid example in the article:
Another great example:
There is a Hindi saying:
"Waqt se pehle aur kismat se zyaada, naahi aajtak kisiko kuch mila hai, naahi milega"
(No one gets anything before the right time or more than what their fate deserves)
Well, guess what, sometimes people do get "kismat se zyaada" gains.
And if they are not careful, that gain can quickly turn into a liability.
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βb. 'Why the Old Elite Spend So Much Time at Work' by Derek Thompsonβ
The traditional model of work: Start work at 20, retire at 60, go see the world.
Well that model no longer exists.
Older folk would like to continue to work, as per this fascinating article by Derek Thompson, who looks at data across sectors.
For example in business:
In science and academia...
and movies:
Why is this happening?
Derek offers multiple hypotheses including: improvements in health and living standards, the changing nature of work, the centrality of work to modern identities, and a few other interesting reasons.
βc. Reject the Algorithm by Nick Magguilliβ
Imagine if I gave you this advice: In a bid to get an audience's attention, do not lose sight of your own mental and physical well-being.
You'd yawn and say: Stop with the gyaan, please?
Nick Magguilli says the same thing, but makes it come alive with several fascinating stories. For instance:
Fair warning: It's a graphic image.
Nick also laments about the growing menace of the 'gyaan-baba' Twitter threads:
Good advice by Nick. Of course, the reason it goes down much better is because it's blended with a few good stories!
βa. 20VC: The Job of the CEO is Do As Little As Possible - with Ian Siegel (CEO, ZipRecruiter)
I came across this episode on Sajith Pai's twitter feed. Boy is it one of the most insightful conversations with a startup founder that I have heard!
Ian keeps belting out insights one after the other - on why everyone should learn storytelling, on the best interview questions to ask, on how being a father makes him a better CEO.
Highly recommended.
This is SO cool:
This is true!
Timely message and a stunning, evocative visual. But very uncool of Mr. Bloom not to credit the artist Pascal Campion in the first tweet itself (he credits in the second tweet). Check out the artist's work on his feed directly.
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"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."
- Bill Gates
βa. Darlings (Netflix)β
This one is worth the hype.
It's a great watch - for the stellar acting by Alia Bhat, Shefali Shah, Vijay Verma, Rajesh Sharma and even Roshan Mathew. For the sharp editing that keeps the story moving forward. But mostly for the superbly crafted script and dialogues - that keep you engaged and entertained throughout.
Fair warning - there are scenes of graphic violence in the movie. They are mostly indicative but still discomforting and you will squirm in your seats.
Good to see such strong scripts being greenlit and produced by popular actors.
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That's it folks: my recommended reads, listens and views for the week.
βTake care and stay safe.
Ravi
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