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8 Lessons from the book “The Coddling of the American Mind”
Right now, American educational institutions are in the crossfire of heated protests related to the Israeli-Pakistani conflict. What lies in these protests is deep overzealousness rife with polarization, incivility, and a growing dissenting voice that threatens to unravel the fabric of American public discourse. What’s happening to American society? The book “The Coddling of the American Mind” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt offers many thought-provoking explorations into the rise of what they termed “safetyism.”‘ In this blog, we uncover the ideas of this compelling book, revealing the unforeseen repercussions of a culture steeped in protectionism and the call to reclaim the lost art of intellectual resilience. Here are 8…
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8 Ways to Becoming Smart Like Charlie Munger (Learning the Inversion Mental Model)
Charlie Munger is considered one of the greatest investors of the 20th century. As a Vice Co-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway with his brilliant and well-known partner Warren Buffet, they created an investment portfolio that produced staggering wealth. Charlie’s secret is his reliance on a formalized way of thinking called “mental models” that has served him throughout his life to become successful. What makes Charlie’s mind tick? What does he refer to as his “bag of tricks” that he relies on to analyze and dissect the businesses and investments that have made Berkshire Hathaway and his portfolio of investments such a success? “I was very lucky because every place I’d looked,…
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8 Ways to Start a Journal This Year
I am always amazed by the people who have consistently kept a journal documenting their lives. Keeping a daily diary or journal is a habit that many renowned men and women have made throughout history. A journal is a form of personal record keeping of events, experiences, observations, and even lessons learned, done regularly. Some forms of journals include a personal diary or journal, a work journal, or an academic journal. I started my journaling journey a decade ago using a paper journal, a Moleskine, and now converted to digital notes and a small notebook. Moreover, my journaling practice has served as a place to self-reflect, document my life, and…
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8 Lessons from the Book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey
There’s one self-development book that has profoundly shaped the way I think of life, success, and productivity. The book is “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. Covey’s self-help tome has become widely popular and influential in the modern age since its 1989 publication, translated into over 40 languages, and it has become a classic. When I read this book during college, I had an epiphany about how a productive, effective person could be, and it created a framework for personal and professional success based on seven fundamental habits. When I first read the book, I was at a loss as a young adult, and I…
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8 Daily Habits That Will Make You Successful
Successful people are successful because they have habits that can power and lead them to success. Aside from having clear goals, being proactive, being open to learning, and being disciplined, there are certain daily habits many successful people have in common that align them to their purpose, grounds them to become more mindful, and make them more productive than most others. We can all adopt these specific habits to lead us to our own inevitable success. Here are 8 daily habits of successful people that will make us successful. 1. “Early to Bed, Early to Rise” Benjamin Franklin wrote in his book “Poor Richard’s Almanack” that “early to bed, and…
