These are the books recommended you to read BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS ;BIOLOGY; GUT FEELINGS ETC

These are the books recommended you to read

 Behavioral economics:

 Thinking Fast Thinking Slow by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky

Nudge, Misbehaving by Richard Thaler

Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir

Influence by Robert Cialdini

Hooked by Nir Eyal

Playing the Long Game by Laurie Fitzjohn-Sykes

Biology:

Power, Sex, Suicide by Nick Lane

The Cancer Code by Dr. Jason Fung

The Body by Bill Bryson

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben and Tim Flannery

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker

The Brain- The Story of You by David Eagleman

Others:

Radical Longevity: 

The Powerful Plan to Sharpen Your Brain, Strengthen Your Body, and Reverse the Symptoms of Aging by Ann Louise Gittleman

Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious by Gerd Gigerenzer

Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From by Tony Joseph

The Intuitive Investor: A Radical Guide for Manifesting Wealth by Jason Apollo Voss

Of note: Upon conducting interviews with hundreds of venture capitalists, it was found that Meditations by Marcus Aurelius was one of the most commonly cited reads, per Affinity.

Meanwhile, Tech Crunch also offers a list of the top book recommendations by five leading VCs:

Josh Wolfe, Lux Capital: Exhalation by Ted Chiang

Theresia Gouw, aCrew Capital: Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took on Silicon Valley’s Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime by Julian Guthrie

Mamoon Hamid, Kleiner Perkins: The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

Maha Ibrahim, Canaan: The Back Channel by William Burns

Jennifer Fonstad, Owl Capital: The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government by Fergus M. Bordewich

The great Covid social burnout: Why are we so exhausted?

  

While post-socializing fatigue isn't a novel experience, it has been exacerbated during the pandemic and has affected both introverts and extroverts alike. New Statesman examines the cause of our collective social exhaustion.

The big picture: In 2018, a group of researchers in the Antarctic found that their emotional capacity had been significantly reduced in the duration of their stay there.

This was termed a “psychological hibernation” that caused them to feel dull and less lively. The pandemic has caused a similar situation.

Soon after COVID-led restrictions eased across the world, people attempted to jump right back into their pre-pandemic social routines.

Trying to make up for lost time resulted in a blur of events - at the end of which were sulkier moods, low motivation, poor emotional resilience, bad sleep and weight gain.

How it works: Experts explain that since our brain wasn’t stimulated by people or different experiences during the pandemic, it got used to being quieter and tuned itself to be more emotionally withdrawn.

Getting back to a robust social life was a shock to the system. The brain wasn't used to functioning at such a high speed, and tired more easily when subjected to higher levels of stimulus.

BBC notes that any new activity triggers the brain to lead to a spike in stress. Since staying inside had become the norm during the pandemic, thrusting ourselves into a new routine elevated our levels of stress.

Conversely, being locked down had also caused stress, triggering the fight or flight response within us.

However, since this system is meant to deal with immediate threats, contending with heightened levels of cortisol and adrenaline for over a year led to an eventual crash, per Timeout.

Do siblings ever stop hating each other?

 Do siblings ever stop hating each other?

Although sibling rivalry is a natural part of childhood and can even be formative by teaching children how to handle conflict and interact better, sometimes it can carry into adulthood and lead to estranged relationships for life,

Reports BBC.

The big picture: Several studies indicate that up to 45% of adults have a rivalrous or distant relationship with a sibling, 

Per The Wall Street Journal.

A UK poll found that most compete over things like their career (26%), being a homeowner (22%), who's the favourite child (20%) and other issues like holiday destinations, material gains, and parenting skills, 

Per Brinkwire.

Between the lines: Since children are not equipped with the ability to determine what's upsetting them and haven't mastered controlling their emotions, they tend to fight a lot with their siblings.

Being competitive is human nature; siblings provide a natural point of comparison, experts say.

Since they've grown up with you in the same home in the same environment, comparing yourself to them feels fair.

This rivalry gets fiercer the more the age gap between the kids shrinks.

Due to this, some siblings try to violently differentiate themselves to reduce competition.

However, even more individualised identities can continue to cause conflict.

Moreover, since parents tend to grant more privileges to younger children, the older sibling can feel a desire for fairness, fueling conflict. In adulthood, this concern applies to professional success, marriages etc.

Yes, but: Over 15% of respondents to a survey said that competition over career goals motivated them to be more successful.

What's the one thing all successful Business people have in common?

 Yes, they all work hard, they read books, etc.

 But here is one thing no one talks about...

Had I learned this earlier...

I wouldn't have failed at 4 businesses. I'd experience way less stress.

I'd make way more progress and save years of time.

The one thing that all successful people have in common is they all have a mentor.

No matter what industry, no matter their net worth. Every successful entrepreneur had a mentor. And still have mentors.

Why? Let me explain...

The reason is actually very simple.

It took me 4 years and 4 failed businesses to learn that I cant do this on my own. I was tired of constantly starting from scratch. I couldn't spend another few years seeing no results. I knew I needed to change something...

So I started looking for a mentor. 

I realized I need to find someone who already has the results I want and learn from them.

And a few weeks later...I came across a podcast from an entrepreneur who grew a company from 0 to 100M in a year. And he was also a man of Christian faith, just like me.

So immediately my next question was how can I meet this guy and learn from him...

i sent him over 43DMs on Instagram...

i tried everything to get in contact with him. And Finally after 2months, he responded to me.

He called me and we ended up having a 1-hour long conversation. And at the end, I asked him if he could mentor me... but at that time he just didn't have the time or any work for me. He did however introduce me to his best friend, also a very successful entrepreneur. 

I ended up working for his company and got mentored by him.

and that changed everything for me...

I really started to understand how successful businesses operate. The mentorship I received was the foundation for my next business venture. 2 years later, I took what i learned from that mentorship and scaled my business to 7 figures.

Regards

Richard Yu

7 NON-SEXUAL ADVICE I WISH I KNEW SOONER

 Your mental health is more important than your career, money, other people's opinions, that event you said you would attend, your partner's mood, and your family's wishes, combined.

If taking care of yourself means letting someone down, then let someone down.

Love is a form of intimacy and you can't have intimacy without vulnerability.

If your past makes you avoid vulnerability, you will never have intimacy.

Avoiding vulnerability feels like self-defence but in the long term, it's self-harm.

99% of the harm is caused in your head by you and your thoughts.

1% of the harm is caused by reality what actually happens and the outcome

Most of the time, the problem isn't the problem. The way you think about the problem is.

You can fix most of your problems just by fixing your thoughts.

If you want to feed a problem, keep thinking about it.

If you want to starve a problem take action.

Problems feed off worry.

Action kills Anxiety.

Nobody is as successful as Instagram makes them look and nobody is as pretty as filters make them seem.

The only healthy, real and worthwhile comparison is you yesterday vs you today.

You will make real progress when you focus on that.

Don't attach yourself to a specific person, a place, a company, an organization or a project.

Attach yourself to a mission, a future and a set of values.

This is the best way to follow your heart and avoid getting attached to someone that isn't right for you.

Don't trust someone's words if their actions don't align.

Their words will tell you what they want you to think.

Their actions will tell you what they actually think.

7 SENTENCES I WISH I READ SOONER

 1. NO ONE IS GOING TO COME AND SAVE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF SAVING YOURSELF.

2. EVERY CHALLENGE, HARD TIME, AND PAIN YOU ENDURE WILL TURN INTO STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND BLESSING.

3. DON'T EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE HONEST WHO LIE TO THEMSELVES.

4. YOU DON'T OWE ANYONE AN EXPLANATION OR JUSTIFICATION.

5.DON'T ARGUE WITH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MISUNDERSTAND YOU - STARVE THEM WITH SILENCE

6. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LIVE FOR THE WEEKENDS ONLY.

7.YOU DONT NEED TO MAKE BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS, SILENTLY WORK ON YOUR DREAMS UNTIL YOU BECOME TOO BIG TO IGNORE.

Life Lesson from an 80year old man

1. Have a Firm handshake

2. look people in the eye

3. Sing in the shower

4. Own a Great stereo system

5. If you are in fight then hit first and hit hard

6. keep secret

7. Never give up on anybody,miracles happen every day

8. Always accept an outstretched hand

9. Be brave Even if you are not pretending to be.No one can tell the difference

10. whistle

11. Avoid sarcastic remarks

12. Choose your life mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90% of all your happiness or misery

13. Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out

14. Lend only those books you never care to see again

15. Never deprive someone of hope,it might be all that they have

16. When playing games with children, Let them WIN

17. Give people a second chance, but not third

18. Be romantic

19. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

20. Loosen up. Relax Except for rare life and death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems

21. Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for our convenience , not the callers

22. Be a Good Loser

23. Be a Good Winner

24. Think twice before burdening a friend with a SECRET

25. When someone hugs you,let them be the first to let go.

26. Be modest. A Lot was accomplished before you were born.

27. Keep it simple.

28. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

29. Don't Burn Bridges. You will be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.

30. Live your life so that your epitaph could read," no regrets"

31. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you will regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

32. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them

33. Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.

34. Take charge of your attitude, Don't let someone else choose it for you.

35. Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital. you only stay a few minutes.

36. Begin each day with some of your favourite music. 

37. Once in a while take the scenic route

38. Send a lot of valentine cards. Sign them, "someone who thinks you are terrific"

39. Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.

40. Keep a notepad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3:00AM 

41. Show Respect for everyone who works for a living regardless of how trivial their job.

42. Send your loved one flowers. Think of a reason later

43. Become someone's hero

44. Compliment the meal when you are a guest in someone's house.

45. Wave at the children on a school bus.

46. Remember that 30% of the success in any Job is based on your ability to deal with people.

47. Don't expect life to be fair.

Enjoy//

5 ways school is secretly trying to keep us poor

 1. School doesn't teach us about life. From 1st-12th, we spend 12960 hrs in school without learning: 

Financial Literacy

Mental Health

Taxes

Time Management

Act of Kindness

2. School want us to be in Debt

A Broke 18year old can go  Rs.600,000/- into debt for college, but cant get a 25,000/-Loan to start a Business.

(Read that again)

3. School punishes us for failure

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

4. School teaches us to put our money in a saving account instead invest our money.

if you make 40,000/-/year and invest 25% of your annual income with @12% your savings could grow to roughly 90,00,000/- after 40 years

5. School teaches us to listen to our superiors.

Instead, its important to be wary where you get your advice.

You cant take advice from people who have failed at what you want to accomplish.