Food for thought for the Weekend: My series where I present assorted collection of interesting blog posts, TED talks, podcast and articles I read/listened this week, some quotes that resonated with me, excerpts from my own reading.
1. Gregg Kaplan: I Wish I Had Known These Things Before My First Job - Redbox founder sent this email to his son before the start of internship. Some great advice and I promptly forwarded it to my son who aspires to start his internship next year. I also realised that even seasoned professionals might get a tip or two.
2. Prasad Kaipa: Making Effective Decisions - How can we make effective decisions? Using instincts? Emotions? Data and logic? Intuition? I've been fortunate enough to attend a few training classes from Dr. Kaipa and follow his work (including his engaging book Smart and Wise: Acting and Leading with Wisdom). This essay is his reflection on how folks make effective decisions.
3. Ryan Holiday: Everything You Need To Know About Confidence, Ego, And Humility Explained In One 3,000 Year Old Story - How about a bit of stoicism this week? Ryan Holiday writes exclusively about Stoic Philosophy and author of two wonderful books Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master our Greatest Opponent and The Obstacle is The Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity into Advantage. In this absorbing post, Ryan analyses some questions like:
- Is humility a great source of strength or makes us irrelevant?
- Where does confidence end and ego start?
- Where does confidence come from? What does it mean to be humble? How can we avoid the dangers of ego and hubris?
Enjoy the weekend. Happy Gowri and Ganesha in advance.
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