Daniel Kahneman, who changed psychology and economics forever, dies at 90. He is best known for his behavioural economics theory (cognitive biases and heuristics) for which he won Nobel Prize. His book Thinking Fast and Slow which became a huge success is one of the top few books which very few have read completely. Here... Continue Reading →
Charlie Munger would have turned 100 today! He passed away on 28th November 2023, just 34 days before his 100th b'day. He will always be the most influential person for me! RIP! 💐🙏🪔
Christmas and New Year's move toward us again . the old sickening duet . the masses coming out of their TV caves . the family gatherings . the gross, dull nothingness, the fake drunks, the fake smiles, the fake people . may we live through this somehow, one more time — Charles Bukowski Thought 1:... Continue Reading →
The great Indian mathematician from 20th century, Srinivasa Ramanujan was a genius! I can't have enough of him and hence I read, collect and share anecdotes and stories of his greatness whenever I get an opportunity. You can read previous posts about Srinivasa Ramanujan here. Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) was born on this day (22nd December).... Continue Reading →
Magnus Carlsen is one of the top 3 best chess players of all time! And he continues to demonstrate that every now and then! Here are two such examples. The fist is his game against Anish Giri where he showed his amazing chess acumen and understanding of the basics of the game. He sacrificed his... Continue Reading →
Raghuram Rajan is one of the most articulate and balanced thinker India has in the current era. I find him very logical and persuasive in his arguments and agree with most of his views (well, also because he is a Congress sympathiser and hopefully he'll become a FM some day). He recently co-authored a book... Continue Reading →
Elon Musk is an enigma for me. I am still not sure if he's a maverick genius or an eccentric and arrogant nerd. I'm not sure if I like him or dislike him. Over the last 1 year I am trying to understand him more closely. I recently got his biography by Walter Isaacson, which... Continue Reading →
I am still not over the fact that my role model Charlie Munger passed away at 99. And the same is true for his cult - which is pretty huge, spread across the world! So I have been watching for last few days multiple videos of and about Charlie and articles written by him or... Continue Reading →
I never thought I will have to say "R.I.P., Charlie Munger!" before her turned 100, which was just one month away. However, here I am 😦 Yesterday (28th November) I slept at around 11 AM IST - which is much earlier than my usual time. I don't know why but I woke up at 2:30... Continue Reading →
I discovered Liv Boeree exactly 1 year ago via Lex Fridman podcast and I had blogged about it on 26th September 2022. She is a Poker champion and her episode was Lex Fridman was very captivating. I started following her since then. Few months back she started her own podcast show "Win-Win" where she invites... Continue Reading →
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