Hi, Hope you are doing well. I find myself going back more and more towards fiction and I read Jeffrey Archer’s ‘Over my dead body’ this weekend. The fourth instalment in the William Warwick series, the book pits Warwick against his arch-nemesis, Miles Faulkner. Written in traditional Archer-esque fashion, this book discards some fantastic characters from… Continue reading Archer, Music, and the Imperial Raj
Fight Club, True Fans, and more
Hi, Hope you are doing well. Today, I am recommending a book I enjoyed, an interesting article, a video on a framework to make important life decisions, and a song I have frequently been going back to. Also, an update on the podcast I have been working on as part of the Podcast Lab by… Continue reading Fight Club, True Fans, and more
Thinking about Thinking (x2) and more
From Abhinav’s Newsletter dated September 19, 2021 Hope you are doing well. Today’s book recommendations are: The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky are two of the greatest behavioural economists (and minds) of our generation. This book, by Michael Lewis, one of my favourite authors looks at the friendship and the co-operation between… Continue reading Thinking about Thinking (x2) and more
Flipkart, Murder, and more
From Abhinav’s Newsletter dated September 26, 2021 Hi, Hope you are doing well. Happy to share that this is the 50th edition of my newsletter. I don’t know if I have added value to you, my dear reader, but I am so glad I have been doing this. Today’s book recommendations are: Big Billion Startup: the Flipkart… Continue reading Flipkart, Murder, and more
What am I doing?
Building in public – this will look great in my autobiography or I will be embarrassed in 2 years As most of you would know by now, I am a content creator trying to build a newsletter, blog, and an instagram account discussing what I love the most – books. Caveat: This post is not… Continue reading What am I doing?
On Privilege
The idea of how the lottery of birth determines our life outcomes is something I discovered only at the age of 18. I remember my legal methods prof walking into our first ever class at NLUD, where 80 kids with inflated egos had stepped in, assuming that having topped a national level entrance exam meant… Continue reading On Privilege
Podcast Recommendation
The Seen and the Unseen, by Amit Varma You know those Monday mornings where you dread waking up to do some mind numbing office work on Word or Excel and wish you could quit your job and do something intellectually stimulating? Well the world is a hard place and we are stuck in our jobs,… Continue reading Podcast Recommendation
On Political Kindness
When was the last time you changed your opinion because someone called you a dumb genocidal moron? When was the last time anyone changed their opinion for that reason? When was the last time anyone changed their opinion? Human beings are not static creatures tethered to their opinions. We learn, we grow, we change, sometimes… Continue reading On Political Kindness
Are you stupid?
Over the last year and a half, people have been debating WFH and going back to the office on a regular basis. An important aspect is whether there should be differential pay for those WFH vs. coming to the office. When people were asked if they would be willing to take a 15% deduction in… Continue reading Are you stupid?
The Perils of being Political
Being political has a huge range of benefits. Having certain value, thinking about what a state should do, what is important for the citizenry are virtuous and make one a well-rounder person. However, being political has some adverse effects. This might not be a universal problem, but on issues where I have not chosen a… Continue reading The Perils of being Political
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