Thought Paper

MBAs and the "paper world syndrome"

Thought Paper ― credit: poetsandquants.com ∙ Disclosure: I have an MBA. This is not a rant or an MBA bashing post. I am no better than anyone else out there. I get punched in the face on a regular basis. The frequency of such events is declining with time....

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Management, Rules For Success, Business

Thought Paper ― 4 days ago

You don't know if you want something, until you have it

Thought Paper ― I want to be a writer. I want to be a fund manager. I want to be a chef. I want to start my own on law practice.... ∙ The truth is that we don't know if we really want all that. A lot of us just want a change from what we are doing. ...

Tags: Discontentment, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Rules For Success, Business

Thought Paper ― 6 days ago

Where would you invest $1K to $5K to get the maximum rate of return?

Thought Paper ― Further explanation of the question (from Quora): I am looking to get a return of 10% or more on my investments and taking calculative risk is not an issue. ∙ My answer: Maximum ∙ rate of rate of return means two things - you want ...

Tags: Finance, Economy, Business

Thought Paper ― 1 week 4 days ago

Which rewards better: the stock market or gambling?

Thought Paper ― Question: ∙ If ∙ I split my money into 50-50 piles and put one half on the stock market ∙ and if I spend the other half gambling in a casino, then, on a ∙ probability basis, which is safer, and which of the two will...

Tags: Psychology, Finance, Business

Thought Paper ― 3 weeks 1 day ago

Are you a racist?

Thought Paper ― I came across a simple yet powerful question the other day: ∙ Racism: I don't consider myself to be racist, but a lot of people do. I don't date certain races and I'm rarely attracted to the ones I don't. Is this considered racist? ...

Tags: Psychology, Right/wrong, Rules For Success

Thought Paper ― 8 weeks ago

Aging parents v/s childhood dreams, which one will you chose?

Thought Paper ― This is from Quora: click here ∙ Actual question: If given a choice between the wishes of your aging parents and your childhood dream, which one will you chose? ∙ This question makes me angry. This is not an either-or situation. It...

Thought Paper ― 12 weeks ago

Together we fall

Thought Paper ― Modified from Wikipedia ∙ Having a clear conscience helps us sleep at night. It widely considered to be an inbuilt mechanism that forces us to be truthful. It also helps us become a better person. I have come to conclude that it works just ...

Tags: Discontentment, Right/wrong, Defective, Rules For Success, Politics

Thought Paper ― 14 weeks ago

Why do people achieve less than they are capable of?

Thought Paper ― (from Quora: click here) ∙ They don't. We to tend over-estimate our capabilities. The truth is, we achieve exactly what we are capable of. Abilities on their own don't mean much. They are defined by our achievements. ∙ How do you ...

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Rules For Success

Thought Paper ― 15 weeks ago

Some of my interesting Q & A from Quora

Thought Paper ― Quora has changed the way I blog. Seriously. It is awesome. The quality and quantity of things that you can talk about is phenomenal. Not surprisingly all my blog posts in the last few weeks have been from my answers on Quora. I would highly...

Thought Paper ― 16 weeks ago

What is the best movie you have seen that most people have probably never heard of?

Thought Paper ― (from Quora: click here) ∙ Krzysztof Kieślowski changed the way I understood movies. I was a different person after I watched Blue. I will just leave it at that. I don't see a point in talking about him on Quora.
Satyajit Ray can have ...

Thought Paper ― 17 weeks ago

What is the best way to make passive income?

Thought Paper ― If you are mildly business savvy - Become a "silent investor" in a small cash cow business. $5K to $20K can go a long way to help a small business and in return could earn yourself a small partnership. They can use the money to do some "pending ...

Thought Paper ― 17 weeks ago

How can you make life more interesting and meaningful?

Thought Paper ― Things that make my life more interesting and meaningful: ∙ 1. Do more than expected. All the time. It is only a matter of habit and not availability of time. "What do you I get in return?" should not effect what you do. If you don't like ...

Thought Paper ― 17 weeks ago

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MBAs and the "paper world syndrome"

You don't know if you want something, until you have it

Where would you invest $1K to $5K to get the maximum rate of return?

Which rewards better: the stock market or gambling?

Are you a racist?

Aging parents v/s childhood dreams, which one will you chose?

Together we fall

Why do people achieve less than they are capable of?

Some of my interesting Q & A from Quora

What is the best movie you have seen that most people have probably never heard of?

What is the best way to make passive income?

How can you make life more interesting and meaningful?

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