Key Takeaways from the Week Gone By

What we learned together on Network Capital

• Carving solitude starts by committing to do nothing for a period of time every single day. It is hard because we are primed to be busy. Most people on social media are now self-proclaimed productivity gurus. They teach us ways to seize the day with the help of shiny gadgets, tantalising hacks and questionable diets. Even mediation has become a performative act. We are taught to meditate and then flaunt on social media. This obsession with overcommunicating everything all the time can be dangerous.

• Tiny Thought: Being grateful while you fuel your ambition and stay hungry for more is a superpower. Gratitude helps you visualize how far you have come. Progress is measuring the difference between your present self and your past self. Take a moment to see how far you have come, pause and get back to work.

• Two of our community members made it to the Time 100 AI List.

• The concept of expected value when evaluating career risk

• The scientist who became a monk

• Some pictures of our meetups and link to join Network Capital subgroups.

  

  

• Prerak, a Wharton and McKinsey alumnus, concluded his cohort-based course on tech strategy. The edited video will be made available to subscribers. He will also be available to follow up on some of the mental models he discussed.

• Podcast Recommendation: The Sindhis: Selling, Anything, Anywhere

• Afterthought: "A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep." - Salman Rushdie

Have a great week ahead!