2/11
"Normal is an illusion .
What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly".
Thereby meaning Context is everything . It is context that influences our thoughts & thereby the decision making. Hence one cannot generalise things for it is all subjective to many factors.
3/11
Metamorphosis
This photo juxtaposes the beautiful transition from a caterpillar to the butterfly.
We all need to go through periods of isolation & emerge from our cocoon with our own strength in order to become something in life.
Too much of help & we shall crumble
4/11
"Be like water.
Don't get into one form . Adapt,build and go with the flow .
Be shapeless and take the form as needed. "
This realisation changed me for good in life. Go with the flow. To survive and thrive , one must adapt and adjust often .
5/11
Be like a Tiger .
Graceful, yet when needed unleash the strength within. Never announce your arrival . Stealthily work towards your target.
Possess the eye of a tiger.
For " If you wish to be strong , learn to fight alone" .
6/11
"If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down "
One of the most profound quotes that I am still working upon . We over burden ourselves often & cause unnecessary strife.
Let's try to have a simple living and high thinking .
Let's soar high :))
7/11
Observed the bird trying to catch its breakfast for a while . This Egret taught me one simple but essential life lesson .
"There are no shortcuts in life.
Work hard , be patient, consistent and persistent."
8/11
This tiny plant growing out of nowhere caught my attention.
As I keenly observed it , I realised we must learn to "Break free" .
Breakfree from the norms that society binds us down with . Let us stand out, be unique.....
Be yourself and be proud of it !!
9/ 11
Always be prepared.
As a photographer one always has to be ready for clicking wildlife. Also one develops immense patience along the way along with accepting luck as a part of one's sighting.
These traits are applicable to living a successful life as well.
10/11
Embrace your imperfections ,for it is our imperfections that make us beautiful !
All of us are unique . Let's accept that & live life happily instead of constant comparison . Our uniqueness makes us beautiful .
Period !
11/11
Lastly #sunrises & #sunsets taught me that
Each morning we are born again .
For what we do today ,matters the most...
Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens , every day can end beautifully ...
Thank you @Vivek_Investor for suggesting to write a thread on this topic ! :))
A book that must be read by all direct equity investors but will be appreciated & understood by a few, that too only after witnessing an entire cycle play out in markets.
Few of my takeaways from this 💎 by Howard Marks.
👇🏽
2/30
To consistently beat the market,
You either need a ton of luck or superior insight & awareness of psychology.
Because investing is at least as much of an art as it is a science, it is essential that one's investment approach be intuitive & adaptive always.
3/30
All investors can't beat the market, since collectively, they are the market.
Stellar returns majorly come from correct non consensus forecasts.
Here Second Level Thinking matters immensely.
And the number of people capable of it is tiny.
Weekends used to consist of watching episodes of Mahabharata , Ramayana,Mogli ,He Man and the likes.
We danced clumsily to the 90's Indi Pop songs & thought WWF was real.
We created so many memories with hardly any photos thanks to the 32 film roll. 😄
3/10
Small things like a top , marbles , a rubber ball , or even a piece of cake with some frosting ( there was no concept of black forest cake ) used to make us insanely happy.
We valued each & every possession of ours.
And somehow never craved for more ...
A brilliant no frills book that offers a framework for thinking about how to improve your decision making , along with a set of tools that help execute it.
A few of my takeaways from this gem !
2/18
There are only 2 things that determine HOW your life turns out : LUCK & QUALITY OF DECISION MAKING.
We have some control over only one of those two things.
When you make better quality decisions, you increase the chances of good things happening to you.
3/18
Our objective is to choose an option that gains most ground in achieving our goals.
Sometimes which entails the least risk.
Thereby we examine the quality of the beliefs informing the decision,the available options & try to envisage the future based on our choices.