1/4 I am 30 today.
As I reflect today, I realize I will probably never be as confident about the world as I was in my early 20s. The hubris of early 20s, thankfully, faded away.
As I reflect today, I realize I will probably never be as confident about the world as I was in my early 20s. The hubris of early 20s, thankfully, faded away.
2/4 Individually, we all are suffering from n=1 problem, n being the number of lives we can have. The best solution to this problem is vicarious learning.
Liddell Hart said, “There is no excuse for anyone who is not illiterate if he is less than three thousand years old in mind”
Liddell Hart said, “There is no excuse for anyone who is not illiterate if he is less than three thousand years old in mind”
3/4 Or consider what Niall Ferguson said, “The dead outnumber the living fourteen to one, and we ignore the accumulated experience of such a huge majority of mankind at our peril.”
Hopefully, by the time my 30s ends, I will gain at least a few hundred years of wisdom vicariously
Hopefully, by the time my 30s ends, I will gain at least a few hundred years of wisdom vicariously
4/4 Professionally, I am one of the fortunate ones who is not counting days to retirement. As long as I am intellectually able, I have absolutely no desire to retire ever.
Life was very generous in my 20s. I hope it continues.
Life was very generous in my 20s. I hope it continues.
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