I LOVE excel and genuinely believe it to be one of the best pieces of software ever made.
So many of my life decisions are made on it and I think knowing how to use excel is an important life skill.
While I live with no regrets, hand on heart not knowing how to code is one regret I have.
The ability to convert your thoughts into a consumable product is nothing short of magic!
How we handle the fear of rejection, interpret signals from body language, boost our esteem - are in my opinion far more important in our 20s, than any technical skill out there!
I chanced upon this book in 1st yr of college and I am so glad I did. It gave me a perspective that I hadn't had until then, about the significance of life.
So much of our 20s are spent in caring about what others think of us. This book changed and challenged so many views around that. While I read this book in my last 30s, I wish it was there when I was young!
When the stock market was rising, I waited for it to fall (but it kept rising).
When the market was falling, I kept buying thinking this is the bottom (but it kept falling).
More than money, I lost my peace!
Keep investing in a disciplined fashion.
Same date, every month, with your regular income.
And whenever you get a lumpsum.
Over a long term, everything balances out.
The worst thing for someone in need, is to navigate through tens of numbers, in order to find help.
Be it beds, oxygen, medicines or any other critical supply.
So the next time you see a forward on WhatsApp and DON’t forward it. Instead...
...call those numbers up, verify them and then share it with those in need, with your stamp of verification.
Class 6
Dad had just lost his job. We were under severe debt. Desperate for money, he started working at a corporate gifts biz.
That night, we had to fill ball pens with refill, to be paid per 100 pens.
The room was full of pens. And I was like "how will we ever fill them all?"
Dad was like, "we are 3 of us. We can fill 3 pens each every min. So 9 pens every min. Which means in a night we can do 3000 pens! Wow"
And I was like "wowwww!"
We filled pens the whole night.
He gave me hope.
We made it! :)