A set of 20 books, to understand the world.

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1.
Hands down the most powerful, yet simplistic description of evolution.

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2.
This book bravely attempted to answer the "Why" of human existence and I personally think did a commendable job!

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3.
The most hard-hitting book I remember reading, where I found myself in perpetual denial.

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4.
If I ever write a book on life, this would be my inspiration. The simplicity and impact of the book held me in awe!

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5.
I don't think any description would do justice to this masterpiece of a book, on life!

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6.
The book that shaped up a lot of my thinking on habits, before Atomic Habits came along.

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7.
Focus in the new IQ.
And this book shows you how to get there.

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8.
I remember this book shaping up and validating so many of my leadership principles. @RayDalio did a masterful job here.

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9.
When I read this book in 2015, it opened up a whole new dimension of the world that was unknown to me.
How there are things that GAIN from disorder.

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10.
This book should become prescribed mandatory reading in every school.
Not because I endorse being paranoid.
Because I endorse being away of what happens if you are, or chose not to be.

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11.
Absolutely stunning book on how the little things, the little steps, the little actions one fine day tip over to become the force no one expected!
We see this happening in the world now more than ever before.

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12.
Why do people say yes?
How are people influenced, at times even against their will?
How do we cede power, at times even without our own awareness?

Brilliant book!

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13.
Once I read this masterpiece by @nntaleb, there was no going back on how I saw the world.
Everything, literally everything, suddenly made sense.

Can't say more. You have to read this one!

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14.
I am an eternal optimist and one can argue that this book appealed to my biases.
But it is hard to deny the facts.

If you think the world is a worse off place than it was before, this book might change your mind.
Through facts!

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15.
It was one thing to know that the world is designed for men. It was another to read this book and be hit so hard!

Please pick this up, to truly understand the gender divide.

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16.
This book, for me, is a book about hope.
Hope that success is a personal definition. And not one that the world imposes on us.

@IAmMarkManson won my heart through this direct, gleefully obnoxious book.

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17.
I remember reading this book, which served as my thought basis for stepping down from nearbuy and choosing a very different life.
That based on what is truly essential to me, in my life.

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18.
Hands down one of the best book on how to negotiate, and the psychology behind it.

So needed in today's world.

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19.
This book deserves to be read and re-read and re-read.

It stresses upon the most undeniably powerful way to live life.
"Do not set goals. Set habits"

@JamesClear has written the most simplistic stunner, ever!

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20.
This book brings everything together.
Religion, Money, Civilization.
What Hawkings did for Space through "Brief history of time" @harari_yuval did for humankind.

MUST READ!

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These books collectively cost ~Rs. 15,000 (~$200).
This is how much we would spend on a new phone.

For the cost of a phone, you get the collective wisdom of the brightest minds of the world.
WHAT A BARGAIN!
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I will select 3 people for each of these 20 books, and ship these books across to you.
2.If you are an active reader, then I would love to gift ALL these 20 books to you.
Please reply to the first tweet of this thread with a reason "why should you get it" and 1 of you will be selected for the giveaway.
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5 principles we lived by, in my previous startup
1. Hiring Principle

Attitude >> Experience >> Education

We designed our hiring process to check for culture fitment, attitude, curiosity.
Which meant looking at the resume much later. Instead starting with understand the person.
2. Leading Principle

Every manager needs to have a 1:1 with their team member, at least once a month.

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If they felt it was more of a review and less of a 1:1, there was no 1:1
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20 small things that make me happy.

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1. Waking up early morning and before anything else, sipping a glass of water, for 15 minutes.

2. Picking up the clothes to wear for our daughter.
She calls it "kapde choose".
And its a thing.
3. Reading the newspaper.
We do not have a TV at home and I do not track any news.
So all news is delivered a day late to me.

4. Chole Bhature and Meethi Lassi
Nothing to be added here. Just felt!
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41 observations about life, in the week I turned 41.

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1.
It is easy to respect people from a distance.
True respect is when you get to know them, and still respect them.

2.
People assume that a verified Twitter profile is someone smart. Ironically, the blue tick says, "this person is EXACTLY who they claim they are"
3.
Your guides, your mentors, your managers are not there to fix your mistakes.
They are there to guide you, so that you are eventually able to see your own mistakes.

4.
Not every problem needs to be solved.
Some need to just be heard.
Just be felt.
Just be empathized with.
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8 real life examples of the power of compounding

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Below I share my life habits that have compounded over time to yield magical results.

I feel extremely uncomfortable though, because this means I will have to talk about the highs of today.

I hope you all see me not for who I am today, instead where I started from.

#immodesty
Habit 1: Public Speaking

As a kid, I was terrified of the stage.
My first appearance was a disaster, in Class 7, when I went up on stage, blurted out what I had to recite, only to be told later that my lips were moving but no voice came out from my mouth!

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