I started working, when I was 20.

Building and running startups (even at a micro scale) has taught me more > all education combined.

Here is the Psychology I cultivated in 20s to be wealthy (or wealthier) in 30s:

(This thread is written especially for my Son, Zayn)

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1/Start with Macros:

Develop good habits: don't drink (at least not excessively), work hard and be optimistic about life.

If the macros are bad, you will often feel sad/unhappy in the your most productive years.

Discuss ideas, explore, learn, travel and have fun.
2/Find good inspiration, if not good mentors:

I never had a mentor. I reached out to folks and almost everyone simply rejected me, as I had no value to offer.

Cool.

Just learn from good folks. For me it has always been Ray Dalio, Ratan Tata, Mark Cuban etc.
3/ Start small, think big:

Starting big is tough (almost impossible, you will exhaust yourself)

So have a vision and start working towards that.

My first job: I worked at Rs 10K/month; after my 1st job, did a 6 month internship where I worked for free.

Why? part of vision.
4/Talk back:

This is an area where I still struggle the most.

I always thought: if I take a harsh stand, will I miss this opportunity?

If you are getting a messed up deal, say it. Be vocal and be your defender.

More opportunities will come.
5/You will get the short-end of the stick when you are starting out:

The junior most person on the team is likely to work the shittiest job.

Applies throughout your career: first job, first startup, first podcast -- etc is unlikely to be magic.

Suck it up and get it done.
6/ Don't believe in la la-land:

People who work hard in 20s have much higher odds of success in 30s.

You can't become Elon without having his work ethic.

Building wealth is a process: hard-work and rational choices are two pillars.

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14 Jan
The concept of traditional education system has changed.

Therefore, I will be homeschooling my son, Zayn.

Here is a thread on this journey 👇👇 Image
1/Why Homeschooling makes sense now?

• Knowledge wise: Customised internet education > School education.

• Career/job wise: traditional education systems are slow and outdated.

Contemporary jobs require constant re-learning, schools don't promote that.

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1.1/

It is no wonder that almost 90+% kids go to tuitions (for better learning) despite spending 6-hours at school.

This is largely due to the fact that Government's mandate is inclusive education, not quality.
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Guess what? you will always be pressed for time.

- First, it would be clearing some exam.
- Then, it would be getting some job.
- At some stage, spending time with family would become your top priority.

You will never have enough time, this is what you can do 👇👇👇
1/ Plan your day. At some stage, we should stop with the attitude of going with the flow.

To rephrase @naval: if you are not learning, earning or relaxing, what the F*ck you are doing.

PS: not sure if he used the F word, but let's use it for drama.
2/ Be micro. Try to condense everything: have short meetings, short phone calls etc.

- The more work you cut, the more time you would have to relax 😅
- So be efficient. One of the fastest ways of being efficient is structured thinking.

Example 👇
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What does DiCaprio's latest movie and Turkey's financial Crisis have in common?

Here is a thread 👇👇
1/

2008: 1 Turkish Lira= 1 USD
2021: 17 Turkish Lira= 1 USD

Turkish Lira has been plummeting. And, this crisis has skyrocketed in 2021.
2/

In Nov, 2021 inflation was 21%. i.e put 100, get 79 back after a year.

When inflation goes up, central banks usually tighten the interest rate. This removes excess money in the economy and brings the inflation down.

But, Erdogan, Turkey's President, thinks otherwise.
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Some market predications for 2022:

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1. Commodities: Steel will grow due to expanding demand, but gold will stabilise. Oil will stay very volatile.

2. Stocks: this would be the decade of Industry leaders. Pick a segment, pick an industry leader.

and If ...
..you buy it at a good price, you will make great money.

3. Markets overall might consolidate sideways for a long period of time. Hence, Index investing this year might not be a great idea.

4. Exponential asset classes: Cryptos, NFTs. Favourable regulations will ..
.. skyrocket their growth.

5. Bullish on AMCs, Insurance & Banking. These might give secular growth.

6. Overall, we are still very much in the bull run. In fact our monetary system, can't afford a failure and asset prices will stay inflated, barring external shocks.
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Do you know that you can make 36% interest on your Fixed Deposits?

Here is how 👇👇
1/Buy NFTs and stake them; you can make upto 108% APY through this.

Okay, what do I mean?
2/NFTs:

This is what an NFT looks like:

Now many folks would say: How are people making money from these funny looking pictures?

Well, simply put this is an NFT. And an NFT is a blockchain 'asset'.

Assets in the Crypto/Blockchain world can be 'staked' for returns.
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Rich people in the US, have built business empires taking on debt.

But, normal retail folks like you and me can ruin our financial well being by taking debt unnecessarily.

So it makes sense to understand the difference between good and bad debt: 👇
1. Robert Kiyosaki puts it well:

- Rich people build assets (Assets=put money into your pocket)
- Example: when Jared Kushner buys Real Estate, he will rent/sell it. This is a 'cash flow' for him.
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- Eg. buy an i-phone on EMI.
- Buy a house on a massive loan.
- If you max out 1 credit card, time to apply for a new one.

With endless WANTS, Discounts/Cash-backs/EMIs become tools to push demand.
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