Direct Truth
Kapil Gupta
Summary
A book that challenges your belief on the world and how you see it
Rating: 5/5
Notes
Anything that has a guaranteed shelf life has no meaning
If a human life is dedicated to something, one tends to lose oneself in it. As one loses oneself in it, the more blissful one becomes
Right and wrong are societo-religious creations. They have no basis in reality
The need to be listened to will sabotage your efforts
The mind peddles in desire. It's a venting machine. This is the seed of addiction
When a man no longer feels the need to chase, life begins to chase him
2 individuals who need each other will only have conflict. They can never have a relationship
A maintenance of individuality and freedom result in the prevalence of peace (in relationships)
Spirituality is a connection of prescriptions and half truths
Mindfulness is forced awareness. To be lost in what you are doing is to lose the self. Instead of trying to improve the self
Man is lazy and undisciplined for the things that don’t move him. He is motivated and voracious for the things that inspire him
If a man tries to live a life, he suffers at every turn. If he dedicates his life, the game changes
You become a legend by wanting to become a legend - Siddha training
The successful identify themselves as successes. Those who struggle identify themselves as failures
The mind is your master
Man does not seek world peace, he seeks self peace
Freedom is freedom from self
One may have the mind or the moment - not both
A human must be willing to clean his own house before he attempts to clean that of another. The greatest change arises from inspiration
To speak to them in a way that they did not feel instructed is true speech
We attract what we want in our life and repel what we do not
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Make Something Wonderful
Steve Jobs
Summary
The life of Steve Jobs in his own words
Rating: 5/5
Notes
Make something wonderful and put it out there
‘You appear, have a chance to blaze in the sky, then you disappear’
When you’re a stranger in a place, you notice thing you don’t otherwise (Jobs after India trip)
Whenever you start with nothing, always shoot for the moon. You have nothing to lose.
You never achieve what you want without falling on your face a few times
Never be afraid to fail. You never achieve what you want without falling flat on your face a few times
We are never taught to listen to our intuitions, to develop and nurture them. But if you do pay attention to these subtle insights, you can make them come true
Creativity equals connecting previously unrelated experiences and insights others don’t see
Believe that some of what you follow with your heart will come back and make your life richer. And it will. And you will gain even firmer trust on your instincts and intuitions
Make your avocation your vocation. Make what you love your work.
The journey is the reward. The reward isn’t in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it’s in crossing the rainbow
To find A+ talent, if experienced, look at their track record and results
The world we know is a human creation and we can push it forward
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do (read whole ad ‘here’s to the crazy ones)
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit - Aristotle
Hire people better than you are
You can’t plan to meet the people who will change your life
It’s impossible to connect the dots looking forward, but they make sense looking backwards so you have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you
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