Yes, That is right. I have been writing since Dec 29, 2019. (This is the first post if you are curious)
The biggest change in my life:
I remember every single day since last year today.
How?
I write every day. Writing is like a souvenir. Each day is a vacation. When you write, you are collecting a piece of that day to remember how the trip was.
Because of this daily newsletter, I forced myself to be a better version of myself. Why?
Because I committed myself to you guys, I promise all of you I’ll write every day.
All I can say, If you are planning to change something in your life, Don’t wait for January 1st.
I started on Dec 29. I am glad I didn’t say to myself “Let me wait a couple more days.”
The less you care about others, the more you have time to think about yourself. This is very helpful, financially, and emotionally.
So people’s ability to save is more in their control than they might think. Savings can be created by spending less. You can spend less if you desire less. And you will desire less if you care less about what others think of you. As I argue often in this book, money relies more on psychology than finance. (Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel)
The more things we desire and the more we have to do to earn or attain those achievements, the less we actually enjoy our lives—and the less free we are. (The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday)
I discovered Edge.org through the book “What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody’s Cognitive Toolkit?”(2011’s Question).
Edge Foundation asked a “question” the world’s top writers, thinkers, and futurists between 1988-2018. They answered those questions with 1-2 pages answers. It is an amazing curation. Unfortoaunely, they don’t do it since 2018; however, they keep updating their website with audio & videos.
I found a fascinating video about the “Future of Humanity.” Check out
Whatever you are suffering on your mind, this is only on your mind.
Just don’t think “others” will come one day and save you. They don’t know what is going on with you. Everyone busy with their own life. They care, but you have to take care of yourself.
Start being honest with yourself as early as you can.
I came across a very cool product it is called Superpeer. What is Superpeer?
Superpeer gives you the tools you need to have paid 1:1 video calls with your audience.
I got the last couple of years so many emails, Linkedin, and IG messages about what people are building and want my opinions or help. I tried to help in the beginning, later on, it got hard to answer everyone. Also, I need to be mindful of my time and their time. That is why I like SuperPeer. It is great to qualify who is really needs your time & attention.
Check out my Superpeer profile (I uploaded 10 seconds of the video how can I help You) and use the “SUBSTACK” promo code for 50% off. Limited for this week.
I don’t limit my knowledge source to a specific country or group of people. However, in the last couple of years, I got so much wisdom & inspiration from a handful of people. When I look at them, I found a very interesting commonality: They are all Canadian
Shane, Chamath, Neil, and Andrew
Let me start with my very first Canadian: Shane Perrish. I discovered Farnam Street in early 2017 with his podcast with Naval. After that, I became an avid reader of his blog and followed anything related to him. I enrolled in the “Art of Reading and Decision by Design” courses. And The Great Mental Models Series are phenomenal work. Everything they do with Farnam Streets helps people like me learn from people who already figured it out. Also, paying forward to the Farnam Street crowd, I am actively participating in their learning community.
Chamath Phalihatpiya. I tried to write something about him in this blog and following all his SPACs activities as much as I can since early this year. A couple of months ago, I tried to reach out to his firm Social Capital to help them make a better investment decision through my companies and expertise. I had a couple of meetings with his partner. I really believe in his mission. But, the most important thing in my case I like his simple, clear statements. Those really resonate with me.
Neil Pasricha. I read his “You are Awesome” book and started my daily blog literally a year ago. Before his very first book, he wrote 1000 consecutive days his blog to find “Awesomeness” in his life and share his experience. Later I read all his books and try to understand him well. Now, I’m a huge fan of his 3books podcast. Almost every book (Guests are sharing their top 3 the most formative books in their life) mentioned that podcasts I either purchased or added my own wish list. I dream myself to be a guest one day on his podcast. The problem is my most formative books were already mentioned, so he should not hurry up to invite me till I found new formative books:)
Andrew Wilkinson. His early career with his design agency is pretty much similar to how I started MobileAction. Later he stayed in that business as a cash generator and either invest or acquired related business he wanted to grow. He started Tiny Capital( Berkshire Hathaway for Tech companies). I picked a different route, raised capital, and scale my agency business as a SaaS company. I think he and I can be a good friend. We have so many common experiences as far as I think that way. Lately, with Wecommerce (start, buy, and invest in the world’s top Shopify businesses), it is definitely something I am thinking a lot for the same model for the App Store ecosystem.
These four Canadians are really has a huge impact on my last couple of years. I didn’t meet any of them in person. We exchanged a couple of tweets and emails with some of them. Still, Canada is a compelling spot for me. Maybe their European values and North American drive something else. I love my Canadians and love to explore opportunities in Canada near future.
Moai is a Japanese word for a lifelong friendship. Friends for good and bad times. Those are the friend you meet periodically and be YOU. Nothing needs to be hidden or be pretend to someone else. They accept You without question. No judgment.
Especially this ancient tradition is still going on in Okinawa. That is the place for well-known people who live a very long & healthy life. Okinawa is a beautiful island, and food (seafood) is the most important secret factor. I figured Moai friendship matching starts when the kids are very young. They pretty much take care of their social group for lifelong. When they are taking care of them, actually, they are taking care of themselves.
Vivek Murphy shares his Moai in 3books.co Podcast. Listen if you interest in learning more.
