Guru’s Blogs
Education: From How to Live → How to Make a Living → How to Survive
In ancient times, education was holistic.
It was about how to live.
What jobs will exist in the age of AI? What skills will you need?
History does not repeat, but it rhymes.
To look forward, look back.
How do countries become economic superpowers? Why has the United States dominated the global economy for the past 100 years?
In simple terms, countries become superpowers by using the latest technology to connect people, goods, and markets.
The Man, the Boy and the Donkey
A Father and son were traveling with a donkey.
At first, the father rode and the boy walked.
People criticized him.
Power vs. Freedom. Which one would you choose?
What happens when absolute power meets complete freedom?
Alexander the Great was the most powerful man in the world. He had conquered nations, commanded armies, and bent history to his will.
I have long enjoyed reading Daniel Kahneman and listening to his interviews, and I’ve written several blog posts reflecting on what I’ve learned from his work.
I wrote this piece some time ago, but it has been sitting on my laptop. My hesitation in publishing it came from a simple place: I’m not an expert. I’m still learning, still forming my views, and I don’t yet have settled opinions.
Moravec’s Paradox: You know what the biggest problem with pushing all-things-AI is? Wrong direction.
I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can think, write, and create art, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.
The Fast Disappearing Free Will. And the Illusion of our superpower to predict the future.
There’s an old saying:
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
What is intuition? When does it help and when does It hurt. Intuition is the mind’s ability to recognize patterns instantly without conscious effort. It’s powerful, fast, and deeply human.
Joshua Foer, a science writer, was once commissioned by Slate magazine to cover the U.S. Memory Championship. A year later, he returned not as a journalist but as a competitor.
A Few Observations on managing Investments, building Wealth and living life.
A journalist once asked Warren Buffett:
“You’re one of the richest people in the world, and the way you explain what you do sounds so simple. Why doesn’t everyone just copy you?”
Happy New Year! A few small ideas to implement in 2026 to enhance Health, Wealth, and Happiness. What’s on your list?
1. Move when the sun is up.
Don’t sit when you can stand.
Don’t stand when you can walk.
Don’t walk when you can run.
My Holiday Season Plan: logging off to remember how to be human. A few small ideas on my list. What’s on yours?
1. Eliminate or significantly reduce screen time
I am the first generation in my family whose work moved from the physical world to screens. First it was work, then communication (WhatsApp) and finally entertainment (Netflix).
The Power of the Mind. “Humans are disturbed not by things, but by the views they take of them.” — Epictetus. An old story for today.
Wŏnhyo, a Korean Buddhist monk, was travelling to China long time ago to study Buddhism.
Charlie Munger liked to joke, “At my age I don’t even buy green bananas.” Yet he kept making bold, long-term decisions until weeks before his 100th birthday.
Munger studied meteorology at Caltech and law at Harvard, but in the real world, he refused to live inside academic fences. He learned from everywhere.
Differentiation is Survival and the Universe Wants You to be Typical. One last thing of utmost importance Jeff felt compelled to teach all Amazonians in his final shareholder letter as Amazon’s CEO.
Here is a passage from Richard Dawkins’ (extraordinary) book The Blind Watchmaker. It’s about a basic fact of biology.
Don Keough — The “Supreme Idiot” Who Grew Coke's market cap from $2B to $120B and Left a Masterclass on Failure.
I read Warren Buffett’s Thanksgiving letter over the weekend, and it sent me down a rabbit hole into the life and wisdom of Don Keough.
The Collective Delusion Called Money. Nobody complains about gravity, but everyone complains about money.
Money has always been a psychological, tribal consensus, a shared belief at a point in time, not an undisputable scientific fact.
4 Rules for a Better Life from the Stoic Triad. Epictetus the teacher, Seneca the writer, and Marcus Aurelius the emperor.
The Stoics lived two thousand years ago, but their wisdom feels tailor-made for today’s distractions.
They taught that peace doesn’t come from controlling the world; it comes from mastering our thoughts and actions.
The Thumbs-Up That Changed the World. Like it or not, the Like button has reshaped our economy, influenced politics, rewired human behaviour, and even nudged evolution itself.
It started with a sketch on a napkin.
On May 18, 2005, a Yelp employee named Bob Goodson doodled two crude symbols — a thumbs up and a thumbs down.