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I’ve become more introverted with age. But it’s not that I like people less. It’s just that I have higher standards for the depth of connection that I want with people. And lower tolerance for the surface transactional relationships that have become so common.

When you understand this, stress becomes meaningless.

Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, offers a sobering view: The biggest technological shift in human history is happening, and almost no one is talking about it. Schmidt opens with a startling industry prediction: "We believe as an industry that in the next one year the vast majority of programmers will be replaced by AI programmers. We also believe that within one year you will have graduate level mathematicians that are at the tippy top of graduate math programs." He explains why this matters so much. Programming and math aren't just two fields among many: "Programming plus math are the basis of sort of our whole digital world." And the AI labs are already using AI to build better AI: "The research groups in OpenAI and anthropic and so forth… around 10 or 20% of the code that they're developing in their research programs is being generated by the computer. That's called recursive self-improvement." @ericschmidt then lays out the timeline most people haven't grasped: "Within 3 to 5 years we'll have what is called general intelligence AGI which can be defined as a system that is as smart as the smartest mathematician physicist artist writer thinker politician." He gives this belief system a name: "I call this by the way the San Francisco consensus because everyone who believes this is in San Francisco it may be the water." But the truly unsettling part comes next. Once AI starts improving itself, humans become optional to the process: "The computers are now doing self-improvement… they don't have to listen to us anymore. We call that super intelligence or ASI… computers that are smarter than the sum of humans. The San Francisco consensus is this occurs within six years." And here's where Schmidt sounds the alarm. The conversation isn't keeping pace with the technology: "This path is not understood in our society. There's no language for what happens with the arrival of this. This is happening faster than our human that our society, our democracy, our laws will address." His closing thought captures why this matters: "That's why it's underhyped. People do not understand what happens when you have intelligence at this level which is largely free."

En 2011, la autora y coach Mel Robbins dio una charla directa y brutalmente honesta: “Cómo dejar de sabotearte a ti mismo”. Tiene más 34 millones de vistas. Sus ideas clave: No estás “atascado”, estás evitando Tu cerebro te sabotea por diseño La acción vence a la emoción En vez de procrastinar hoy, deberías ver este video. Aqui tienes 12 lecciones para dejar de autosabotearte: Hilo 🧵 1. No eres perezoso, estás dominado por hábitos automáticos

Simplify. Filter. Act. That's Abhayam — Fear-lessness #BhagavadGita #Abhayam #G2G #Fearless #MindsetShift #VedicWisdom #InvestorMindset #LifePhilosophy #Clarity #Shorts @vivbajaj

Elon Musk was asked: “What’s one invention that’s made us worse, not better?” His answer: short-form video. He called it straight-up “brain rot.” And he’s not wrong. A local news report highlighted how kids are getting flooded with dopamine hits every 15–30 seconds from YouTube Shorts and TikTok-style content. Brain scans show overactivation in the reward centers, which over time trains the brain to crave instant gratification, shortens attention spans, and contributes to attention problems, behavioral issues, and even emotional dysregulation. Doctors are now seeing cases where it’s hard to tell the difference between true ADHD and what they’re calling “environmental ADHD” caused by excessive screen use. 78–84% of kids aged 2–12 are on YouTube, often for 2+ hours a day. This one feels especially urgent for parents. How much short-form video are your kids (or you) consuming daily — and have you noticed any real impact on attention span or mood?

Muscle loss with age is common, but much of that decline is driven by inactivity, not aging alone. On average, we reach peak muscle mass somewhere between 20 and 30, then lose about 8% per decade after that. By the time many adults reach their 70s and 80s, they may have only 60–80% of the muscle mass they had at 30. A big reason why is anabolic resistance. As we get older, muscle becomes less responsive to amino acids, one of the key signals for building and maintaining muscle. This is where resistance training becomes non-negotiable. It's one of the main signals that tells muscle to grow. And just as importantly, it helps re-sensitize muscle to amino acids, so the body responds to protein more like it did when you were younger.

In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering. In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the easy version. Find different ways to show up depending on the circumstances. Let your habits change shape to meet the demands of the day. Adaptability is the way of consistency.

I optimize for two things: Waking up energized and going to bed exhausted. The former means I’m doing things I enjoy with people I love. The latter means I did those things to the fullest extent of my ability. That’s my recipe for a good life.

Please remember this as you get older - advice from one of the greatest thinkers of all time

If you want to stand out, just do the old fashioned things well: - Be on time - Be well read - Practice good posture - Look people in the eye - Do what you say you'll do - Have a confident handshake Few live up to this standard. It will never go out of style.

An angry lady’s image shouting at a political leader and his party for having stopped the road has gone viral. That one woman has said what millions of us feel. Stop blocking roads for your political agendas. Stop blocking roads, temples, for VIPs. People have work, emergencies, lives. This entitlement has gone too far.

This is what 400 calories looks like. Same number. Two completely different outcomes.

The euphoria is over. Time to buy. S. Naren is officially bullish—first time since the COVID crash. Valuations are reasonable. Equities are flashing green. The new playbook:• Returns reset to nominal GDP. Mega-gains are dead.• Tech euphoric. Debt in despair. Go where no one is looking.• India’s edge: Exports. Services + Manufacturing.• IPOs: Loss-making companies? Party’s over. This conversation changes portfolios 👇youtu.be/HukIc5vOGe4 EquityMarkets #IndianStockMarket #Nifty50 #Sensex #ValueInvesting #MarketCycle #MarketBottom #AssetAllocation #AlphaGeneration #MarketOutlook #ICICIPrudentialAMC

I’m entirely convinced that the key to life and happiness is having low expectations for things outside your control and high expectations for things within it.

Your entire life will change when you realize that energy fuels growth. Give energy to stress, complaints, and negative people, they will grow. Give energy to ambitions, gratitude, and positive people, they will grow. Choose wisely.

🚨 Actor R Madhavan advises removing 4 daily habits from home if you want success in life. He said -- 1) Remove fights and constant arguments. He said a home filled with conflict cannot grow. 2) Remove complaining. When people keep complaining, they overlook what they already have. 3) Remove Laziness. It reduces opportunities and slows down progress. 4) Remove clutter. Keeping the home clean and organised can create a sense of calm and help improve focus.

This video is literally 50 entrepreneurs giving you an MBA in 18 minutes:

Creatine is not just for muscle. At the right dose, it may meaningfully support brain energy too. About 5 g/day is enough to keep muscle stores saturated, but research suggests around 10 g/day may be needed to meaningfully increase brain creatine. Doses used during sleep deprivation (around 0.35 g/kg body weight, often landing near 20–30+ g) have been shown to blunt or even reverse cognitive deficits under extreme stress. If you supplement, creatine monohydrate is the most studied form, and choosing an NSF Certified for Sport product adds an extra layer of quality assurance.

Best advice I got in my 20s: Nobody cares. When you’re winning, nobody cares. When you’re losing, nobody cares. Stop fearing the judgement of people who were never even thinking about you. Nobody is thinking about you. They’re too busy thinking about themselves. Go do the thing.