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20 books to read in your 20s

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 Tuesday's with Morrie

I chanced upon this book in 1st yr of college and I am so glad I did. It gave me a perspective that I hadn't had until then, about the significance of life.

https://t.co/yZhxBDFFVZ
The Subtle Art of not giving a F*ck

So much of our 20s are spent in caring about what others think of us. This book changed and challenged so many views around that. While I read this book in my last 30s, I wish it was there when I was young!

https://t.co/RY8sfCOUaD
The Alchemist

This book introduced to me the power of belief. And I think that has stayed with me!

https://t.co/nUXSxulN2k
Man's search for meaning

This book, from the eyes of a Jew in a Nazi concentration camp, is about my favorite thing in the world.
Hope.

https://t.co/swLPAqHDV2
How to win friends and influence people

Such a powerful book early in one's life. To me, this is the OG of self-help books.
Helped me immensely.

https://t.co/6Na7MMSdzs
Quiet: The power of introverts

Growing up as an introvert, this book (though late in life) helped me immensely in finding my own power. And how, my introvertism is my strength.

https://t.co/XeUPoo97Sb
Wait, how do I write this email

I LOVE cold emails. And while I have learnt the tricks of it through trial and error, this book does such a great job of making cold emails a predictable process.

https://t.co/2rtfMVY49S
Linchpin: Are you indispensable?

This book changed me meaningfully. It set my ways of working as professional in many ways. And I have been an admirer of Seth Godin ever since.

https://t.co/Nvdugl0gUE
Start with why

I recall watching @simonsinek's Golden Circle Video and being mind blown at the simplicity and the power of it.
This book laid all of its power, in prose.
Must read for all managers and leaders.

https://t.co/2Mfhd7ni8F
Mindset

I would call this book a reflection of how I think. The growth mindset has become a way of life. And I now know, is a habit that can be formed, by anyone!

https://t.co/2jsBYLFVH5
The defining decade

PLEASE pick this book up, irrespective of where you are in your 20s. This book details why this decade will shape up almost everything you will experience in life then on!

https://t.co/PI1PTPRYhh
Freakonomics

Being a science student, this book made economics fun for me. Because it picked up the real world, as I saw it, and then explained why I saw it the way I did.
Stunning book. And funny too :)

https://t.co/a3AnxgZCml
A short history of nearly everything

I got to admit - I picked this booked up because I thought it will help me become "smart" about everything, at a surface level.
But I LOVED how it covered everything from the Big Bang to today, with such simplicity

https://t.co/6fqhzOmyU5
Sapiens

This is a stunner of a book. My suggestion - read the above one first and then pick up Sapiens.
I understood money and religion better through this book, than anything else ever before!

https://t.co/rzqbyfcETO
Rich dad Poor dad

Growing up without money, I used to think the lack of it was the root cause of all our problems. And often wondered why my hard working parents could never make money.
This book told me why.
The BEST introduction to money.

https://t.co/x4mW8srlZs
Thinking, fast and slow

A terrific book if you wish to explore the power and depths of how we think. This book exposed me to my own blind spots, most of which I still have but am aware of them now.

https://t.co/Isl17N3Tz0
Wings of Fire: Abdul Kamal's Autobiography

This is an inspiring story that few others will be able to replicate. From nothing, APJ rose to become a successful scientist and then the President of India. Remaining true to his past, always!
Brilliant read.

https://t.co/YuaPTwA5u2
Beyond the last blue mountain: JRD Tata's Biography

The Tata group has always fascinated me. And reading about JRD's life made me realize why. He did something simple - made a company exactly the way he was in person!

https://t.co/K6MZkezfYo
Atomic Habits

Read this book in your 20s and then thank me!
This is a game changer.
This book lays down on paper how I lived my past decade.
Set habits, not goals!

https://t.co/5s1fP5ngAQ
Ikigai

If you aren't aware of the concept of Ikigai, this is a good start. If you are already aware, go deeper into the subject.
It may well be the best thing you will do for yourself.

https://t.co/bL3VLFWZLk

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20 lies that the world feeds us everyday

A thread...

Lie 1:
If you don't settle in your 20s, you are gone!
This is the decade.
You don't get another chance.
Study fast, get a job, get married, kids, that car, that house.
Quickly!
Time's running.
Look at everyone else doing it!

Lie 2:
People who are poor are lazy.
People who are rich are hardworking.
It is your fault if you haven't made it in life.
Look at everyone else who made it.
There is nothing granted or gifted in life.

Lie 3:
Those in corporate jobs, are unambitious.
They have sold their soul.
They are addicted to the salaries.
They could have done so much more with their life.
But they decided to spend it working for someone else.

Lie 4:
Starting your own business is the surest way of making money.
You can never get rich earning a salary.
You can never get rich working for someone else.
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25 immensely powerful life hacks.

A thread...

1. When speaking to others, try and notice the color of their eye balls.

This will maintain eye contact without you feeling awkward.
While making them feel heard.

2. Send emails to your future self.

It could be a task, a prediction, a thought. Compose the email and schedule send it for sometime later.

It is joyful when we have forgotten about something and then hear from our own selves.

3. Do not try to remember anything!

Write everything down.
Put things on a calendar.
Create a to-do list.
Use a notes app.

We over-estimate our ability to remember things!

4. Predict your future (and then laugh about it)

Every birthday, write down 2-3 predictions for yourself, for the next year.

And then next birthday, go through them.

Over 3-5 years you will be amazed at how inaccurate your predictions were!
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20 online courses for your 20s

A thread...

Microsoft Excel - Excel from Beginner to Advanced

I LOVE excel and genuinely believe it to be one of the best pieces of software ever made.
So many of my life decisions are made on it and I think knowing how to use excel is an important life

The Complete 2021 Web Development Bootcamp

While I live with no regrets, hand on heart not knowing how to code is one regret I have.
The ability to convert your thoughts into a consumable product is nothing short of

The Complete Digital Marketing Course

The skill to reach audiences digitally, is going to be defining in the next 10-20 years.

While the platforms will change, the fundamentals

The Complete Foundation Stock Trading Course

In my 20s I frankly gambled my money away in stocks, thinking this is where "paisa dugana ho jata hai raato raat".

I took a stock trading course 7 years back and I wish I had 20 years
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20 habits for your 20s

A thread...

Habit 1:
Smile at the mirror

20s is the decade of self doubt. Where we feel inadequate, incomplete, lost.

The simple habit of smiling at the mirror, makes me drop my emotions in that moment.

And acknowledge me, for who I am.

Habit 2:
Make your bed
Starts your day with a small accomplishment.

Growing up, the 4 of us used to sleep together in the drawing room, since it had a cooler.

It was my job to make everyone's bed.
It was the last thing I did every night and the first every morning.
Still do it.

Habit 3:
Take the first 30 mins of your morning, for yourself

Don't start it with your phone.
Or with a person.
Or with a book.
Or the toilet.

Just you, your thoughts, some lasting memory of your dreams.

You will appreciate the power of slowing down.

Habit 4:
Call people by their names

Few things makes a person feel included, than hearing their name in a conversation.
Remember, consciously, to include their names, as you speak to them.

You will earn their respect, their attention and their trust.
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The art of cold emailing

A thread...

Cold emailing is the act of sending an email (or a DM) to someone who doesn’t know you (hence the word, cold!)

Every day I get 300+ emails, most from those I do not know, and a shocking number of them are poorly written.

Here are 10 things that work for emails that I reply to

1. A different (but not aggressive) subject line

Ask yourself, what is the most likely subject line that EVERYONE will tend to write.
And then DO NOT write that.

What works?
Personalization (I think Vidur and Uzma will love this)
Intrigue (This is when I first saw you)

What doesn’t work?
Common themes (Seeking investment; Job application)
Aggression (Your content sucks - true story btw. It was used only to catch attention)
Buzzwords (AI/ML startup by Stanford founder)

2. The salutation

It is crazy how this small thing is so impactful.
How do you start your email?

Hi Ankur / Hey Ankur / Good Morning Ankur / Dear Mr. Warikoo etc

Adding harmless emoticons helps (😊)
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1-Smile
2-Good posture
3-Strong eye contact
4-Fluid hand gestures
5-Let’s others talk more
6-Listens & relates
7-Comfortable Touching people
8-Walk with a swagger
9-Speaks at slower pace
10-Keeps calm under criticism

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It’s a downer

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2-Good posture

Don’t walk Into any social setting looking like the hunchback

It’s weak and makes you look low energy

Plus, you’re displaying low status with weak posture

Stand up straight with your chin up & chest out like a god

Walk like you’re proud of yourself


3- Strong eye contact

Ever shake someone’s hand & their eyes are either looking down or darting?

It’s weak & you probably won’t trust them

Or in conversation?

Eye contact while talking means you’re listening and paying *Attention*

Strong eye contact displays confidence


4-Fluid hand gestures

Use your hands to talk & express your points

Don’t stand there like a robot

Using the hands can make what you’re talking about exciting

It can also be used to emphasize

Exciting = positive emotion

Remember, making people FEEL is what’s important
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1/ Jassa Singh Ahluwalia & his role in the history of Shri Harmandir Sahib (A Thread)


2/ Jassa Singh was born in 1720/21 at a village called Ahlu in the Lahore District of Punjab.


3/ Jassa Singh was educated in Delhi, in Persian, Arabic & more, under the care & supervision of Mata Sundari Ji.

Mata Sundari Gurdwara in Delhi.


4/ In 1733, Jassa Singh's mama, Thag Singh (ਤਾਗ ਸਿੰਘ), requested Mata Sundari Ji's permission to take Jassa Singh back to Punjab.


5/ At first Mata Ji refused but eventually gave permission for Jassa Singh to go with his mama, giving Jassa Singh a blessing and weapons, informing him, it was now the right time to take up arms.
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Once upon a time there was a Raja named Uttānapāda born of Svayambhuva Manu,1st man on earth.He had 2 beautiful wives - Suniti & Suruchi & two sons were born of them Dhruva & Uttama respectively.
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Now Suniti was the daughter of a tribal chief while Suruchi was the daughter of a rich king. Hence Suruchi was always favored the most by Raja while Suniti was ignored. But while Suniti was gentle & kind hearted by nature Suruchi was venomous inside.
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The story is of a time when ideally the eldest son of the king becomes the heir to the throne. Hence the sinhasan of the Raja belonged to Dhruva.This is why Suruchi who was the 2nd wife nourished poison in her heart for Dhruva as she knew her son will never get the throne.


One day when Dhruva was just 5 years old he went on to sit on his father's lap. Suruchi, the jealous queen, got enraged and shoved him away from Raja as she never wanted Raja to shower Dhruva with his fatherly affection.


Dhruva protested questioning his step mother "why can't i sit on my own father's lap?" A furious Suruchi berated him saying "only God can allow him that privilege. Go ask him"
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Now when Indian Muslims are thrown to wolves it’s Pakistani & Bangladeshi Muslims with whom they kept distance are the only ones feeling their pain. None of the people who they invited for Eid Milan. Qawali & Mushaira are there for them. Such people invoke wrath upon themselves

Indian Muslims never spoke for Kashmiri Muslims. Distancing from separatist was understandable but we never even bothered to highlight their human rights violation & rapes carried out by forces. We could have sent them humanitarian help we didn’t. Our silence made us complicit.

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