Between the Noise🎯 #28: Importance of Wasting Time, How Your Mind Gets Better at Processing Bad News & More

Oct 1, 2019

Sitting at our desk, in front of our computer, browsing websites and contributing to neither our happiness nor our productivity.

Article: The fall of WeWork’s Adam Neumann (Long Read)

WeWork has drastically reduced its valuation from $47 Billion to $10 Billion after they got a very low response on S-1. This article explains many of the things on why & how this has happened.

Article: How Your Mind Gets Better at Processing Bad News

It is important to realise that stress travels rapidly from one person to the next. If your co-worker is stressed, you are more likely to tense up and feel stressed yourself. Our brains are designed to transmit emotions quickly to one another, because they often convey important information.

Quote:

“If you don't get what you want, it's a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.” — Rudyard Kipling

Podcast: Ash Lilani on 100x Entrepreneur podcasts

Ash Lilani is one of the pioneers to bring Venture industry from the US to India from his iconic India meet where he invited more than 20 top VCs from the US. He was also one of the pioneer investors in PayTm, SnapDeal & many other companies.

Twitter: A history lesson for people who think that history doesn’t matter

Bill Holohan @BillHolohanSolr

A history lesson for people who think that history doesn't matter: What's the big deal about railroad tracks? The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that's the way

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