PostsCommentsPayoutstakhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 7 hours agoFigure It Out AnywaysBeing at the receiving end of taking advice from those who are about the same level as you hits very different compared to someone who's a bit far ahead of you giving advice.…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 2 days agoYes And NoThe more time passes, the less things are certain. The statement above is another one of the relatively long series of sentences that stuck with me ever since I heard/read of…takhar (71)in LeoFinance • 3 days agoFollowing The FlowThere's always a good argument to be made for and against the technical jargon that exists in almost every domain with sufficient complexity and specialisation. Origins of such…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 4 days agoHolding Identity Lightly Having your identity attached to a single purpose or rather primarily focused on a specific goal or calling is one of the most perfect excuses to stay the course when the going…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 5 days agoBroken RecordSome days, I literally want to bang my head on the wall for doing dumb things unexpectedly and doing dumb things unexpectedly with people watching. Not that I've lost my mind…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 6 days agoSailing With One Hand On The Phoneailing with the wind and there's time for everything versus not everything happens because of xyz. Xyz being whatever causation is attributed to the what has already happened.…takhar (71)in LeoFinance • 7 days agoNot Worth the SqueezeIn terms of having the motivation to take action, incremental progress is usually not favoured over potentially transformative progress which is similar to going from zero to 1.…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 8 days agoA Case For Being Bad At ThingsSome things are worth doing poorly because they aren't meant to be done perfectly, even when we do them to the best of our ability. Think about a handwritten birthday card…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 9 days agoThere's Something In The Air Is silence some kind of bug we have to immediately patch? There's sometimes this awkward silence that suddenly lands on the atmosphere mid-sentence or close to it that makes…takhar (71)in LeoFinance • 10 days agoQuick Flip, Not So EasyIn theory, flipping investments for quick profits sounds straightforward. Just buy low, sell high, repeat. In practice, time is one of the main determining factors in terms of…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 11 days agoThe Burden Of KnowingIf I'm not mistaken, it was presumably Einstein who mentioned this popular saying on imagination being more important than knowledge for reasons I can't really pinpoint right now…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 12 days agoNuance Is A Terible StrategyI think I've ventured a bit too much into wordplay territory as almost everything is looked at from a nuanced relative perspective. That is good for understanding things at a…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 13 days agoCurating Your Regrets I think a non-obvious aspect of time opportunity cost is forever missing out on specific experiences that are best lived in specific stages of life. The truth is most of us…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 14 days agoWhat Does Defense Actually Win?Not so seriously, I'm trying to think how playing defense wins championships without looking it up with additional information on what it really means. I just heard the saying…takhar (71)in LeoFinance • 15 days agoSpeculation Is (Not) GoodGood or bad? Who can tell really? Mountains turn into clouds, fishes merge with water and become indistinguishable from their surroundings. I think context is needed to make…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 16 days agoRefining ExperiencesThe title shouldn’t be taken too literally, as that would make it sound more deliberate than it really is. I might muster up the clarity to tie it back later, but for now it…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 17 days agoLearning In CirclesHaving a lot of experience in a specific domain only works a little from preventing this repetitive tendency to impart the same set of wisdom, albeit dressed up in different…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 18 days agoThe Long Way AroundI’ve noticed that some useful lessons learned came to me backwards, as realizations I stumbled into after doing things “wrong” for long enough. This is a loose collection of…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 19 days agoVarieties Of InactionReally, nothing gets done when seemingly there's everything calling for attention. I sometimes get a bit overwhelmed contemplating the opportunity costs of picking one task…takhar (71)in Proof of Brain • 20 days agoPlay OnThere's an uneasiness, defeatist attitude that's downstream of getting exposure directly or indirectly to the perception that aspects of the game of life is rigged. In this case…
