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Imagine a hypothetical scenario wherein in the split of a second you’re transported back to the past thousands of years ago. You’re the only surviving man from the future. You’re surrounded by 100 other uncivilized humans who do not have a clue about who you are, yet they obey you. You are surrounded by pristine untouched natural landscapes with abundant resources. Your cognitive abilities and memory of the future remain intact, but you’re not carrying anything from the future....

2021 was a crazy year by all means. Learning from past mistakes, I decided to create a proper plan for 2022, something I’ve never done in the 27 years of my life . Even though I love working on different goals or projects at the same time, this can often be hectic and quite inefficient. The idea here is to create a plan for 2022 so that I have a clear vision of the things I’m pursuing....

Following the trend on the internet, I published 27 lessons last year when I turned 27, which turned out to be quite popular and got featured in a few publications. As the last year progressed, I tried to scribble down some lessons I learned over the year. I turned 28 a couple of weeks ago, and here are some lessons I’ve learned over the years: I’ve always thought that travel agents and tour packages sucked and were a scam....

IKEA Effect is a cognitive bias in which we overvalue products that we’ve built or created more than pre-assembled items. The IKEA Effect is the reason why we are in love with LEGO kits and IKEA furniture. It was named after the Swedish manufacturer and furniture retailer that sells furniture items requiring assembly. People’s love for IKEA products was explored by Michael I. Norton, Daniel Mochon, and Dan Ariely in a series of three experiments....

A thought experiment is an imagined sequence of events used to evaluate the consequences and outcomes of a hypothesis, theory, or principle. The Ovarian Lottery is a thought experiment popularized by Warren Buffett , one of the greatest investors of all time. The experiment was inspired by concepts from the book ‘A Theory of Justice ’ by philosopher John Rawls , which argues that a truly just society can only be created when everyone agrees on its principles without knowing where they’ll land in the society....

I came to know about the concept of Resonance Journal when I watched Ali Abdaal’s video on how he uses Notion for keeping his resonance calendar . After watching the video, I felt like the term ‘Resonance Calendar’ was not apt for what I wanted to achieve. I decided to rename it as Resonance Journal and set up one similar to Ali on Notion. I currently use the Resonance Journal as a tool in my journey towards self-discovery....

Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual is a tiny book by Michael Pollan . I came to know about the book from Derek Siver’s website and thought of reading this. The book distills Pollan’s wisdom of food and diet into 64 simple rules for eating healthily and happily. The book is small and I finished it in less than an hour. Many ideas discussed in the book might already be known to you....

With the rising quantity of content on the internet, thanks to the boom of the creator economy, we are now at the age of information overload . Present-day AI is not yet powerful enough to wade through the vast information universe and provide content with context and intent. Curators are humans who bridge this gap by curating relevant information from the vastness available to us. Over the years, curators have become a vital part of information commerce....

Digital Garden is a collection of notes, resources, ideas, quotes, or summaries shared publicly. Unlike a blog post or a published essay, there is no publication date in a digital garden. Everything published in a Digital Garden is evergreen and grows over time. Nothing is considered finished work, and the garden evolves. Digital Gardens are usually lightweight and focus on text and content over the fancy styling features of modern websites....

Beginning in April 2021, I decided to get back into reading and take up the 52 books in a year challenge. Over the years, I have read multiple books but hardly remember any insights from those books or apply any of those learnings in my life. I wanted to improve this process and started researching various ways to effectively read books . Since I’m using a Kindle to read, I started highlighting books and taking smart notes while reading....