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Do you know which animal kills most humans every year?

If you are thinking wild animals — lions, elephants, tigers — no.

If you are thinking snakes — good guess, but not the right one.

If you are thinking mosquitos — great guess. That's #2.

You know which animal kills the most humans every year?

Humans :)

WE kill more humans than any other animal every year.
War, violence, fights, terrorism.

We somehow believe that the world is split into us and them.
And we feel that for someone to win, someone else has to lose.
That's what we have been fed every day.
That the world is finite — its wealth, growth, and opportunities.
And the only way one gets wealth, growth or opportunity is to snatch it away from someone else.

This is called a zero-sum mindset. ​
A mindset that says:
If someone has to become +1, then someone will have to become -1 so that the sum is always zero.
If one goes up, then one has to go down.

There is an alternative to this mindset.
​It's called the positive-sum mindset. ​
A mindset that says:
If someone becomes +1, someone else can also become +1 so that the sum is positive.
If one goes up, then another one can also go up.

This mindset believes that there is space for everyone.
There is wealth for everyone, growth for everyone, and opportunities for everyone.
I am not competing with anyone.
Instead, I am finding my own space in the world.
A world where there is space for everyone.

When you begin to see the world as an ally, or at best, a witness to your journey as against competition, 3 things happen:

1. You liberate yourself from all the fears and insecurities of you being good enough or not.
   Everyone has their own journey — so the question of good enough isn't about you or someone else.
   It is about you and who you were yesterday.
2. You begin to appreciate the journey of others instead of envying the journey of others.
   "If they can do it, so can I".
3. You do not live in FOMO.
   You aren't perpetually thinking about what you aren't doing that someone else is, and living in fear of them winning and you losing.

There are two ways to live life.
One is to see everyone's success with suspicion.
One is to see everyone's success with inspiration.
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Book I am reading this week

Started reading "What I learnt about investing from Darwin" by Pulak Prasad.
Pulak is the founder of Nalanda Capital, one of the most successful investing firms in India.
In this book, he writes about the Darwinian evolutionary theories and draws parallels to the investing world; principles he has applied while at Nalanda with great success.
It is quite a fascinating read for the evolved investor (not recommended for early investors) because it compares two seemingly disconnected fields to show how everything is ultimately connected!
Highly recommended.

Also thanks for the number of recommendations I received — have picked up quite a few books from the list :)
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My new book, MAKE EPIC MONEY, hit #1 in India on the AC Nielsen Book Scan - making this my 3rd consecutive bestseller.
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Here is a list of all the books I have shared in this newsletter so far (alphabetical order)
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Results of last week's survey

How much money do you need today to retire in life?

• Less than 1Cr ($150K)
• Between 1-3Cr ($150K-$450K)
• Between 3-10Cr ($450K - $1.2M)
• Between 10-50Cr ($1.2M - $6M)
• Above 50Cr (Above $6M)

Here are the results:

Observations:

• The younger you are, the more money you think you need — not because you need that money, but because you have little sense of how much money is actually needed to live life.
  For example: Those below 18 think they need above 50Cr, while those about 40 think they need between 3-10Cr. Both can't be true. And I would any day go with the judgment of those in their 40s.
• Almost everyone agrees that less than 1Cr will not cut it!
• The sweet spot is 1-10Cr.

My answer:​
Between 3-10Cr is MORE than enough to live one's life; if managed smartly.
​Here is a video I made on this exact topic.

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Quotes to share

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One of the best gifts you can give someone is not love, help or motivation.
It is to give them a sense of purpose when they feel they have none.

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If you are comfortable dancing in public without alcohol or drugs, you are truly at peace with who you are.

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No investment is worth it if it gives you returns while taking away your sleep.
No investment is worth it if it just sleeps while you do all the work.

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📸 My week, in pictures

In this section, I share my week in pictures, for those who do not like to read as much as I write :))
I do so not to show how cool a life I live, but instead to show you what are the highlights of every day. As you will see over time, my days are mostly in repeat mode - the same things, but different experiences from them.

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Went to this lovely restaurant in Delhi, April by Kay (in GK2). Rooftop setting — perfect for the winters :))

Stairs also giving legit gyaan nowadays!

Was at Chitkara University last week for their Lit fest.
Unreal energy!

I am hosting Sahil Bloom on the 12th of March at the Bharat Mandapam. Guaranteed to be an awesome evening.
​Book your seats here.​

On Sunday, the weather was gorgeous. Went to Lodhi Gardens for a picnic :))

Afternoon book reading followed by a nap is genuine bliss in life!

Shot a commercial yesterday. Stay tuned :))
PS: Not for headphones or kitchen appliances, haha.

That's it for the week in pictures. Have a lovely weekend and week ahead, all of you lovelies :)))

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Question of the week​
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Who are you scared of more?
​Even if you are not really "scared" of them, who are you slightly more scared of :))

• I am a male; scared of father
• I am a male; scared of mother
• I am a female; scared of father
• I am a female; scared of mother

(and see the results of others, too)

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🎙️ Podcast I shared last week

Office ke teen kadve sach | 3 harsh truths about the workplace

🚀 Content I shared this week

📹 YouTube:​

​Left with nothing at month end​

📱 Instagram:​

​For your elder sibling​

🐥 X:

​The only investing principles you ever need to know​

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You can, of course, always write to me by simply replying to this newsletter.

I love reading all your emails, even though I may not be able to reply to them all.
Yes! I READ ALL MY EMAILS. ALL OF THEM.​
​(Mirror mein apni body ko dekhkhar proud mehsoos karne ki kasam)

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