This is a short and breezy compendium of interesting readings for the week. We hope you have a rejuvenating Sunday.
Networkcapital.tv Show Recommendation | FOMO Creator, Investor in 2 Unicorns
Patrick McGinnis is the creator of the term FOMO and an investor in two unicorns. His investing makes his writing career possible and he does it in style. Watch his masterclass here
Book Recommendation | Startup of You
The Startup of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben describes how to take a start-up approach to building a life: start with an idea, and work over your entire career to adapt it into something remarkable. This book distills the key techniques needed to succeed.
You can read the summary of the book here
Shloka Nath currently leads the Sustainability and Special Projects portfolio at the Tata Trusts, one of India’s leading philanthropic foundations.
Through this podcast you can learn the following:
1. Mental models for addressing the climate change challenge
2. Insights on building meaningful careers in public policy
3. Connecting the career dots, especially if you are interested in pursuing multiple things
You can listen to the podcast here
4. Article Recommendation | The Running Novelist
This is our favorite Murakami article filled with what Elizabeth Gilbert calls
“Surprise + Inevitability”
“Once I began my life as a novelist, my wife and I decided that we’d go to bed soon after it got dark and wake up with the sun. To our minds, this was a more natural, respectable way to live. We also decided that from then on we’d try to see only the people we wanted to see, and, as much as possible, get by without seeing those we didn’t. We felt that, for a time at least, we could allow ourselves this modest indulgence.”
Read it here
5. Movie Recommendation | Becoming Warren Buffet
Legendary investor Warren Buffet starts out as an ambitious, numbers-obsessed boy from Nebraska, and ends up becoming one of the richest and most respected men in the world. This movie tells you how.
Wish you a great week ahead.
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