More Ambition or More Money?

Meta's Metaverse, Naval's Rules, Meeting Balajis & many more...

Sep 29, 2023

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Essay of the week - More Ambition or More Money?

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A few months back, I opened my WhatsApp and jotted down something I had in my mind.

I don’t remember what I was thinking about… it was 2 AM and I clearly haven’t slept yet. I probably had one of those philosophical questions in my mind that I wanted to answer, before going to sleep.

Here’s a conversation between my past and my present self:

Bold - Past self.
Normal - Present self.

Let’s break it down:

It feels like nothing inspires me anymore. Inspiration has gone out of my life. - this line probably means I’m packed with work and don’t have enough room to creatively think about things. I hate this stage of my life. Just because I hate it doesn’t mean it’s not necessary.

Nothing else matters, except making money. - if not now, then when?

I’m completely okay with it. - What other choice do you have?

A lot depends on how I set up the foundation to make money in the next two years, how much liquid I have in the next 5, and how I plan the next 20. - I’d suggest breaking down those two years into even smaller goals. If you are going to make money, then set deadlines and follow them. Convert two years into 2 months.

Am I being foolish? Maybe.
Should I be more selfish? Probably.

Should I be more ambitious or should I make more money?

Ambition comes with a cost. - What cost is worth paying?

You will get lots of calls for opportunities. The question is would you pick it? - how do you figure out which opportunities to pick? how often do you say no?

I realized that there is no end to asking questions. Most questions lead to more questions. Let’s just do what we do best :)

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10 things from InterestingRoad.com 🙌

1. Lex Fridman podcast with Mark Zuckerberg on Metaverse (Tweet)

it’s incredible. It’s definitely the future. Check out their new Ray Ban Meta Smartglasses with Meta AI and stuff.

2. Something from my Twitter👇

this is the first week where I have nothing written on Twitter for the past two weeks :)
I was at the Solana Hacker House BLR and Mumbai. Hopefully, I get back to it soon.

I miss tweeting/posting on Twitter/X now.

3. Knowledge by Ian Hacking (Blog)

4. Found in my screenshots folder. Classic.

5. Interesting ad/website of the week:- Cred did a great job in creating hype by pushing out pictures and videos of classic well-known cars and pushing a product out - cred.club/garage

6. Question of the week:- What ruined your life? (A hard-hitting question 👀)

7. Picture of the week:- I had an opportunity to meet and have a very short 1-on-1 conversation with Balaji Srinivasan.

Met him in Solana Hacker House BLR & MUM

8. Current read: The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan

9. Meme of the week:-

10. Quotes of the week:

“To think you know is a disease. To know that you don’t know is health.” -Lao Tzu
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"It is better to be unhappy and know the worst than to be happy in a fool's paradise." -Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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“Immaturity lies only in total ignorance of self.” -Jiddu Krishnamurti
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