Totally my state of mind

Adopted this religiously since lockdown - blocking morning hours just for myself. No meetings, no calls, nothing. Just my morning rituals. Since June, also blocked time for my meals and post dinner walks. Definitely going to carry this practice beyond covid times.

Even small steps — a daily walk, a short morning meditation, a 60-second break to focus on gratitude — can help us build our resilience, which improves both our health and our productivity.

Stop presenting and start a dialogue. 10 tips to make virtual meetings more interactive f-st.co/UgsrbsH

The cool thing about meditation is that you experience the benefits even after one time trying it. You notice things you don't usually notice. You are calm, you react well to situations, you are focused. Less overthinking, negative thoughts, chattering... Fully present.

“I can only sleep if I’m covered with a blanket or sheet." Is this normal? Turns out, it kind of is. Thread:

Know what happens in pre-market opening, i.e., between 9:00 am to 9:15 am. jvaibhav.com/2020/08/19/pre… #PrimerSeriesbyVJ

Holding companies are interesting. They trade at a massive discount to their portfolio companies. For most of them, this discount went over 80% few months back. KR Choksey came out with an interesting list of HoldCos to consider investing.

I was discussing with parents if I should buy a car once offices resume. Discussion ended without even getting started. They said, "pehle laadi ban ja phir gaadi le lena". 😒🤦‍♀️ (Laadi = bride/daughter-in-law)

Inviting all IIM, Indore alumni to showcase their trading acumen by participating in a stock market trading game - Beasts of D-Street. To be played between 14 to 18 September. Cash prizes worth more than ₹20,000 to be won. IIM Indore in.explara.com/e/beasts-of-d-…

One of the simplest explanation of "Nasdaq Whale" I came across, from Athene Capital medium.com/@athene_capita…

Interesting to see a positive spin to the mental and psychological topics surrounding covid metro.co.uk/2020/09/07/how…

Is IPO a lottery system for retailers? Well, yes, mostly. But should it be? Well, no of course :) Can something be done to make it a more serious game? Ummm, I have some thoughts. Shared them in a very simple way. Look forward to know your views jvaibhav.com/2020/09/09/the…

English vinglish mentalfloss.com/article/629813…

Deciding to subscribe to an IPO (for listing gains) based on an interesting data point. Just 1 data point. What is that? jvaibhav.com/2020/09/19/ipo…

Don't be a victim of the news. You can check a few websites (e.g., CNN, NYT, WSJ) once a day and know MORE than enough. You can check once a week and that'd be plenty. The whole business of today's "breaking news" is built on outrage → clicks → attention. It's largely a sham.

Rather surprisingly, we celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on a monthly team call today. Folks from London, Ireland, & US wore Indian clothes, prepared a video with facts on Gandhi, & shared a few episodes of his life. Ae vatan playing in the background throughout. Chills, literal chills.

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