Our two lives
How we live our days is how we live our lives. And therefore we must learn to spend time wisely.
Tag: Rationality
Swimming Naked
This is a blog about an NBFC that almost went bust because it got rich while doing stupid things. But it managed to survive and change course.
However the lesson is that arrange your affairs so that you can survive large events like say Covid and even thrive when other less prudent people struggle.
A bird in hand
Our natural wiring makes us veer towards certainty and away from uncertainty. But certainty comes at a cost. And it’s okay to seek some certainty too.
What’s on your mind?
A blog on how we tend to see and act based on what’s on our mind instead of thinking and acting better.
Bed of Procrustes
The Bed of Procrustes is a metaphor for fitting reality to meet the reality to our internal narratives rather than the other way around. When we confront our Bed, better to discard it than to behave like Procrustes.
Fragility and Optionality
To survive we need to avoid fragility and to thrive we need to embrace optionality.
Yet another Munger Post
This is a tribute to Charlie Munger written by a friend.
Why Warren Buffett makes mistakes
This is a blog about Errors of Commission and Errors of Omission. I compare and contrast the approaches taken by Amazon and Berkshire.
Banks and Bank robbers
A blog about how experts get their predictions wrong. Also discussed are a few thoughts on Royal Enfield.
Cash is reality – part 3
This is the 3rd and final blog in the Cash is reality series.
Interest upon Interest 