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On Meditation

I have started experimenting with meditation 1-2 years ago, and have been on and off since then. I have used popular apps such as Calm and Headspace, which were easy to use and suited for beginners. During the times when I have been practising, I felt calmer and more focused, and hence have recently resumed my practice on a more regular basis.

Recent WSJ article (link here and repasted below) highlights the benefits of meditation through an interview with Daniel Goleman, a renowned psychologist and author of the NY Bestseller Emotional Intelligence and recent book on meditation Altered Traits. 

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Principles (Ray Dalio)

I have been following Bridgewater and Ray Dalio for a while now. For those who do not know him, he is probably the most successful hedge fund manager who has ever lived, known for his controversial organization/management approach based on radical truth and radical transparency (if he thinks your idea is stupid, he will tell you – and he expects you to do the same to him. And he will also tape that so everyone can see that too). His principles were published a while back (excerpt here), but more recently, he also  published a book (‘Principles’) and gave a Ted talk (link). Even though you may not agree with everything, the principles are well worth learning about and reflecting upon.