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From a 44 to a 24-year-old

Someone on Twitter asked:
"Men who are 31+, please drop one piece of advice to men between 18 to 30 years. It can be about anything!"

Here is my response (applies to all genders, not just men):

1. Take care of your body:​
   In your 20s, the damage you do to your body due to irregular eating, no exercise, irregular sleeping, substance abuse, etc., will not show.
   Because the body is still young, resilient, and able to bear the burden of your mistakes.
   BUT, come your 30s and 40s - you will bear the consequences of your decisions.
   The body will cave in!
   Respect your body.
2. As much as you fall in love with the face, fall in love with the mind as well:​
   In our 20s, we are mostly driven by looks.
   We look for attractive men and women as our potential partners.
   It is only life that teaches you that the mind is far more important than the face.
   Fall in love with a mind that you can spend the rest of your life with.
   Not just the face!
3. Use money to buy your freedom. Not to buy things that make you a forever slave:​
   We tend to play status games in our 20s - buying expensive clothes, phones, cars, shoes - to show that we have arrived.
   Ironically, these purchases make us even more of a slave - to our jobs, to our income, to our ego!
   As much as you spend money to enjoy life, also invest that money to escape the rat race.
   Invest so that your job isn't your only source or the dominant source of income.
4. Consider staying away, but close, to both sets of parents after marriage:​
   This is a controversial one.
   After marriage, (should you get married) stay away from both sides of your parents (as long as they have each other).
   Don't stay far - it could even be a different floor or a place nearby.
   Staying on your own teaches you a lot about yourself.
5. Meditate:​
   The biggest thing in life is emotional regulation.
   If you do not know how to understand or read your emotions, you will always be at their mercy.
   Spend time with yourself.
   Every single day.
   Without a book, music, your phone, a writing pad, people. Nothing.
   Just you and your thoughts.
   It is hard. But it is necessary.

Book I am reading this week

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Finished reading Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal.

Quite an intense book about super performers. Only pick up if you are an active reader or else you will find it difficult to read.

Started reading Behave: The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do by Robert Sapolsky. A gripping book on the biology of the human brain and how it leads all of us to aggression and kindness, often to varying degrees. Again, quite an intense read, but fascinating. Really, really long though. Pick this up if you are interested in biology.

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My 3rd book, Make Epic Money, has sold 1,31,000+ copies in India with a 4.4+ rating. You can buy it in Hindi, English, Marathi, Audio, and Kindle here.
The book has also been converted into a video course (in Hindi and English) - that you can check out here.
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Here is an alphabetical list of all books I have shared in this newsletter so far.

Question of the week

Is your birthday a special day for you?

• Extremely special - I look forward to it
• Somewhat special
• Not so special - okay-okay
• Not special at all - just another day

(and see the results of others, too)

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Results of last week's question

The verdict is out. Everyone feels that adulting is hard! Bache bhi aur budhe bhi, lol.

​My response?​
I think it's neither easy nor hard. I like the fact that adulting comes with your own freedom, and childhood comes with innocence.
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3 pics from last week

Attended an event at Max New York Life and met Naina Lal Kidwai, Prashant (CEO, Max New York Life) and Saina Nehwal. What a moment :))

Was in Mumbai last week for the NAS Summit - met the team (for the first time) that manages all of our digital marketing and strategy - Mentopreneur. L-R: Neel, Khushmi and Nikhil.

Also met the Mumbai wariCrew team members - L-R: Delice (Student community) and Ananya (Student Communications).

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2 quotes I wish to share

These days, we are drowning in information and starving for motivation!

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So many, endlessly scrolling, watching the lives of others with envy, instead of working towards getting that life for themselves.

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1 new thing I learnt this week

Over 100 million years ago, India was a separate landmass located in the Indian Ocean. It drifted northwards and eventually collided with the Asian continent about 50 million years ago. This monumental geological event led to the formation of the Himalayan mountain range, which includes some of the highest peaks in the world like Mount Everest.
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🎙️ My top content from last week
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📹 YouTube:​ Credit card tips for Rs. 25,000 Salary​

📱 Instagram: 7 questions for your best friend​

🐥 Twitter: India is changing :)))​

🎧 Podcast: Help​
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I love reading all your emails, even though I may not be able to reply to them all.
Yes! I READ ALL MY EMAILS. ALL OF THEM.​
​(Har saal issi waqt dilli se durr chale jaane ki soch ki kasam)

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