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UnLearn: A Practical Guide to Business and Life
WHY YOU SHOULD BE READING THIS BOOK?
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquillity and outer effectiveness become possible.” – Epictetus (Ancient Greek Philosopher)
Most motivational advice only works if the people receiving it are hyper talented or super lucky or both. But what about the Average Joe or Jane? For them, most advice that is peddled is simply not that useful.
When the advice seems to work for someone and gives them statistically extremely extraordinary results that cannot be consistently replicated, it is usually because of survivorship bias (We, our society and the media focuses on the 1 person who succeeded following that advice, supposed to be proof that advice works, but ignore the 1000 others who failed following the exact same thing with the same sincerity.)
Several years ago, I shared some motivational advice myself, through my movie Carve Your Destiny, through years of interviews with "super achievers." (I’ll talk about it more in the book). Now, don’t get me wrong, a lot of principles that motivational books or movies talk about are good in principle and do work to a certain degree.
HOWEVER, the world is uncertain. The world is ever changing. The world does not bend to popular advice, in fact popular advice is being pushed out to conform society to a set of beliefs that are taking people in a direction that clearly doesn't work for 99.9 percent of people.
Compared to the popular, mainstream advice of today, this is a completely unconventional and contrarian guide to what I have discovered about business, career & life in the past 15 years.
Instead of generic motivation, what the reader will get are my raw, unfiltered views on what I have learnt till now about how the world really operates, beyond conventional advice that often does more harm than good. The book gives the reader practical as well as philosophical/spiritual suggestions on what they should be doing, especially if they are at a crossroads in life and questioning the usual "wisdom" dished out by the society.
No matter how intelligent the human mind is, it is going to remain ignorant unless it acquires new knowledge. The caveat is that the knowledge should be accurate or at least closer to accurate than it is nonsense.
This is why I will suggest you to avoid getting all your information and knowledge from popular media/social media. Social media works on algorithms that manipulate the visibility of information.
Similarly, barring some exceptional works, in general, books on the conventional “best seller” lists do not always contain the best information relevant for you! Only reading books on the best seller lists or purchasing the “popular” products means replacing social media algorithms for society promoted algorithms. Always dig deeper, if you wish to get closer to the truth!
Even if you don’t learn anything new from this book but if I can help you get rid of the WRONG knowledge that has misguided you for so long, I’ve done my job.
If you read through its entirety, you will either totally love this book or totally hate it. One thing is for sure though, if you have a critical mind, you will certainly never look at society’s advice on success and achievement the same way again.
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can’t control that inner tranquillity and outer effectiveness become possible.” – Epictetus (Ancient Greek Philosopher)
Most motivational advice only works if the people receiving it are hyper talented or super lucky or both. But what about the Average Joe or Jane? For them, most advice that is peddled is simply not that useful.
When the advice seems to work for someone and gives them statistically extremely extraordinary results that cannot be consistently replicated, it is usually because of survivorship bias (We, our society and the media focuses on the 1 person who succeeded following that advice, supposed to be proof that advice works, but ignore the 1000 others who failed following the exact same thing with the same sincerity.)
Several years ago, I shared some motivational advice myself, through my movie Carve Your Destiny, through years of interviews with "super achievers." (I’ll talk about it more in the book). Now, don’t get me wrong, a lot of principles that motivational books or movies talk about are good in principle and do work to a certain degree.
HOWEVER, the world is uncertain. The world is ever changing. The world does not bend to popular advice, in fact popular advice is being pushed out to conform society to a set of beliefs that are taking people in a direction that clearly doesn't work for 99.9 percent of people.
Compared to the popular, mainstream advice of today, this is a completely unconventional and contrarian guide to what I have discovered about business, career & life in the past 15 years.
Instead of generic motivation, what the reader will get are my raw, unfiltered views on what I have learnt till now about how the world really operates, beyond conventional advice that often does more harm than good. The book gives the reader practical as well as philosophical/spiritual suggestions on what they should be doing, especially if they are at a crossroads in life and questioning the usual "wisdom" dished out by the society.
No matter how intelligent the human mind is, it is going to remain ignorant unless it acquires new knowledge. The caveat is that the knowledge should be accurate or at least closer to accurate than it is nonsense.
This is why I will suggest you to avoid getting all your information and knowledge from popular media/social media. Social media works on algorithms that manipulate the visibility of information.
Similarly, barring some exceptional works, in general, books on the conventional “best seller” lists do not always contain the best information relevant for you! Only reading books on the best seller lists or purchasing the “popular” products means replacing social media algorithms for society promoted algorithms. Always dig deeper, if you wish to get closer to the truth!
Even if you don’t learn anything new from this book but if I can help you get rid of the WRONG knowledge that has misguided you for so long, I’ve done my job.
If you read through its entirety, you will either totally love this book or totally hate it. One thing is for sure though, if you have a critical mind, you will certainly never look at society’s advice on success and achievement the same way again.
357 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 27, 2024
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May 1, 2024
Definitely ,i would suggest and recommend everyone around and in my circle and public too give a read to this book ,as it is treasure for life with everything needed from life to career to everything I could say which cannot be mentioned .Im thankful to the author for coming out with this book the way he focused on every detail which an individual may need in his life for leading a content life is just awesome ,this book is exceptional ,the reflections and life part is something which I can't express and one need to read the book to know the hidden gems . it's an absolute gem and no one should miss it out ,and it's more useful
Its worth your time !
My most favourite phrases
1)If you place complete trust in someone you are giving them the opportunity to misuse that trust
2)River water fuels eemilisation and stagnant water just sinks
3)To become truly successful start finding joy in the journey understand that nobody can make you feel bad except yourself ,
4)4 levels of freedom ,financial ,time ,location ,attachment
5)Ask yourself do you want to live life least somewhat on your terms or completely waste it bearing the weight of world's expectation
6)work till it feels like enjoyable and sustainable not a chore
7) remember you have to try observe and correct repeatedly .
Its worth your time !
My most favourite phrases
1)If you place complete trust in someone you are giving them the opportunity to misuse that trust
2)River water fuels eemilisation and stagnant water just sinks
3)To become truly successful start finding joy in the journey understand that nobody can make you feel bad except yourself ,
4)4 levels of freedom ,financial ,time ,location ,attachment
5)Ask yourself do you want to live life least somewhat on your terms or completely waste it bearing the weight of world's expectation
6)work till it feels like enjoyable and sustainable not a chore
7) remember you have to try observe and correct repeatedly .
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May 3, 2024Contrarian Wisdom for the Savvy: “UnLearn” challenges conventional wisdom, urging us to question the status quo. As marketing leaders, we often follow well-trodden paths, but Srivastava invites us to unshackle our minds and explore new avenues.
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