Research suggests 80% of people abandon their New Year's resolutions by February. As they say, "If you fail to plan you plan to fail." It literally means what it says. Give some thought about how you are going to achieve something before you begin. Don’t rush in like a bull in a china shop, without a route, you’ll make costly mistakes and fail to achieve your goal. Instead of making resolutions alone, make execution plans to stick to those resolutions. Just signing up to do some thing, or the latest fad, or one new thing, doesn't end up in sustainable outcomes. For your outcomes to matter, you need to plan better.

Outcomes

Learn today. Learn Fast. Learn for Free(Nearly)

University tuition keeps getting expensive every day. But that doesn't mean you give up, there are a host of resources that can supplement, if not replace the same outcomes as university content. Should you be willing to invest your time into it, its for you to consume and learn from at the price of your internet connection streaming cost. YouTube University.

One New Thing (that I learnt recently)

That the creator of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it every day.

Boring Stuff that Scales

Human Endurance. This is the story of a millionaire who became a castaway but doing the absolute boring things in the remotest of places, he was able to continue to go on, 30 years later... This is his story.

What you should be Watching

Can humans multitask? Scientists are examining how trying to do as many things as possible at the same time is affecting our brains - and our souls.

Making phone calls while driving, checking social media at work, listening to music while studying, maintaining efficiency while working from home. Many companies still regard the capacity to multitask as a crucial workplace skill. But is this approach to work and life really effective?

This documentary explores the phenomenon through a wide variety of disciplinary lenses, including kinesiology and neuroscience, occupational psychology, business management and sociology.

The outcome: our brain is not designed to accomplish several complex tasks at the same time. Attempts to do so result in stress that can exert significant damage on particular regions of the brain -- its "grey matter", for example. This damage to the brain can also hurt the economy. A large-scale study involving companies from 20 sectors found that multitasking practices pushed turnover down by 25 per cent. But is there any way to escape the pressure vortex?

Monetize your time

By looking at niches and understanding what unbundling means. Crowded categories or singular categories with crowded options make for great opportunities. This thread is a masterclass in looking at a category and monetizing sub areas by going narrower.

Made in Pakistan

When Argentina lifted their first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1978, a remarkable Pakistani born in Bhopal left his indelible mark by helping the Argentines win the prestigious trophy. It is story time and we fly to Buenos Aires.

One Last Thing

As 2022 comes to a close, I will follow tradition and offer free feedback on your idea/product/website/app. Heres the thread from 2020, either DM or respond to it and I shall share feedback. Go build, get free validation, shoot your shot.