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Sunday, October 3, 2021

Idaho Spuds Premium Hashbrown Potatoes

 

Idaho Spuds Premium Hashbrown Potatoes 4.2 oz, 8 Pack, Made from 100 Potatoes No Artificial Colors or Flavors NonGMO Certified Gluten Free Koshe, 33.6 Ounce


Got these from costco. After adding water to it (I had underestimated the water needed, it took two times boilign water than my expectation) , I realised how much packaging and shipping cost would have been saved by skipping the water.

Managerial economics

 

Managerial economics course

Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance

 


Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance

"A good example is the British hotel firm Trusthouse Forte, which operates five separate hotel chains each targeted at a different segment." - Michael Porter

"Market share per se is not important competitively; competitive advantage is"
Find Cost drivers eg scale
Calculate the relative cost of competitors


Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact

 


Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact



How to go about long term goal planning

 


The Only Goal Setting Journal You Will Ever Need: A Simple Technique to Achieving Your Long Term Goals 

"identifying negative habits and beliefs that are holding you back"  - Mandy Deann
What new/old good/bad habits?
Do you have the discipline?
Pipelining
Which ones need focus and which one can be done flexibly?
Which ones rank high on your personal values?
Which ones matches archetype?

Which ones seem easy and which one seems tough? 

Do you want something as a challenge, wellness, future prospects?

Which ones do you have better measuring/support systems for?
What risks are involved if they are left in the middle, can you pick them back up?
Are any age related?
Which one do you have the motivation and momentum for?
WOOP creator Dr. Gabriele Oettingen has a good set of FAQs on prioritising and accomplishing your goals. WOOP is short for Wish-Outcome-Obstacle-Plan. You might have come across the technique attributed to Warren Buffet where you write down 25 goals and strike off 20 goals. Choose the one that speaks to your values, provides you security feeling while pushing you a little out of the comfort zone. Also have pointers which let you know that you have to pivot based on any conditions that make further pursuance of goal infeasible or unnecessary.

Friday, October 1, 2021

What is Acetylcholine?

 

Natural Stacks Acetylcholine Supplement 60 ct - Faster Thinking & Memory Support - Powerful Fast Acting Formula with Alpha GPC, Choline and White Peony Extract - Stops Brain Fog



You might even ask what brain fog is.

Small victory

 Yesterday and day before I felt so energetic, back to my old self. About 3 months in with vitamin D replenishment, 2 months of levo, healthy eating, intermittent fasting, I am at a healthier weight and great energy. Just a week ago, i couldnt entertain the thought of increasing weights during strength training.

Yesterday I was able to go to 10lbs dumbbell pairs for full body workout. Long time ago I would work with 20 too. Long way to get there. But adding vitamin B12 since a week and all other changes make me feel so good now.

Slow down to recover. Have healthy food. Get good sleep and exercise. Wishing you all energetic days.

A Week to Change Your Life: Harness the Power of Your Birthday and the 7-Day Cycle That Rules Your Health

 


A Week to Change Your Life: Harness the Power of Your Birthday and the 7-Day Cycle That Rules Your Health

circaseptian rhythm

The FIRST Program: Fighting Insulin Resistance with Strength Training: Your Optimal Exercise Guide to Diabetes Prediabetes Metabolic Syndrome Cholesterol, a Science Based Approach

 


The FIRST Program: Fighting Insulin Resistance with Strength Training: Your Optimal Exercise Guide to Diabetes Prediabetes Metabolic Syndrome Cholesterol, a Science Based Approach


Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Latest on exercise, diet and weight loss

 Why exercise is more important than weight loss for longer life

To lose weight, eating less is far more important than exercising more


Low carb diet improves heart health. This study is needed in light of dietary changes like fruits, veggies and beans only diet with no nuts and fats.

Startup insights

 Startup and their valuations

Taboola

 

Excellent interview with Taboola founder.
Reverse search like Netflix for ads
Curiosity graph
X stack revenue ~ 30 -35%
performance marketplace where the pay is to play and hence could vary. sounds like the non-west thinking in an intelligence test where a tribe person was willing to take 1% and let the other person have 99% to make the deal happen.
high impact placements
reverse competition can drive prices high. A similar point in Wells fargo swapped some digits, where the bank could get the money for more.
"Because Taboola is a supply-demand marketplace, we are growing at a similar pace. You rarely see unique over supply, unique over demand."
"By virtue of being a performance company, you usually have more budgets than you can deplete, which is very similar for Google and Facebook I'm sure. " This is a point I have heard from someone at Amazon too that they have more resources at disposal and its the employee who has to come up with what they are going to do. Makes innovation the baseline, when the work/roadmap is pushed up.
Drive value first and then provide full stack.

What if your search led to an email?

 If you click on a certain shoe company ad in a newsletter, you might be surprised by an email from them. But what if you search for it outside the newsletter and still you get the email.

Might be a good thing for something you want like that Ikea dresser that is out of stock and later will let you know when its in stock.

Does this save clicks? or creep you?

Amazon Astro and other 2021 updates


Introducing Amazon Astro 

Amazon Astro is a new to world household robot, with Alexa. 
Built with intelligent motion, Amazon Astro uses advanced navigation technology to find its way around the home. Amazon Astro can check on specific rooms, people, or things. 
It includes a 6-month free trial of Ring Protect Pro, allowing Astro to proactively patrol, investigate activity, share and save videos in Ring's cloud for up to 60 days, and more. Offer until Oct 12, 2021

The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't

 


The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't


Launching Your Career in Venture Capital

 


Starting point for startups

 Notion has a startup covered for a year.

Angellist stack


Tuesday, September 28, 2021

GoodyKing Flower Craft Kit for Kids

 


GoodyKing Flower Craft Kit for Kids


This is such an excellent party favor for kids. My kids had a blast with this,  It uses double sided tape which is a fun thing to watch. The younger had to be told to guide the string and reduce the gaps. Excellent hand coordination practise.

A Minute to Think

 


A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work by Juliet Funt


Reading of Jack Welch's window time, I am reminded of similar reflectory modes that I go into. The wedge concept of book-ended time reminds me of a friend using the microwave time of coffee heating up to do a stretch or a walk.

Lessons from Luca

 Luca

Disney stories have so many lessons for innovation.

Built to innovate


Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA


 Berry ratio

Crown funding vs crowd funding

 


Kids knew the columbus story and asking the royals for the money. It was easy for them to relate to crowd funding when they saw the money being raised and the number of backers increasing on the kickstarter. 

Monday, September 27, 2021

Liquid motion bubbler

 

Liquid motion bubbler

I saw one in the middle from Bearizona. its so relaxing to see the motion of the colorful liquid, sometimes continuous in the beginning and then as drops.


Reducing cholesterol

 

Sunday, September 26, 2021

The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer

 


The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer


Wow, Doga and auto immune diseases.. just like us..


Saturday, September 25, 2021

Popping Sound Fidget Toy Rainbow Unicorn Push Bubble Sensory Fidget Toys

 

Popping Sound Fidget Toy Rainbow Unicorn Push Bubble Sensory Fidget Toys

I saw this first at a park where kids were playing with it. When we were kids, bubble popping was very fun thing. This is somehow a very graduated version of it. Its an infinite game, every pop does not have to be a reminder of one less pop. All you have to do is keep reversing it. It is satisfying to even watch others play with it.
Today my little one started playing with the foam egg box.She pushed the egg holders into the flat side and then magically you do it again from the other side and it would look like it was fixed. We appreciated that this was along the lines of reuse where at school, she is learning about reduce, reuse, recycle.
 

Friday, September 24, 2021

Ketotarian

 


I was curious how ketotarian is different from keto.
A single avocado has 1067mg of potassium and 58mg of magnesium.
1 cup of spinach has 839 mg of potassium and 157mg magnesium.
Magnesium deficiency can cause thyroid issues. Few months ago, I used to eat spinach a lot and even avocado. Not sure if I craved it but sometimes its said that people will look for what they are deficient in. 
Add black pepper to the foods you are cooking with turmeric in it. The author Will Cole says that Piperine in pepper increases the bioavailability of the circumin in turmeric.
"You cant heal a  body you hate".
Love your body.

How much HDL cholesterol should you have?

 Too much of HDL or the good cholesterol is not good too.