by Aseem Gupta | Dec 29, 2024 | Economics, Markets & Money
In December 1989, Japan appeared to be on the verge of becoming the world’s dominant economic power. Its companies were transforming global industries, American executives were studying Japanese management techniques, and Japanese investors were purchasing some...
by Aseem Gupta | Dec 27, 2024 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Robert Greene’s The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature, first published by Viking in 2021, condenses the ideas of his earlier books into a year of daily readings. Drawing on historical examples, psychological...
by Aseem Gupta | Dec 20, 2024 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading about Stoicism is relatively easy. Applying its principles when someone insults you, a plan falls apart, or an important decision provokes anxiety is considerably harder. The ancient Stoics understood this distinction. They regarded philosophy as something to...
by Aseem Gupta | Dec 18, 2024 | Economics, Markets & Money
In the spring of 2022, New York City began receiving thousands of asylum seekers who had crossed the southern border and travelled north in search of safety and opportunity. The city responded by opening emergency shelters, arranging hotel accommodation, providing...
by Aseem Gupta | Dec 13, 2024 | Book Summaries and Analysis
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living, by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman, is a yearlong introduction to Stoic philosophy organized around one short meditation for every day of the calendar. Published by Portfolio in 2016,...
