Business
When I check the background of successful companies, I see several common points. The constant iteration, emphasis on simplicity and focus on customer experience are a few of them. However, I think there is something more important than those common points for the success of any company. It is the
Business
Hire people who are smarter and more knowledgeable than you are. Don’t hire people you can’t learn from or be challenged by. Hire people who will add value to the product and our culture. Don’t hire people who won’t contribute well to both. Hire people who
Psychology
What is in your dark side? It is important to understand that. Your dark side. All the details, as deep as you can go. Because the depth of darkness that you can reach is the height of achievements that you can get. Reaching your dark side means doing something that
Philosophy
“Museum” is the place where “muse”s exist to influence you. "Muse"s are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and arts in mythology. “Museum” is the noun form, referring to the place. “Music” is the adjective form, referring to the status of being inspirational. Words have immense
Psychology
If you are working on a problem, if you are dealing with various tools and assets, and if you are trying to find solutions, one key recommendation that I can give is to write down any content related to the above-mentioned elements in your notebook before sleeping. Most of our
Philosophy
What does “Çalış, 100 Al” mean? In Turkish, it means “Study, Get 100”. Those three words explain my philosophy to learn anything fast. I would like to share the core components of this methodology. I first started writing online when I was 10 on the computer of my grandfather. I
Business
The following excerpt is taken from the Scott Adams interview in “Tools of Titans”, page 269 and 270. The book is written by Tim Ferriss, and I highly recommend it. I rarely take full excerpts, but I did not want to change Adams' own explanation of the concept of
Personal Finance
I have been consuming the short writings of Nassim Taleb lately, and became specifically interested in his books. His 12 principles on true wealth are definitely worthwhile to think about. 1. Worriless sleeping 2. Clear conscience 3. Reciprocal gratitude 4. Absence of envy 5. Good appetite 6. Muscle strength 7.
Philosophy
It is said that a smooth sea never made a skillful sailor. Do you know what wisdom is? Wisdom is not underestimating the storm. It is not exaggerating either. It is knowing that you can ride the wave. Whatever the situation, you can still ride the wave. It is so
Philosophy
I am morally obliged to be exceptional. You should be also. Each one of us has unique abilities that others dream of. We should cherish them, instead of being jealous of the talents of other people. Be morally obliged to be exceptional. I truly believe there is no “better” way
Philosophy
Charms people with the amount of knowledge without insulting them about how ignorant they are. Thinks as a child but decides with wisdom. Is blind to the “culture”. Can autodidact. Is comfortable with pain and joy, and any amount of combination of them. Accepts binary oppositions as the same entity.
Business
If you are an entrepreneur or an employee, you have to do three things: Building. Marketing. Selling. It is a must. As an entrepreneur, you build a product, or a system that can build a product. You try to make it automated. Then you try to put it in front