Sunday, 3 April 2016

Weekend reading

Never thought I’d read this in Variety - John Malone: ‘Cable Cowboy’ Faces the Test in Rounding Up the Right Mix of Assets (Variety)

Baijiu: the people’s tipple (FT)
China wants to make its national spirit its next big global export — but there are obstacles

Eiichi Shibusawa - The Father of Modern Capitalism in Japan (Undervalued Japan)

ADVICE FROM HEDGE FUND MANAGER – EDWARD MISRAHI (What I Learnt on Wall Street)

Templeton’s Emerging Markets Guru Mark Mobius Steps Down (Barron's Asia)

Can Sequoia Recover From Its Valeant Stake? (Morningstar)

An Approach to Long-Term Investing in Asia - Koon Boon Kee of The Moat Report Asia (Manual of Ideas)

A Dozen Things I’ve Learned from Chamath Palihapitiya About Investing and Business (25iq)

The Secret to Tony Robbins’ 38 Years of Success (Early to Rise)
This is powerful: "I always tell people — Life supports what supports more life. If you’re trying to support yourself, you’re going to get a certain level of insights. If you’re trying to support your family, you’re going to get a different level of insights. If you’re trying to support your community or humanity, you get insights most people never dream of. That’s really been the secret to my 38 years because those are my real goals."

How People Learn to Become Resilient (New Yorker)

Umberto Eco’s Antilibrary: Why Unread Books Are More Valuable to Our Lives than Read Ones (Brain Pickings)

I got library envy - Why every home should have a library and six examples for sale (FT)

Life’s Work: An Interview with Kevin Spacey (HBR)
It’s incredible to help young people find their own self-esteem and voice and learn collaborative skills. But it’s funny: When you tell them something that’s been passed down to you, some lesson you learned a long time ago, often, in the act of saying it, you think, “Oh, my God. I needed to hear that. It’s really important, and I haven’t been doing it myself.” 

Getting to Si, Ja, Oui, Hai, and Da (HBR)

Adam Grant The surprising habits of original thinkers (TED)

WAYNE SHORTER & HERBIE HANCOCK PEN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS (Nest HQ)
We’d like to be clear that while this letter is written with an artistic audience in mind, these thoughts transcend professional boundaries and apply to all people, regardless of profession.

While it’s true that the issues facing the world are complex, the answer to peace is simple; it begins with you. You don’t have to be living in a third world country or working for an NGO to make a difference. Each of us has a unique mission. We are all pieces in a giant, fluid puzzle, where the smallest of actions by one puzzle piece profoundly affects each of the others. You matter, your actions matter, your art matters.

If you are into music, highly recommend the following video - Pharrell Williams Masterclass with Students at NYU Clive Davis Institute (YouTube)