Kshitij Dahal

Kshitij Dahal

PhD Candidate at Arizona State University

Favorite Books & Wisdom

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Wisdom I Live By

  • Ignorance is not bliss.
  • Plans should be measured in decades, execution should be measured in weeks.
  • Working with great people is the greatest experience of life.
  • If you study the subject you like for 1 hour/day, you will become a national expert within 5 years.
  • 10x goals are easier than 2x goals.
  • You learn more by teaching something than by studying it as a student.
  • If you can imagine it, you can already do it.
  • Hate the crime, but love the criminal.
  • The concepts of good and bad are not inherent in reality; they are human constructs shaped by perspectives, experiences, and cultural contexts.
  • Most people are helpful if you simply ask.

Foundational Books

  • The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  • Atomic Habits by James Clear
  • Seasons of Life by Jim Rohn
  • The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle by Jim Rohn
  • The Richest Man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason

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