I read. I think. I write. I speak. I teach. I learn. I seek. On a journey to become my best self. Documenting the lessons and resources along the way.
Death and the (actual) important things in life
Hey guys,
Sorry, this week’s newsletter might be a bit morbid but this is an important one. I recently finished re-reading Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom and I have written a short summary of this book which you can check out here (6 minute read).
While going through this book a second time, I couldn’t help but ask myself some very basic but important questions:
- What is the meaning of MY life?
- What is truly important to me?
- What am I striving/working hard for?
- If I was to die in 3 months, what thoughts do I want to die with?
- And what would I want to leave behind?
These are important questions. As a culture, we avoid talking about death. Somehow death is this 'negative' that we try and navigate around. Death is as natural as life itself. It's part of the deal. It’s death that gives life all it’s meaning.
We have this fetish for ‘more’. More money, more popularity, more things .. more and more. But is that what truly matters when our time is up?
We do what everyone else does, we operate how we are expected to operate. Are any of our desire really our own? Perhaps some.
I will leave you with these questions, and this book summary (6 minute read) to help give your life some perspective and a guide to answer these questions.
Stay awesome and have a great week ahead 🙂
Naimat
♥️ My Favourite Things This Week
📝 Article -The Great Shopping Reset: How the Pandemic Helped Fix the Retail Industry. I know it sounds counterintuitive. Your first-hand experience might be different but this is a very interesting read and how the industry has responded and fixed its own bad behaviours.
🎬 YouTube Video -The Ethics of Self Driving Cars. A very interesting overview of all the problems facing this industry and how to move forward. Also gives you an idea of why all the major players (Tesla, Google, Uber, Volvo etc) are pouring (read: throwing) billions of dollars at this. 30 minutes in duration.
🎙️ Podcast -The Knowledge Project - #121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity. We’re all curious as kids, until grownups say, “Quit asking so many dumb questions.” And then we get the curiosity kicked out of us. What do Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Jennifer Doudna all have in common? Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify
✍️ Quote I am pondering
African Proverb
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Naimat Ahmed
I read. I think. I write. I speak. I teach. I learn. I seek. On a journey to become my best self. Documenting the lessons and resources along the way.
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