Troubleshooting Life 308, November 3 - Have helpful knowledge available at home and at work

Chanakya in Daily Life 62 “Books at Home”

‘Knowledge is like a holy Kamadhenu cow. It bears fruit in all seasons. In foreign lands it protects and rewards. That is why it is considered inbuilt secret treasure.’

(Chanakya Neeti 4.5)

Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai:

Kamadhenu is a cow mentioned in the Indian scriptures.

It is believed to have given endless streams of milk and fulfilled everyone’s wishes.

So is the case with investing in knowledge. It gives us endless returns.

There is a famous saying—give a man a fish, he will eat for one time.

Teach him how to fish, and he will eat for the rest of his life.

Therefore, the aim is to build a family that is so knowledgeable that no crisis can stop it.

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Reader, spend less time worrying about what others might think to start thinking clearly.

Troubleshooting often requires questions at OSI layer 8, the human layer, to get down to 1-7.

Use the mind like it is a Swiss Army Knife, not a hammer, as Charlie Munger says.

Kamadhenu is the cow of knowledge.

The Internet is full of answers, like this sacred cow of ancient Indian scripture.

To get the answers you desire, you must get into the habit of gathering knowledge documents.

To refer back to when you get lost, which is inevitable.

Dr. Pillai says his collection of 5,000 books has only grown over time.

How big is your book, or podcast, or music, or movie collection?

Are there action points in there that you found helpful, ones that gave you helpful solutions?

You probably keep it saved to refer back to later, which is a good practice.

ACTION POINT: Have helpful knowledge available at home and at work