The Last 7 Days #51 (22.02 – 28.02)

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 51st edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Gaurav Munjal (co-founder of Unacademy) has an insightful newsletter called Mischief Managed, with topics on books, entrepreneurship, leadership, productivity, experiences, and more. Check it out here.
Netflix and it’s battle for India. Read more here.
The most mentally tough people apply the 1% ‘marginal gains’ rule, says performance expert—here’s how it works… Read here.
How to get exposure to NFTs? Check it out here.
Adam Grant’s take on the lost art of listening. Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Renegades: Born in the USA is a series of conversations between President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen about their lives, music, and enduring love of America—despite all its challenges. Check out the podcast here.
Sir Richard Branson on his secret to taking big leaps, on the Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman podcast. Listen to it here.
In this episode of the Screenplayed Breakdown, Pixar writer, Mike Jones talks about life, death, and digging deep within ourselves. Mike tells us about the Pixar process, what the “brain trust” is, and his collaboration with Pete Docter and Kemp Powers on their latest film, ‘Soul’. Listen here.
An entrepreneur’s guide to trademarks, patents, and copyrights on the Akimbo podcast. Check it out here.
On The Decoder with Nilay Patel, he talks with the CEO of Evil Geniuses, Nicole LaPointe Jameson about how an esports team makes money, where the industry is headed, and where she sees growth. Listen to it here.

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What To Watch:

Mark Cuban on why DeFi is the future? Watch it here.
Rocky and Mayur are back with a Season 3 of #RoadTrippinWithRnM. Check it out here.
On The School of Greatness, how food can heal or harm our bodies, how we can live longer, and how we can improve mental health with Dr. Mark Hyman. Watch here.
Series Recommendation of the Week – Retro Tech (a Youtube Original Series where Marques Brownlee uncovers the origin and nostalgia of iconic tech) Now streaming on YouTube here.
Movie Recommendation of the Week – Drishyam 2 (a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language drama thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph, sequel to their 2013 film, Drishyam) Now streaming on Amazon Prime here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

I write a newsletter called ‘The Weekly Zazz‘ for my subscribers, where you can receive the above content and much more on your mail, with an intent of combining thought, emotion and information on mindset, marketing, pop culture and more. If you wish to subscribe, check out https://rth24.substack.com

The Last 7 Days #50 (15.02 – 21.02)

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 50th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

A Guide to NFTs, and How They Are About to Revolutionize Pretty Much Everything. Read more here.
Why New Research Says It’s OK to Stay Single (and Die Alone)? Read it here.
You’re not lazy — Why you need to stop feeling guilty in lockdown, according to an expert? Read here.
Author who studies millionaires: 240 minutes a day separates the rich from everyone else. Check it out here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz talk about tech trends, company-building, and more in the first episode of their new Clubhouse show, One on One with A and Z. Listen to it on the podcast a16z Live here.
On ‘Not Just Cricket with Mark Nicholas‘, Virat Kohli opens up about his journey to becoming a professional cricketer, including the impact of the loss of his father, as well as shares his mental health challenges later in his career. Check it out here.
“An Oral History of The Office” pulls back the curtain on what went into creating this unstoppable force in American popular culture and why it continues to resonate with new audiences today. Check out the podcast here.
Pooja Dhingra, the founder of Le15 Patisserie talks about her journey from a young 22 year old freshly back from Paris to the sought after businesswoman she is, today, on ‘This Round is on Me‘ podcast. Listen here.
From his early days of playing chess, the feeling to prove himself after dropping out of school, to becoming a billionaire without any school or college degree, hear Nikhil Kamath, the co-founder of Zerodha, in a heart to heart conversation with Ranveer Allahbadia on The Ranveer Show. Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

We have been hearing about Dogecoin all over the internet. MKBHD (Marques Brownlee) explains it in detail here.
Kunal Kemmu gets candid in this episode of The Bombay Journey with Siddharth, as we learn about his early Mumbai life, crazy train journeys, obsession with vada pav and everything in between! Watch it here.
How to be a nice person online? A much-needed video essential in today’s times by MostlySane. Check it out here.
TV Show Recommendation of the Week – Made in a Day (A behind the scenes look and deep dive into the production and history behind iconic consumer products.) Streaming on Hotstar here.
Movie Recommendation of the Week – Tenet (A secret agent is given a single word as his weapon and sent to prevent the onset of World War III. He must travel through time and bend the laws of nature in order to be successful in his mission.) Streaming on YouTube here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #49 (08.02 – 14.02)

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 49th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The secrets of successful listening (Lessons from a hostage negotiator) Read more here.
What you ate as a child has a lifelong impact on your health. Read here.
Brain’s Dopamine: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Read more here.
Neuroscience of the Covid-19 Crisis. Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On Advertising is Dead, Viraj Sheth talks about the influencer ecosystem, his journey so far, helping creators scale and much more. Listen here.
Mr Beast talks about his love of YouTube, the creation of his massively complex videos, and more, on the Waveform podcast. Check it out here.
Spark & Fire Podcast follows Kemp Powers on his own hero’s journey of co-writing and co-directing Soul, from his first trip to the Pixar campus to his development of the main character – and his passionate pitch for the beloved barbershop scene that nearly got cut from the film. Listen here.
Anthony Mackie talks with Dan Patrick about his role as Sam “The Falcon” Wilson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and whether or not Sam wants to be the next Captain America, on the podcast That Scene with Dan Patrick here.
Nir Eyal on the Hindsight Bias and why we make terrible life choices, on his podcast, Nir and Far : Business, Behaviour and the Brain. Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

A third appearance on the podcast! Elon Musk talks about Space X, Tesla, the realities of climate change and all sorts of other cool shit on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Check it out here.
How Disney+ became a streaming service heavyweight? Watch here.
TV Show Recommendation of the Week: Restaurants on the Edge (A team of three experts — a restaurateur, a designer and a chef — tap into a restaurant’s surroundings and community to remodel each business in a way that is uplifting, inspirational, and positive.) Check it out on Netflix here.
Movie Recommendation of the Week: News of the World (Five years after the end of the Civil War, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken by the Kiowa people. Forced to return to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort the child across the harsh and unforgiving plains of Texas. However, the long journey soon turns into a fight for survival as the traveling companions encounter danger at every turn — both human and natural.) Streaming on Netflix here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #48 (01.02 – 07.02)

February 7, 2021February 7, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 48th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The High Cost of Chasing Netflix. Read more about it here.
Social Media And The De-Platforming Dilemma. Read more here.
The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People. Check it out here.
Worker, Interrupted: The Cost of Task Switching. Read about it here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Elon Musk and Vlad Tenev (of Robinhood) join hosts of The Good Time Show on Clubhouse, Sriram Krishnan & Aarthi Ramamurthy, Marc Andreessen, Steven Sinofsky, Garry Tan, and others. Listen to it on the a16z Live podcast here.
Mark Cuban on why the GameStop stock reminds him of the 90s and the first dot-com boom, on the Sway Podcast. Listen here.
On The School of Greatness podcast, Priyanka Chopra dives deep into how she became one of the biggest actors both in the US and in India, the actions she’s taking to change the stigma against women in the world, how to deal with failure and vulnerability, and so much more. Listen to it here.
The Nature of Reality, a Clubhouse conversation by Kamal Ravikant with a group of interesting people. Listen to it on his podcast, Curious Kamal here.
On the Akimbo podcast, Seth Godin riffs on direct advertising and its shift in the digital ecosystem. Listen here.

What To Watch:

On Off the Cuff with Shekhar Gupta, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala shares valuable tips for investors and gave insights into his style of investment. Watch it here.
On Film Companion’s new show Creators Crossing, Suchin talks to combinations of artists and creators to break down their unique journeys. On the first episode, he speaks to Mithila Palkar and Prajakta Koli about taking over Netflix, Prajakta’s Bollywood debut with Jug Jug Jeeyo and what lies ahead. Check it out here.
Siddharth Warrier in conversation with Kunal Shah on life, neuroscience and more. Watch here
MKBHD (Tech YouTuber) explores the Sony Walkman, this iconic piece of tech—from the inspiration behind its compact design to how it changed portable audio forever. Watch it here.
Movie Recommendation of the Week – Maara (When Paaru sees a fairy tale she heard from a stranger as a child painted across the walls of a coastal town, she goes in search of the man who painted it.) Check it out on Amazon Prime here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #47 (25.01 – 31.01)

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 47th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The psychology of the GameStop phenomenon, explained. Check it out here.
Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking. Find out more here.
How To Stop Wasting Time Scrolling And Start Finding Joy In Play? Read here.
The Omnipresence of Work. This was an interesting read, check it out here.
Why Older People Lose Motivation to Learn? Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On the CultureYouth podcast, Zoya Akhtar talks to me about the themes in her works, her writing process, her time as an assistant director and at film school and much more. Listen here.
On The Decoder with Nilay Patel, Marques Brownlee (MKBHD on YouTube) talks about building a business as a YouTuber, how content creators make money, and how to scale when you are the brand. Listen more here.
On the Game Changers podcast, Amit Trivedi talks on his journey with music and Bollywood and becoming a game changer in the field. Check it out here.
On this episode of “Sway,” Kara Swisher speaks to Chris Best, the chief executive and a co-founder of Substack, about content moderation on his platform and asks whether Substack is going to destroy media gatekeepers or just turn into one of them. Listen here.
Aswath Damodaran, a professor of finance at NYU Stern, joins Scott on The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway to discuss the news surrounding GameStop and the short squeeze. Aswath also shares his thoughts on SPACs, the markets more broadly, and the importance of diversifying your portfolio. Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

Renowned Ayurveda physician Dr. Vasant Lad and Sadhguru have a discussion about the various intrinsic aspects of Ayurveda. Watch it here.
On Health Theory, Tom Bilyeu is joined by Dr. Alan Goldhamer, founder of TrueNorth Health Center, to discuss such matters and more as they explore the incredible healing benefits of fasting and how your diet is playing a pivotal role in determining your health. Check it out here.
TV Show Recommendation of the Week – Jeet ki Zid (streaming on Zee5) Inspired from a true story, Zidd is a tale of conviction, persuasion and commitment. Check it out here.
Movie Recommendation of the Week – One Night in Miami (streaming on Amazon Prime) On the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, Cassius Clay joins Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcom X, and they discuss the responsibility of being successful black men during the civil rights movement. Check it out here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #46 (18.01 – 24.01)

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 45th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On the Unmistakable Creative Podcast, Ramit Sethi talks the psychology of money and how to design a rich life. Listen here.
Salil sits down with Chef Vikas Khanna, founder of the Michelin starred restaurant Junoon and one of the hosts of Masterchef India. They talk about what goes on behind the scenes in the restaurant industry, his interactions with Gordon Ramsay, and his humanitarian side, on Off Script with Salil. Check it out here.
Casey Neistat converses about the creative process and how filmmakers can create their own signature style, on The Videomaker Podcast. Listen to it here.
On The Decoder with Nilay Patel, Instagram’s Adam Mosseri talks about the future of Reels, moderation, and the responsibility of social media platforms. Listen here.
On the Awards Chatter podcast, Ben Affleck reflects on a rollercoaster career, from highs like his breakthrough with Matt Damon and two Oscar wins to lows like the ‘Bennifer’ period and his struggles with alcoholism, and why he considers his latest role “the crowning achievement of my life as an actor.” Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

History of Swear Words – An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed hosted by Nicolas Cage. A loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words. Watch it on Netflix here.
Sleep experts debunk 15 Sleep Myths. Check it out here.
Osho on risking everything for awareness. Watch here.
How Porsche’s first electric car, the Taycan is made? Watch it here.
George Clooney (‘Midnight Sky’), Spike Lee (‘Da 5 Bloods’), Regina King (‘One Night in Miami’), Paul Greengrass (‘News of the World’), Chloé Zhao (‘Nomadland’), George C. Wolfe (‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Lee Isaac Chung (‘Minari’) join Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter for the Directors Roundtable. Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #45 (11.01 – 17.01)

January 17, 2021January 16, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 45th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The Surprising Science of Goal Setting (And Why You’re Probably Doing It Wrong). Read about it here.
Kunal Shah on the Big Tech getting India wrong, his early life, CRED, and why he drives a Vespa. Read here.
Apologizing All the Time Could Be a Sign of Anxiety. Read more here.
A read on Twitter’s decentralized future. Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Everything you need to know about Section 230 – tweets, free speech and beyond, on the a16z podcast. Listen to it here.
Nas talks with Sadhguru, the meaning of life, happiness and money and more, on the Nas Talks podcast. Listen more here.
Sometimes we are excessively rude, perhaps even without realising it. How do we recognise this behaviour in ourselves and others and the underlying reasons for it? How can we let go of anger, frustration, and ego to live harmoniously with people around us? Listen to it here on the Gita for the Young and Restless podcast.
Tanmay Bhat talks creator economy, new platforms, tools and mediums on the LBB Open House podcast. Listen here.
How Filter Copy, Gobble and Dice Media were built ft Aditi Shrivastava, on The Ranveer Show. Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

How do psychedelics work? Watch here.
How virtual reality tricks your brain? Watch it here.
Is a capitalist – socialist economy inevitable? To understand more, watch here.
3 ways to express your thoughts so that everyone will understand. Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #44 (04.01 – 10.01)

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 44th edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

A Data-Driven End to Capitalism as We Know It. Read more here.
What the myth of Faust can teach us? Check it out here.
A former monk on the simple mindfulness exercise that can help you combat negative thoughts and feel calmer in times of stress. Read here.
Is Social Media Addiction actually a coping mechanism? Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On the Pivot podcast, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway look ahead at what to expect in markets, acquisitions, automation, work culture, healthcare, and media in 2021. Listen to it here.
The growing influence of podcasts ft Amit Doshi, head of IVM Podcasts, on the Pepper Spotlight podcast. Check it out here.
Dr Mark Hyman on how the healthiest people make smart choices about their food, well-being and medicine, on On Purpose with Jay Shetty. Listen to it here.
On Story Tellers and Story Sellers, Vineet talks to Sameeksha Uniyal, Consumer Marketing Lead at Bacardi, and Gunjan Arya, CEO at OML about 10 years of India’s Happiest festival weekend, being at the forefront of youth experiences, about supporting India’s independent music scene and taking the festival digital in 2020. Listen here.
Mentalist and illusionist, Derren Brown talks Happiness with Simon Sinek on his podcast, A Bit of Optimism. Check it out here.

What To Watch:

On Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Dave Asprey on the hidden benefits of fasting, different types and how you can begin in an easy, effective way. Watch it here.
Wim Hof in conversation with Sadhguru, on exploring life and understanding the deeper aspect of it. Watch here.
Anil Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, and Vikramaditya Motwane in conversation with Danny Boyle. Check it out here.
The history of consumerism, on The School of Life. Watch it here.
Why movies went from 15 minutes to 2 hours? Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #43 (28.12 – 03.01)

January 3, 2021January 2, 2021 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 43rd edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Part human, part machine: is Apple turning us all into cyborgs? Read more here.
The Age of Infinite Leverage. Check it out here.
There’s a Scientific Reason Why Indian Food Is So Delicious. Read about it here.
Netflix explains how it uses AI to sell you on a show. Read more here.
This Japanese 80% diet rule can help you live a longer life, says longevity researcher. Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast, Melanie Perkins on how Canva got its humble beginnings and how she handled all the no’s that they heard over the years.
Check it out here.
Ajay Banga, the CEO of Mastercard, on whether the company he’s helped build can keep up with Silicon Valley — and with the social consciousness of the next consumer generation, on the Sway Podcast.
Listen here.
Check out the podcast, Mafialand, where they explore the world of India’s mini-mafias with us, as we blow wide open the corruption and crime that lies at the heart of our daily lives. Check out the podcase here.
Cyrus Broacha and Sanjay Jha get into a frank discussion about the new political reality in India, the Indian National Congress party’s pitfalls and what he feels they need to do to fix them, the ideological contrasts that are the BJP and the Congress parties, Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi, the power of good Hindi to be a politician in India, future possible leaders for the Congress, and lots lots more, on the Cyrus Says podcast.
Listen to it here.
On F1: Beyond the Grid podcast, George Russell talks racing against close friends, getting Toto Wolff’s attention and more. Listen here.

What To Watch:

How Chocolate is made inside Cadbury’s chocolate factory? Watch it here.
The history of the idea of Capitalism. Watch here.
Watch the Tamil film, Soorarai Pottru here, what an inspiring and uplifting film. Highly recommended.
The composer of the theme song of tv show, Succession breaks down the creation and the thought process behind creating it. Check it out here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #42 (21.12 – 27.12)

December 27, 2020December 26, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 42nd edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

2020 Was The Year We Redefined ‘Essential’

Read more here.
Burnout vs Productivity: Truth of WFH

Read it here.
The 9 biggest ‘Cancels’ of 2020

Check it out here.
Are Texas and Florida the new California and New York?

Read more here.
How to skip the small talk and build genuine relationships with 3 simple questions?

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On ‘A Bit of Optimism with Simon Sinek’, Gucci CEO, Marco Bizzarri, on finding joy in the little things.
Listen here.
On The Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan Holiday talks with Camila Cabello on training your mind to work for you, finding courage and happiness in your career, how she values stillness and the idea of memento mori, and more.

Listen to it here.
Does Advertising actually work? Listen to it on the Freakonomics Podcast here.
Pink for Girls and Blue for Boys – why? Listen to it on the ‘Every Little Thing‘ podcast here.
Marcus Rashford sits down with the UTD Podcast at the end of an incredible year both on and off the pitch, talking about his upbringing and how it shaped the man he is today.

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

John Krasinski is back with a Holiday Special episode of Some Good News, featuring George Clooney and Dwayne Johnson.
Watch here.
How Apple and Google formed one of tech’s most powerful partnerships?
Watch it here.
The technology that’s replacing the green screen.
Check it out here.
Elon Musk on Tesla, SpaceX and why he left Silicon Valley
Watch here.
On Film Companion, watch ‘The Breakout Streaming Stars of 2020‘, ft Abhishek Banerjee, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Saiyami Kher, Harshvardhan Rane and Priyanshu Painyuli.
Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #41 (14.12 – 20.12)

December 20, 2020December 19, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the 41st edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Barack Obama shares his favorite books, TV shows and movies of 2020.

Check it out here.
More Indians now hiding real identities on Facebook, YouTube.

Read more here.
Billionaire Ray Dalio: Quit these 4 bad habits to start actually achieving your goals

Read it here.
What a Crisis Teaches Us About Innovation

Read here.
Free advice: Turn your phone’s damn battery percentage off.
Read here to know what it means.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On the School of Greatness, Rhonda Byrne (author of The Secret) discusses life, the universe, the power of thought, the Law of Attraction, and so much more.

Listen to it here.
Check out this podcast, The Big Shots – Dosa King. An epic drama about the exponential rise of P Rajagopal, the founder of Saravana Bhavan, and the shocking scandal that led to his fall.

Check it out here.
On the Akimbo podcast, Seth Godin talks the persistence of technology. What will fade next?

Listen here.
In this conversation with Outside Podcast host Michael Roberts, Tim Cook talks about both the incredible promise of technology to enhance our well-being and Apple’s duty to help us use our devices more wisely.

Listen to it here.
Shawn Mendes joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the results of finding success at such an early age, where the main source of his fears and anxieties stem from, and how lockdown has forced him to figure out his own identity. The two explore the ways society is conditioning people to want more and more, how social media has made everything need to be quantified, and the isolation of a musician.

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

How does the Internet work?

Check it out here.
Virat Kohli & Steve Smith talk cricket – about their love for the game, batting techniques & having more to life than just cricket.

Watch here.
World’s first lightsaber build (this was so amazing to watch)
Watch it here.

If you do watch it, then watch this as a follow-up.
Mukesh Ambani and Mark Zuckerberg share their excitement about India, and how digital can accelerate economic progress.

Watch it here.
The Actor’s Roundtable 2020 ft Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Jaideep Ahlawat, Kunal Kemmu, Divyenndu Sharma, and Pratik Gandhi.

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#40 of The Last 7 Days (07.12 – 13.12)

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the fortieth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The psychology behind a new iPhone release—and why it’s so hard to resist.
Read more here.
Want to Win Someone Over? Talk Like They Do.
Read here.
9 food rules from the world’s longest-living people.
Check it out here.
The rise of Gen-Z
Read about it here.
Humanity Dumped 37 Billion Tons Of CO2 Into The Atmosphere In 2020.

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On ‘The Tim Ferriss Show‘, Daniel Ek (CEO, Spotify) talks about habits, systems, and mental models for top performance.

Check it out here.
On ‘Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions‘, they join Yuval Noah Harari to talk about why we’re so willing to believe falsehoods and what these lies tell us about ourselves—both as individuals and as a society.

Listen here.
Check out Anupam Kher’s podcast, Anupam Cares – where he shares his stories that happened off-screen and what we can learn from them.

Check out the podcast here.
In this episode of “Sway,” Kara Swisher questions Jason Kilar (CEO, Warner Media) on whether he just delivered the final death blow to struggling theaters, how he’ll make good with Hollywood’s top talent, and what films will look like when — as Kilar predicts — blockbuster budgets surpass a billion dollars.

Listen to it here.
On Happy Sad Confused, Christopher Nolan chats about the influence of Michael Mann and James Bond films on his work, the ambition of “Tenet”, the bold performances of Heath Ledger and Tom Hardy in the Batman films, and much more.

Listen here.

What To Watch:

What most of us gets wrong about Creativity?
Watch here.

(before you watch the above video, I’ll suggest you watch this one – The Gap by Daniel Sax and Ira Glass here: https://vimeo.com/85040589)
On The Ranveer Show (hindi), Yashraj Mukhate talks overnight success, fame and the music industry.
Watch it here.
A R Rahman talks about the Indian Art on the Global Stage, on Faye D’souza’s channel.
Check it out here.
The Actresses Roundtable 2020 ft Shabana Azmi, Tillotama Shome, Taapsee Pannu, Deepika Padukone, Rasika Dugal, Janhvi Kapoor, Kiara Advani, and Tripti Dimri.

Watch here.
The Obvious Problem – why most content doesn’t work?
Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

The Last 7 Days #39 (30.11 – 06.12)

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-ninth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Beware the ‘lifestyle optimization’ trap. Read more here.
Exercise With A Mask On Can Be Really Good For You, Actually.

Read here.
What the hell is the Pomodoro Technique and why is it good for productivity?

Check it out here.
Building Emotional Safety Nets for Men. Read more here.
Video Games Can Actually Be Good for Your Mental Health.

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Back with a Bang! Faye D’souza joins Varun Duggirala on Advertising is Dead, talking about her perspective on the state of journalism today, her career and journey so far, and most importantly, to help us understand what it means to be a journalist in today’s world.

Check it out here.
The battle of Instagram vs TikTok on the Business Wars podcast. Listen here.
Seth Godin on the game of life, the value of hacks, and overcoming anxiety, on The Tim Ferriss Show.

Listen to it here.
MKBHD (Marques Brownlee) on his expanding tech empire, 10 million subscribers, and are we at ‘Peak Smartphone’?, on That Creative Life podcast.

Check it out here.
Wayne Rooney joins the Manchester United Podcast to look back on his record-breaking years at Old Trafford.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

Kunal Shah is joined by Haresh Chawla, partner at TrueNorth, as they discuss the art of spotting trends for strategies that will outperform the competition in any industry.

Watch it here.
The Wild Power of Aggregation Theory.

Watch here.
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci discuss their acting methods in Scorsese’s The Irishman

Check it out here.
I saw Jallikattu this week and it’s such a magnificent film. I absolutely recommend it. Check it out here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

A preview of what’s trending in the worlds of…

In the world of TECH:

In the world of MARKETING:

In the world of BUSINESS:

In the world of POP CULTURE:

#38 of The Last 7 Days (23.11 – 29.11)

November 29, 2020November 28, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-eighth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Dream Hacking: How To Use Your Brain’s Wildest And Weirdest State

Check it out here.
Ten Habits Of Incredibly Happy People

Read about them here.
Hollywood’s 20 Favorite Films of the Decade, ranked by 3,500 industry professionals.

Check out the list here.
A New Study Finds That the Human Brain and the Universe Look Weirdly Similar

Read here.
We’re all second-screening. Here’s how you’re doing it wrong.

Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The ancient philosophical debate of Being and Becoming, on the Philosophize This! podcast.

Listen here.
Check out this podcast, Naan Curry, where the hosts, Sadaf and Archit explore the rich heritage of food in India, one dish at a time.

Check it out here.
On When We Met, Pawan Rochwani was in conversation with Anirudh Singla, Co-Founder and CEO of Pepper Content, about the evolution of content and the freelance culture in India.

Listen to it here.
Why brands must take a stand? with Wieden+Kennedy’s Colleen DeCourcy on ‘Masters of Scale w Reid Hoffman‘.

Listen here.
Mark Cuban talks business, tech, policies, 5G, AI and so much more, on The Decoder with Nilay Patel.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena Leader, Rajya Sabha Member, Executive Editor, Dainik Saamana, on Kunal Kamra’s podcast, Shut Up Ya Kunal

Watch it here.
In conversation with Jalak Rawal on The Ranveer Show (hindi), on start-ups, growth strategies, mindset, and much more.

Watch here.
Aaron Sorkin breaks down his career, from ‘The West Wing’ to ‘The Social Network’

Check it out here.
Rocky and Mayur are back with a season 2 of #RoadTrippinwithRnM.

Check out the videos here.
How YouTube became an Internet Video Giant?

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#37 of The Last 7 Days (16.11 – 22.11)

November 22, 2020November 21, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-seventh edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

When Ryan Reynolds Buys a Soccer Team, Dollars Await

Read more here.
The Pandemic Is Making Us All Suckers for Nostalgia

Read here.
Social-media innovation is dead

Read more about this here.
Jack Dorsey says social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook can be addictive

Read here.
Nielsen will be rolling out a cookieless identity resolution system next year

Read about this here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

New Podcast Alert! Bill Gates and Rashida Jones are hosting it and it’s called, ‘Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions‘

Check it out here.
On No Filter with Neha, Pankaj Tripathi talks about his life with his family, the choices he’s made in his career, and more.

Listen to it on Jio Saavn here.
Daniel Ricciardo joins the Armchair Expert to discuss getting into racing when he was 9 years old, how he stays fit during the race season, how he finds enjoyment before a race and just how important the first 45 seconds of a race is.

Listen to it here.
Chamath Palihapitiya joins Kara Swisher on the Sway podcast and talks about the powers of a tech billionaire.

Listen here.
How to remember anything? Listen to it on WorkLife with Adam Grant here.

BONUS: Have you checked out my podcast yet? ‘Mindset Marketing Movies – an RTH24 podcast‘ Check it out at – Spotify|| Apple Podcasts || Breaker|| JioSaavn || PocketCasts || Google Podcasts

What To Watch:

Pratik Gandhi and Jaideep Ahlawat chat on Film Companion’s Meeting Ground, on their so-called ‘overnight success’, the challenge to break into the scene and what it was like to finally taste mainstream success.

Watch here.
Wim Hof on the simple method to improve your focus, strength, and confidence, on ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty‘

Check it out here.
In the aftermath of his historic seventh world championship win, Lewis Hamilton talks about the 2020 season, equalling Michael Schumacher’s record, his plans for the future and much more.

Watch this here.
The former president, Barack Obama, in the 2020 60 Minutes interview, shares the advice he would give President Trump, his thoughts on the killing of George Floyd, and what’s behind the divisions in Washington and across the U.S.

Check it out here.
Spam, a short film by Karan Bhatt, starring Bhamini Oza Gandhi and Pratik Gandhi

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#36 of The Last 7 Days (09.11 – 15.11)

November 15, 2020November 14, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-sixth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

How to Wage Philosophical Warfare?

Read more here.
WhatsApp Pay Vs Google Pay Vs PhonePe: Who Has The Edge?

Read here.
Harvard psychologist on the toxic money mindset that even millionaires have and how to break out of it.

Read more here.
10 Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask a Kidnapper

Check this out here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On the State of Mind podcast, Kickstarter’s co-founder Yancey Strickler on designing your life through role-play.

Listen here.
Satyajit Hange, co-founder, Two Brothers Organic Farms talks organic farming in India, his journey and more on the Dialogue Now podcast.

Listen to it here.
On ‘Lessons learnt with the Greats‘, Shane Watson talks to AB de Villiers on the secret to his batting success, the challenges in South Africa and dealing with pressure.

Check it out here.
Radhi Devlukia-Shetty on fueling and nourishing your body through ayurvedic practices for your best personal + professional self, on the BossBabe Podcast.

Listen here.
On Advertising is Dead, Cyrus Broacha talks about his unique artform of random but relevant conversations and more.

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

57 Years apart – a boy and a man talk about Life

Watch here.
The Creative Indians on Netflix, from chefs to comedians to filmmakers and fashion designers, India’s most notable imaginative minds share their artistic journeys.

Check it out here.
Phil Knight, co-founder & Chairman Emeritus of Nike on how the characteristics that make him an introvert have often made him a better leader, insights on sticking with your beliefs and more, at a Stanford talk.

Watch it here.
Why Big Tech wants you to ditch your password?

Watch here.
Why Socrates Hated Democracy?

Check it out here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#35 of The Last 7 Days (02.11 – 08.11)

November 8, 2020November 7, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-fifth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Naval Ravikant answers questions on life, startup ideas, next big investment bets and more.

Check it out here.
Dark Side Of D2C: Ecommerce Frauds On The Rise As Shady Brands Take Over Social Media

Read here.
A Self-Help Guide To Self-Help Guides (an opinion piece)

Read more here.
How To Raise Boys So They’re Comfortable With Their Emotions?

Read here.
3 reforms social media platforms should make in light of ‘The Social Dilemma’

Check it out here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On the podcast, Philosophy for our Times, Jan Westerhoff, a professor of Buddhist Philosophy at Oxford talks about a world of illusions.

Listen to it here.
Pooja Dhingra talks about her career highs and lows, founder fatigue, prioritizing mental wellness and much more on ‘Heart on my Sleeve‘ podcast.

Listen here.
On Oftenly Wicked Podcasts, Ashwini Kulkarni, Content Collaborations Lead at IMDb India, talks about how consumption drives content, the mindset of viewers and more.

Listen to it here.
Why isn’t Dream 11 categorized as a gambling app? Listen to it and similar episodes on the Finshots Daily podcast.

Check it out here.
Check out this podcast, Mumbai Local Lo Baat, revolving around interesting stories and experiences happening in a Mumbai local, hosted by Avishesh Jha

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

On The Ranveer Show, Nithin Kamath speaks about the bootstrapping journey of Zerodha, personal growth, self improvement and much more.

Watch here.
On the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tristan Harris speaks in depth about the reality of social media platforms, their influence on our emotions, overall an eye-opening session.

Check it out here.
A spoiler-filled interview with the creators of Mirzapur 2 ft Puneet Krishna, Gurmmeet Singh and Mihir Desai, on Film Companion.

Watch it here.
Filmmaker Anand Gandhi joins Kunal Shah for a conversation on “The Biology of Money”, covering the evolution of money, throughout history, from the lens of biology.

Check it out here.
On Impaulsive, Casey Neistat joins the boys to discuss how he inspired Logan to daily vlog, his addiction to candy, the worst part about being famous & much more…

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#34 of The Last 7 Days (26.10 – 01.11)

November 1, 2020October 31, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-fourth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Running Late? Researchers Blame Aging Brain

This is a brilliant read. Check it out here.
Stop asking ‘how are you?’ Harvard researchers say this is what successful people do when making small talk

Read about it here.
The critical difference between mental strength and resilience, according to a psychotherapist

Read here.
A poker champion says negative thinking can actually fuel success when it comes to decision-making — here’s how.

Read more here.
A guide to platform fees – the hidden costs behind your favorite apps, games, and more.

Check it out here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On ‘The Tim Ferriss Show‘, Matthew McConaughey on his success playbooks, the powerful philosophy of Greenlights, and choosing the paths less traveled.

Listen to it here.
On ‘Nas Talks‘, Yuval Noah Harari talks life, why the World’s the way it is today and what we can do to make it better.

Listen to it here.
On F1: Beyond the Grid podcast, Toto Wolff talks his love of F1, missing Niki Lauda and disinterest in chasing records.

Listen here.
On the Humans of Cinema podcast, Aparshakti Khurana chats about his love for Dev Anand, the challenges of comedy acting, and his advice for young actors.

Check it out here.
On Cyrus Says, Arjun Mathur talks about films, his journey and his Int’l Emmy nomination and more.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

On The Knowledge Project, Chamath Palihapitiya sits down with Shane Parrish to chat about what it means to be an observer of the present, how to think in first principles, the psychology of successful investing, his thoughts on the best public company CEO’s and much more.

Watch here.
Matthew McConaughey on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Watch here.
Nithin Kamath of Zerodha, joins Kunal Shah for a conversation on “bootstrapped versus funded startups”

Watch it here.
What does it take to be a Disruptor? Taapsee Pannu, Anna Ben, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Danish Sait get together on FC Disruptors Adda to chat about their choices, the challenges that accompany them and what their biggest learnings from being ‘disruptive’ are.

Check it out here.
The Intruder, a short film on Hotstar, directed by Paran Bawa, starring Karan Wahi, Kriti Vij

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#33 of The Last 7 Days (19.10 – 25.10)

October 25, 2020October 20, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-third edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

5 mental traps that successful people never fall for, according to psychologists.

Read more here.
A bodybuilder who’s been vegan since 1998 explains how to build muscle on a plant-based diet.

Read here.
How the brain hard-wires us to love Google, Twitter, and texting. And why that’s dangerous.

Read here.
Is It Okay to Switch off When News Gets Overwhelming?

Check it out here.
Ray Dalio’s meditation teacher on the ‘game changer’ tweak he made to daily his routine

Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On The Tim Ferriss Show, Naval Ravikant talks happiness, reducing anxiety, crypto stablecoins and strategy.

Listen to it here.
On Just B with Bethenny Frankel, she talks to Mark Cuban about his business approach, 2020 and more.

Listen here.
Dr. Julia Shaw on humanizing evil and the dark side of the human nature on The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman

Check it out here.
Sir Richard Branson on the value of optimism, comebacks and cutting losses on This is Working with Daniel Roth podcast.

Listen to it here.
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett have a podcast called SmartLess – and in this ep, they have Adam Sandler talking about his life, career and more.

Listen here.

What To Watch:

On Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast, Sadhguru talks life, death, the fundamental nature of human experience and much more.

Watch it here
Spiritual leader Radhanath Swami on building grit, resilience & adaptability through service, on ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty‘

Watch here.
Casey Neistat on how to realize your Creativity.

Check it out here.
‘1917‘ writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns shares how they wrote ‘1917’ to look like one continuous take.

Watch here.
Jose Mourinho on the coach’s rules for life.

Watch it on Netflix here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#32 of The Last 7 Days (12.10 – 18.10)

October 18, 2020October 17, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirty-second edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Confident people avoid thinking in black and white. Here’s how they use ‘directional thinking‘ instead.

Read more here.
How to recover from a bad day and change your mindset in 5 minutes?

Read here.
Echoists Are Basically the Opposite of Narcissists.

Read more here.
Apple on designing the A14 Bionic for the iPad Air and beyond

Read here.
We all have 168 hours in a week. Here’s how to budget that time more effectively, according to a Kellogg professor of leadership.

Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Ankur Warikoo on building a personal brand with storytelling, on the Prime Venture Partners Podcast

Listen here.
On ‘When We Met‘, Nikhil Taneja talks social media, mental health, community building and India Film Project.

Listen to it here.
Peak-End Rule: Why You Make Terrible Life Choices on the podcast, Nir and Far with Nir Eyal.

Check it out here.
On ‘Cyrus Says‘, Luke Coutinho talks about his journey as a holistic lifestyle coach, his book, ‘The Magic Immunity Pill: Lifestyle’ and the importance of emotional health and more.

Listen here.
Siddharth Roy Kapur talks about his career, the producer mindset and the future of entertainment, on the podcast, ‘This Round is On Me‘.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

In this episode of Mega Icons on Hotstar, they explore AR Rahman’s creative, spiritual and musical choices, and why he is always so eager to break the mould and shift the paradigm.

Check it out here.
On ‘Money Matters with Shradha Sharma‘, Satyan Gajwani shares the journey behind building the largest consumer internet company in India, the learnings and experiences from the journey, what the future holds and much more.

Watch it here.
Sejal Kumar on how content creators on YouTube and Instagram make money, how the business works and what really goes behind the scenes.

Watch here.
Sparsh, a short film by Ankoosh Bhatt starring Kay Kay Menon & Puja Gupta.

Watch here.
Virat Kohli talks mindset and their approach to the game with Pep Guardiola, Mary Kom, Sunil Chhetri and KL Rahul.

Watch the videos on PUMA India’s channel here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

I write a newsletter called ‘The Weekly Zazz‘ for my subscribers, where you can receive the above content and much more on your mail, with an intent of combining thought, emotion and information on mindset, marketing, pop culture and more. If you wish to subscribe, check out https://rth24.substack.com

#29 of The Last 7 Days (21.09 – 27.09)

September 27, 2020September 26, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-ninth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The cognitive biases that make us all terrible people.
_{(This article features the most common and important cognitive biases that we regularly fall victim to.)}

Check it out here – it’s one of the best things I’ve ever read.
How social media keeps us clicking?

Read here.
‘Productivity Anxiety’ Makes the Thought of Resting Feel Like a Crime

Read more here.
5 business jargon phrases you should know — and what they mean

Check them out here.
Lyricist Raj Shekhar reflects on The ‘Beyonce Sharma Jayegi’ Controversy

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

We know Casey Neistat, the Youtuber. This podcast episode is about his journey to getting to that point, on the ‘How I Built This with Guy Raz‘ podcast.

Listen here _{(this link redirects to Google Podcasts)}
On ‘The Tim Ferriss Show‘, Jamie Foxx talks about workout routines, success habits, and untold Hollywood stories.

Listen to it here.
Saying No to People-Pleasing on NPR’s Life Kit podcast.
_{(This episode explains the roots of people-pleasing behaviors and how can you say no more often)}

Listen here _{(this link redirects to Google podcasts)}
The Importance of Identity and Belonging ft Homi Bhabha, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, David Miller, on the podcast, ‘Philosophy For Our Times‘.

Check it out here.
On ‘Freakonomics Radio‘, Reed Hastings on what if your company had no rules?

Listen here.

What To Watch:

On ‘The Ranveer Show‘, Jay Shetty talks about his monk life, meditation, relationships, his lessons from the Bhagavad Gita and much more.

Watch here.
Vaibhav Sisinty talks to Tanmay Bhat about marketing, start-ups and everything around it.

Check it out here.
On ‘ScoopWhoop Unscripted‘, Dr Shashi Tharoor talks about the social contract, why politicians don’t care, Kerala’s democratic culture and what should we, as citizens, do.

Watch it here.
On ‘The Ranveer Show‘, Kunal Shah talks about India’s future, flaws in our education system, PubG and gaming culture within the youth of India and much more.

Watch here.
Yashraj Mukhate is on Spill the Tea with Sneha Menon Desai talking about how life changes after a viral video, being hounded by brands for collaborations and how he’s hoping to cash in on the surge in popularity.

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

I write a weekly newsletter called ‘The Weekly Zazz‘ for my subscribers, where you can receive the above content and much more on your mail, with an intent of combining thought, emotion and information on mindset, marketing, pop culture and more. If you wish to subscribe, check out https://rth24.substack.com

#28 of The Last 7 Days (14.09 – 20.09)

September 20, 2020September 19, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-eighth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

How to use philosophy to overcome the fear of your own death?

Read here.
What your email inbox reveals about your personality?

Read more here.
How being sad, depressed, and anxious online became trendy?

Read here.
What Oracle and TikTok stand to gain from a partnership?

Check it out here.
Life online: Subscribe to everything, own nothing

Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Guy Raz on the traits of successful entrepreneurs, the story of ‘How I Built This,’ overcoming anxiety and depression, and more, on The Tim Ferriss Show.

Listen here.
Srinivas Kamath, Director of Natural Ice Cream talks about Natural’s journey in the last 10 years and where they plan to go in the future, on the podcast, The Indian Dream.

Listen to it here.
On the podcast, ‘How They Did It‘, Anshuman Ghosh, co-founder at Terribly Tiny Tales, talks about how the path to constant innovations has led to making content so unique.

Check it out here.
On Off Script with Salil, Nuseir Yassin of Nas Daily talks about travel, internet censorship and being an influencer.

Listen here.
How to overcome sugar addiction? Listen to it here on the podcast, The Doctor’s Farmacy with Mary Hyman M. D.

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

MKBHD talking Tech and Holograms with Mark Zuckerberg

Watch it here.
Gauranga Das on how to live a peaceful, purposeful and prosperous life through being of service, on Jay Shetty’s podcast, On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Watch here.
Edward Snowden in conversation with Joe Rogan, on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience

Check it out here.
George Lucas on the impact of Star Wars with Christopher Nolan

Watch it here.
Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix Inc., discusses the company’s culture that he has shaped over the last two decades

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

I write a newsletter called ‘The Weekly Zazz‘ for my subscribers, where you can receive the above content and much more on your mail, with an intent of combining thought, emotion and information on mindset, marketing, pop culture and more. If you wish to subscribe, check out https://rth24.substack.com

#27 of The Last 7 Days (07.09 – 13.09)

September 13, 2020September 12, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-seventh edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

How to be indistractable?
(Stop blaming technology – distraction starts within. Manage your inner triggers to enjoy greater focus and a fuller life)

Read here.
Why Am I So Obsessed With People Liking My Posts?

Read more here.
Why You Should Choose Sleep Over Work?

Read here.
An Actually Useful Guide to Not Being On Your Phone All the Time

Check it out here.
LiDAR Explained: What This Laser Tech Can Do For Your New iPhone?

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The always-inspiring favourites, Yes Theory now have a podcast called ‘The Yes Theory Podcast‘ and the first episode is already amazing to listen.

Check out the podcast here.
On ‘Almost 30′ podcast, Jay Shetty talks about Spirituality, Leadership and Finding your Purpose.

Listen to it here.
Mike Tyson in conversation with Joe Rogan on his podcast, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience‘.

Check it out here.
Jay Shetty on using ancient wisdom to solve modern problems, on ‘Your Wellbeing Podcast’.

Listen here.
In conversation with Nemanja Matic, talking about his life and career on the Manchester United podcast.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

A rare, candid conversation between two favourites – A R Rahman and Arijit Singh

Watch it here.
On the ‘School of Greatness‘, Jay Shetty talks about mindset habits for happiness and thinking like a monk.

Watch here.
How Ben and Jerry’s makes nearly one million pints a day?

Watch here.
JL50, a Hindi web series about a plane discovered to have recently crashed in West Bengal. However, what is so baffling about the incident is that plane originally went missing 35 years ago.

Check it out here.
Why Amazon has a fake review problem?

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

I write a newsletter called ‘The Weekly Zazz‘ for my subscribers, where you can receive the above content and much more on your mail, with an intent of combining thought, emotion and information on mindset, marketing, pop culture and more. If you wish to subscribe, check out https://rth24.substack.com

#26 of The Last 7 Days (31.08-06.09)

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-sixth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Your brain is a prediction-making machine — which is why it isn’t wired to deal with a pandemic. Here’s what to do about it.

Read here.
Algorithms Control Your Online Life. Here’s How To Reduce Their Influence.

Read here.
Apple goes to war with the gaming industry

Read more here.
Facebook and Instagram reveal content ‘recommendation guidelines’

Read here.
Is ‘FRIENDS‘ becoming the new ‘Star Wars‘?

Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

On ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty‘, he talks about 4 practical ways to think like a monk and how this powerful mindset will rest a difficult year for you.

Listen here.
Check out the podcast, ‘Mission ISRO with Harsha Bhogle‘, the story of India’s space programme, how it started, what happened, the entire story.

Check out here.
Do you have COVID-19 depression? Dr Daniel and Tana Amen talk about it on ‘The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast‘

Listen to it here.
Kunal Shah on how to become a second-time entrepreneur and learning from the past, on the Moneycontrol podcast.

Listen here.
On ‘The Deshbhakt with Akash Banerjee‘, Ravish Kumar talks politics, governance, citizenship and tolerance.
P.S. There’s a part 2 of the episode as well.

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

She is covering the real news, the real debates are here, the panel discussions are amazing to watch. Check out Faye D’souza’s youtube channel for a new form of journalism.

Check out the channel here.
Rocky and Mayur are taking a road trip, each day in a new city, covering the food specialities and tourism spots of the area, with daily vlogs on their individual channels as well as History TV18‘s channel as well.

Watch it here.
The English Nut interviews Dr. Shashi Tharoor, talking about English words ‘looted’ from India, English words used uniquely in India, and so much more.

Watch here.
David Blaine successfully completes Ascension balloon stunt

Watch here.
Fold, Flip or Duo: why fold a phone?

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

I write a newsletter called ‘The Weekly Zazz‘ for my subscribers, where you can receive the above content and much more on your mail, with an intent of combining thought, emotion and information on mindset, marketing, pop culture and more. If you wish to subscribe, check out https://rth24.substack.com

#25 of The Last 7 Days (24.08 – 30.08)

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-fifth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Steve Carell Describes The ‘Emotional Torture’ Of Leaving ‘The Office‘

Read more here.
Who You Hate Depends on How Smart You Are, Study Finds

Check it out here.
Thinking of Skipping Vacation? Don’t!

Read here.
WSJ: Mark Zuckerberg used a private Trump meeting to hurt TikTok

Read about it here.
‘Zillennials‘ Are Haunted By Their Internet History

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Jack Dorsey discusses his career path and much more on the podcast, The Boardroom: Out of Office

Listen here.
Ryan Serhant talks his journey in the real estate world, how YouTube helped his business and his new book, Big Money Energy on the podcast, That Creative Life with Sara Dietschy

Listen to it here.
Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to Lana Swartz, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia about her new book New Money: How Payment Became Social Media.

Listen to it here.
With the first episode on books, Kuch Bhi Podcast is a silly-smart comedy podcast where Rohan Desai, Urooj Ashfaq and Rahul Subramanian talk about problems that don’t exist and ideas that don’t make sense.

Listen here.
The @ Symbol – the history of the at symbol, its names in other languages and more on the ‘Stuff you should Know’ podcast.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

Hans Zimmer breaks down his legendary career.

Watch here.
The Streaming Stars Roundtable 2020 with Rajeev Masand ft Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Arshad Warsi, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sumukhi Suresh, Geetanjali Kulkarni and Jitendra Kumar.

Watch it here.
Sacred Games author, Vikram Chandra talks about Season 2 of SG, 1942 a love story, Jackie Shroff’s sprained ankle, writing books, censorship on the internet and much more, ft Kumar Varun on ‘Wake Up with Sorabh’.

Watch here.
How the FRIENDS tv show influenced Indian culture? ft Dhruv Rathee

Watch here.
Start-up Funding Explained: Everything you need to know

Check it out here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

I’ve a weekly newsletter called The Weekly Zazz, which combines thought, emotion and information on mindset, marketing, pop culture, entrepreneurship and more.

If you wish to subscribe to it, here’s the link – https://rth24.substack.com

#24 of The Last 7 Days

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-fourth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

Since the number 24 is so special to me and since this is the twenty-fourth edition of ‘The Last 7 Days’, I decided to give this week’s edition a twist and make it different than the usual.

In this edition, instead of sharing my list of the last 7 days, what I’ll be doing is sharing those things that I regularly consume in the format of text, audio and video, in comparison to the unique links that I share every week.

What To Read:

Sharing the list of sites/ companies whose content I regularly read

For all news and updates about business and entrepreneurship, my go-to accounts are Business Insider, YourStory, Inc42 Media and Bloomberg.
For all pop-culture news and updates, I follow Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter and IMDb.
To know what’s trending in the tech world, TechCrunch, Mashable and Engadget are the go-to accounts.
VICE Media requires a special pointer altogether – their content, at times, is too interesting to read and I’ve shared their content quite often too, in the previous editions of The Last 7 Days. As they define themselves, the definitive guide to enlightening information.
Honorary mentions to Harvard Business Review, Medium.com and LinkedIn where you get to read a lot of interesting content.

What To Listen:

Sharing the list of podcasts I regularly consume

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The Daily Stoic
– Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca the Younger

Check it out here.
Snacks Daily
– Digestible financial news. Get smarter fast with an entertaining breakdown of our top 3 business stories in 15 minutes.

Check it out here.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
– On Purpose podcast brings fascinating conversations with some of the most insightful people in the world.

Check it out here.
Advertising is Dead
– Each week, host Varun Duggirala discusses the changes and developments in the business of advertising, branding, content, media and a whole range of issues that exist within the industry.

Check it out here.
Our Last Week with Anuvab and Kunaal
– Hosted by Anuvab Pal and Kunaal Roy Kapur, there is no right or wrong way to describe this podcast, but its one of the funniest things you can listen to.

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

Sharing the list of channels I regularly consume

Business Insider/ CNBC
– Both of these channels are absolutely recommended when it comes to watching business content.

Check out Business Insider here and CNBC here.
GaryVee’s YouTube channel
– If anyone knows who Gary Vaynerchuk is, they know the type of content he posts. What’s special about his YouTube channel is his long-form content where the real magic lies.

Check it out here.
Film Companion
– Right from interviews to video essays, film festival coverage, on-location stories, recommendations, latest movie trailers and much more – in short, everything you need to enhance your cinematic experience.

Check out the channel here.
MKBHD
– Everything you need to know about the latest tech updates and their in depth reviews, MKBHD has got you covered.

Check out his channel here.
Yes Theory
– I won’t spoil the fun by saying what their channel is about, but they are my ultimate favourites and there is so much to learn from their purpose. Go check them out and find out on your own.

Check out their channel here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#23 of The Last 7 Days (10.08 – 16.08)

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-third edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The last remaining Blockbuster is now an Airbnb listing.

Read more here.
Here’s why Writing things out by hand makes you Smarter

Check it out here.
A ‘Memory Hacker’ explains how to plant False Memories in people’s minds

Read here.
Sports fans have higher self-esteem and are more satisfied with their lives (whether their teams win or lose)

Read about it here.
Jack Dorsey explains why wanting to work 20 hours a day to be like Elon Musk is ‘bulls—‘

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Kunal Shah on CRED, Start-ups and Indian consumers on the ‘Next Big What‘ podcast.

Listen here.
On Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast, Steve Wozniak speaks about his Apple journey and it’s quite interesting to listen.

Listen to it here.
How your brain’s executive function works and how to improve it?

Listen to it here.
On the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast, featuring the original voice of Siri, what was it like to be the voice behind that voice and how did they make it come to life?

Listen here.
Mohit Chauhan talks about his incredible musical journey on the 9XM SoundcastE podcast.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

Satya Nadella on cultivating a sense of culture and purpose, and how through relationships with others, work becomes more than transactional.

Watch here.
On ‘Open Nets with Mayank‘, Virat Kohli talks about his journey from 2014 to 2018, his change as a cricketer and as a person.

Watch it here.
The cast of Succession talks about the scenes from the second season, their bonding and speculations about the third season. (Watch this if you have seen the tv show, Succession)

Check it out here.
How Twitter evolved from start-up to Trump’s megaphone?

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#22 of The Last 7 Days (03.08 – 09.08)

August 9, 2020August 14, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-second edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The Netflix ‘ta-dum’ sound was almost a goat — here’s why it isn’t and how it was created.

Read here.
Getting to know the man who snubs social media – the lesser known Sebastian Vettel

Read here.
Don’t Let Perfection Be the Enemy of Productivity.

Read more here.
How the Pandemic Might Be Hurting Your Eyes?

Check it out here.
Meet the Guy Who Invented Tazos and Gave Meaning to School Lunchtimes

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Our Last Week with Anuvab and Kunaal – I love this podcast, discovered it this week and already my favourite!

Check it out here.
Vineet Kanabar talks to Pranay Manchanda about experimenting with different formats of web-series, on creativity in the lockdown, and what the future of theatre and acting might hold, on the Story Tellers and Story Sellers podcast.

Listen here.
No New Notifications from Kanan and Manek, where Kanan Gill and Manek D’silva talk about the ‘least important topics in the world’, packed with a lot of interesting stuff.

Listen to it here.
Let’s Do Shots, a podcast by Mad Over Marketing – covering a lot of wonderful marketing and advertising stories

Listen here.
The Blockchain Tribe, a conversation style podcast where the hosts talk anything and everything about blockchain – Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

How Information Overload can destroy your mind?

Watch here.
Tanmay Bhat talks to Gaurav Kapur about cricket, films, finance and everything in between on his podcast, ‘Honestly by Tanmay Bhat’

Check it out here.
The revival of Jet Airways?

Watch it here.
Samskara, an award-winning short film, starring Namit Das, Naman Jain

Check it out here.
Water, coffee, orange juice or milk, which one is the best hydrater?

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#21 of The Last 7 Days (27.07 – 02.08)

August 2, 2020August 14, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twenty-first edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The Many Obsessions That Can Haunt a Person with OCD

Read here.
Net neutrality is all but dead. Here’s what happens now.

Read here.
Every Harry Potter director’s favorite scenes

Read here.
Pessimists Die Two Years Younger Than Optimists, According to Study

Check it out here.
What is a recession? How economists define periods of economic downturn?

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The first guest on The Michelle Obama Podcast is her husband, President Barack Obama and it’s an interesting episode to listen.

Listen here.
The impact of the pandemic on the travel industry ft Vipul Prakash, Sunil Suresh, Yogi Shah and Swati Sharma on Roshan Abbas‘ podcast, So, What Do We Do Now.

Check it out here.
Everything to know about the Congress antitrust hearing against Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook on the Today, Explained Podcast.

Listen to it here.
On The Manchester United Podcast, Robin van Persie gives an extended look at his footballing career.

Listen here.
The journey of Samsung right from the start to facing corruption investigations recently and so much more on the Business Insider podcast, Brought To You By…

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

On the Koki Poochega series, Kartik Aaryan speaks to Dr Geetha Jayaram on mental health and depression.

Watch here.
The Ultimate Mindset by Gary Vaynerchuk – 5 Reasons to change your Mind

Check it out here.
How billionaires got $637 billion richer during the pandemic?

Watch it here.
A fun conversation between Claire Danes and Damian Lewis on Variety’s Actor on Actor series. (both of them are my favorite people from my two favorite shows – so had to share this one)
Check it out here.
Indian Matchmaking : The Cast Reunion (basically the cast giving their version on what happened after and some tid-bits here and there) ft Dolly Singh

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#20 of The Last 7 Days (20.07 – 26.07)

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twentieth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

1. Why Men Think It’s Sooo Cool to Dislike Popular Things?

Read here.

2. How ‘Inception‘ Redefined Christopher Nolan?

Read more here.

3. Four Reasons You Should Embrace Being an Introvert

Read here.

4. How the ‘Jio effect‘ brought millions of Indians online and is reshaping Silicon Valley and the internet

Check it out here.

5. The new School

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield on the journey of Ben and Jerry’s, on the ‘How I Built This with Guy Raz‘ podcast. Listen here. (this podcast is not available on Spotify, hence the link leads to Google Podcasts)
I discovered a podcast version of Shark Tank, titled ‘The Pitch‘ and the episodes seem great. Check it out here.
On the Unmistakable Creative Podcast by Srinivas Rao, he interviews Seth Godin and if it’s Seth, you know its full of gems. Listen to it here.
On the Ed Mylett show, Ed interviews Gary Vee where he shares how to overcome doubt and lack of motivation and how to truly love the life you live. Listen here.
The simple food rules to radically improve your diet today, on the podcast by Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen, titled The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast. Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

How Spotify dominates Apple, Google and Amazon in Music? Watch here.
A beautiful rendition of Kun Faya Kun by the students of Berklee College of Music. Check it out here.
Evy Poumpouras on ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty‘ talks about how to instantly read people, create connections and influence people. Watch it here.
Sebastian Vettel on his future in F1 and more. It was so great to see this side of him and what an exciting interview. Check it out here.
Tony Robbins uncovers what makes greatness in his interview with Michael Phelps.
Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#19 of The Last 7 Days (13.07 – 19.07)

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the nineteenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

Since the content I consume around the topics of mindset, marketing and movies brought me value, I decided to share that with you as well, through these weekly editions.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The Less I Go Out, the More Afraid I Am to Go Out. Why?
Read here.
How alternative meat can help stop climate change?
Read here.
The Highs and Lows of Friendships During Coronavirus
Read it here.
What people in 1900 thought life would be like in the technological paradise of 2000?
Check it out here.
Acting confident online isn’t the same as being right
Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The Netflix Effect – a series of episodes on how Netflix got where it is today and whether it can maintain its streaming supremacy, on Recode’s Land of the Giants podcast.

Listen here.
How to stay ahead of the content curve? Listen to Tanmay Bhat and Varun Duggirala on Advertising is Dead, don’t miss this one – there’s so much value in this ep.

Listen to it here.
Nas of Nas Daily has a podcast now, Nas Talks. Seems interesting with two episodes out now. Check it out here.
I came across an interesting podcast, ‘Direct to a Billion Consumers‘ and in this ep, the host Arjun Vaidya interviews Vedang Patel of The Souled Store, on his journey, his insights on the e-commerce ecosystem and how mindset is important in entrepreneurship.

Check it out here.
On the TED Talks Daily podcast, food researcher Aparna Pallavi speaks about ‘What foods did our ancestors love?’

Listen here.

BONUS: Have you checked out my podcast yet? ‘Mindset Marketing Movies – an RTH24 podcast‘ Check it out at – Spotify|| Apple Podcasts || Breaker|| JioSaavn || PocketCasts || Google Podcasts

What To Watch:

Anupam Kher in conversation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar, where they discuss happiness, health, immunity, anxiety, depression and more.

Watch here.
How to seek discomfort and stop putting off what you should be doing, by my favourites Yes Theory on ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty‘.

Watch it here.
Kunal Nayyar interacts with Sadhguru and this is such an insightful, learning conversation that shouldn’t be missed.

Watch here.
An insightful interaction between Gaur Gopal Das and HH Dalai Lama. Check it out here.
If you have seen Aarya, then you’ll love this – the Bhagavad Gita song.
Check it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#18 of The Last 7 Days (06.07 – 12.07)

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the eighteenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

This Beatboxing Buddhist Monk Is Out to Change Perceptions of Spiritual Music (definitely watch the video here)

Check it out here.
How to tell the difference between feeling routine anxiety and having an anxiety disorder?

Read here.
A psychologist’s take on ‘only stupid people have a lot of friends‘.

Read it here.
Depressed People Use These Words More Often

Check it out here.
How hotels are handling new coronavirus protocols?

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Suchita Salwan talks to Kunal Shah about understanding human motivations, how to take feedback and more, on LBB Open House podcast. Any episode with Kunal Shah cannot be missed, ever.

Listen to it here.
‘Wouldn’t it be better to hear your eulogy before you’re dead?’ An interesting take on the ‘No Stupid Questions‘ podcast hosted by Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth.

Check it out here.
1 simple strategy to dial in your focus on the Daily Mastery Podcast by Robin Sharma

Listen here.
‘It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it‘ I’m glad I came across this podcast and such an interesting podcast, ‘Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques‘ hosted by Matt Abrahams.

Listen to it here.
How peanut butter works? Listen to it on the podcast, Stuff You Should Know. Listen here.

BONUS: Have you checked out my podcast yet? ‘Mindset Marketing Movies – an RTH24 podcast‘ Check it out at –
Spotify|| Apple Podcasts || Breaker|| JioSaavn || PocketCasts || Google Podcasts

What To Watch:

Life Lessons from 100-Year-Olds. This video is a must watch.

Watch it here.
Detour – a short film by Sumi Mathai, portraying kindness so beautifully, starring Sayani Gupta and Vikrant Massey.

Watch here.
Ed Mylett on how to pursue your passion with urgency and how to recover from the death of a dream, on On Purpose with Jay Shetty.

Check it out here.
Inside the NBA’s COVID-19 detecting smart ring: the Oura Ring 2 Teardown

Watch here.
FC Retake with Imtiaz Ali ft Anupama Chopra and Rahul Desai discussing Rockstar

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#17 of The Last 7 Days (29.06 – 05.07)

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the seventeenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Why (some) copycat products are more successful than the original?
Read here.
Loneliness Rewires How the Human Brain Perceives Relationships

Read it here.
Are you one of those who have too many browser tabs open? Check out this article here.
Ayushmann Khurrana on how films can bring India together.

Check it out here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Can India really afford to boycott Chinese goods? It’s quite an interesting episode on The Quint’s podcast The Big Story.

Listen here.
Buzzfeed’s CEO, Jonah Peretti shares how his company is making hard decisions to build long-term stability for the company, on the podcast, Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman.

Listen to it here.
Hypnosis legend Paul McKenna, on the ‘Your Wellbeing Podcast‘, discusses the power of hypnosis, his tips on how to find fulfilling relationships in a disconnected world and how to attain true happiness.

Check it out here.
Sailing legend Tracy Edwards on how to stop being a bystander in your own life, on the TED Talks Daily podcast.

Listen here.
Jaya Row tells us how we can learn from the Gita to cope with our pain, through patience and inner strength, on this new podcast, ‘Gita for the Young and Restless.’

Check here.

What To Watch:

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant talks about the surprising habits of original thinkers.

Check it out here.
‘Journey of a Joke‘ is a series where Abish Matthew breaks down one comedy bit at a time and in this ep, he breaks down the viral sketch ‘Cheating‘ with Anubhav Singh Bassi.

Watch it here.
Paul Rudd and Chris Evans join Variety’s Actors on Actors series where the two Marvel alum discuss their time as superheroes on the billion-dollar franchise and transitioning from the big screen for TV.

Watch here.
Why real saffron is so expensive?
Check it out here.
Physicist Rhett Allain breaks down superhero physics from movies and tv.

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#16 of The Last 7 Days (22.06-28.06)

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the sixteenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

7 bad daily habits that can damage your brain health and cognitive function, and how to break them

Read here.
Why we can’t stop waving at the end of video calls?

Read it here.
How software will reshape our world in the next decade?

Check out here.
How 5G’s rapid growth sparked a conspiracy theory?

Read here.
Where are all the robots?

Read it here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The story of Ferrari vs Lamborghini, by Business Wars, a podcast by Wondery, a four-episode series.

Listen here.
OYO Founder Ritesh Agarwal on COVID-19, Future of Startups and Inspirations, on The Ranveer Show.

Check out here.
Craig Federighi talks WWDC and Apple’s big design ideas with MKBHD on his podcast, Waveform.

Listen to it here.
3 reasons you feel inferior to others and how to see yourself as someone who matters by Jay Shetty on his podcast.

Check it here.
On Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People, he interviews Gary Vaynerchuk about his journey, his insights on social media, entrepreneurship, communication and more.

Listen here.

What To Watch:

Ryan Holiday on how to remain calm when others panic and practice stillness under high stressful situations, on Jay Shetty’s podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty.

Watch here.
Not a Masterclass ft Shakun Batra, where Neville Shah discusses the craft of filmmaking and takes a deep-dive into Kapoor and Sons.

Watch it here.
Terribly Tiny Tales’ short film, Banana Bread, starring Rasika Dugal and Mukul Chadda.

Check it out here.
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness by the psychiatrist, Robert Waldinger.

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#15 of The Last 7 Days (15.06 – 21.06)

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the fifteenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Why do celebrity deaths affect us so much?
Read it here.
The balance of fasting
Read here.
Is it okay to switch off when news gets overwhelming?
Check it out here.
Online and independent: The future of journalism is already here
Read here.
Wild hummingbirds see a broad range of colors humans can only imagine

Check here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Ben Horowitz on ‘What you do is who you are‘ and how to create your company culture and more on The Jordan Harbinger Show.

Listen here.
Nick (@beyounick) discusses creating relatable content, about his process and how it has evolved over time and more on Advertising is Dead, with Varun Duggirala.

Check it out here.
Prajakta Koli (@mostlysane) discusses cracking the YouTube fame, the journey and more on Off Script with Salil.

Listen to it here.
The Real Reason you Procrastinate on WorkLife with Adam Grant

Listen here.
Rajeev Masand discusses the Making of Dil Chahta Hai with Farhan Akhtar on ‘Picture ke Peechhe‘ – An Audible Suno original.

Check it out here.

What To Watch:

Jay Shetty on building healthy relationships and finding your calling, on Pretty Big Deal with Ashley Graham.

Watch here.
Gulabo Sitabo’s Begum, Farrukh Jaffer’s interview with Anupama Chopra at Film Companion. Her character was just amazing in the film as she is in this interview too.

Watch it here.
Dr. Joe Dispenza on the most powerful way to start healing your past and building your future, on Jay Shetty’s podcast, On Purpose with Jay Shetty.

Check it out here.
Why oil prices can turn negative?

Watch here.
Has our quest for convenience created an irreversible health crisis? Watch this episode of series History 101, ‘Fast Food’ on Netflix here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#14 of The Last 7 Days (8.06-14.06)

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the fourteenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

A fully-connected future means you’ll never be alone.

Read here.
Ben Casnocha writes about 16 lessons to learn from LinkedIn founder, Reid Hoffman after spending 10,000 hours. This is the best thing you’ll read.

Check it here.
Starbucks Sees $3.2 Billion Virus Hit, Plans New Cafe Format
Read it here.
Neuroscience can explain why you’re having trouble concentrating on work or school during the COVID-19 pandemic

Read here.
Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna’s mission to feed millions in India through his Feed India drive – this is such an inspiring read.

Check it here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Neurologist Amy Milton on editing memories and eliminating the triggers that unearth the destructive emotional responses.

Listen here.
Seth Godin speaks on ‘Everybody is Irrational‘ on his podcast, Akimbo.

Check it out here.
Have you been listening to the Harry Potter at Home: Readings podcast? The eighth episode was read by Alia Bhatt, which was quite brilliant.

Check it out here.
Do you remember the Highway on my Plate podcast, I had mentioned in the earlier editions? Well, in this episode, they discuss the tales of their Maharashtra journey, in particular Pune, Mumbai and more so I had to share it.

Listen to it here.
Dhruv Rathee has a Spotify original podcast, ‘Maha Bharat with Dhruv Rathee‘ and this episode is based on ‘Why is India a Republic?‘

Listen here.

What To Watch:

Vishen Lakhiani on how to live from intuition and accessing information outside the human brain, on Jay Shetty’s podcast ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty‘ – this episode was legit mind-blowing and so much to learn from.

Watch here.
Liv Boeree, the poker champion gives a TED Talk on 3 decison-making lessons to learn from Poker.

Watch it here.
How 5G works – the pros and cons.

Check it out here.
If you are into cars and/or love Ferrari, you’ll like this one – The Rise of Ferrari. Watch here.
Kartik Aaryan interviews Barkha Dutt on his series, Koki Poochega and she talks about the change in journalism, the current on-ground reality and more.

Watch it here.

P. S. Bonus: Don’t miss out Gulabo Sitabo on Amazon Prime, I’ve done a small review HERE and I’ll recommend it for sure.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#13 of The Last 7 Days (01.06-07.06)

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the thirteenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The untold story of Google’s $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube, from those who lived it, read here.
The fire Zuck started won’t stop at Facebook
Check it out here.
Where, exactly, is the edge of space? This was such an interesting read.

Read it here.
National Geographic has done a coverage on ‘Is it safe to travel now?’, covering all points from air travel to road trips and hotel stays and more.

Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Simon Sinek on how to play the infinite game, on the Jordan Harbinger Show.

Listen here.
Varun Duggirala, the host of Advertising is Dead, has started a new podcast ‘Useless Information with Varun Duggirala‘. The podcast is relatable, interesting and the fact that he speaks to people who are shaped by this “useless information” is inspiring. I heard the first episode with Rohan Joshi and this one is recommended.

Go listen to it here.
Pawan Rochwani, founder of Platform for Artists, speaks about ‘The Creative Burnout Problem & How to get Rid of it?‘ – it’s a relatable one and every creator should give this a listen.

Check it out here.
Chris Evans talks about his acting journey, turning down Captain America and more on The Hollywood Reporter’s Podcast, Awards Chatter.

Check it out here.
I came across a new podcast by Wondery, ‘The Daily Smile‘ and the name says it all, a podcast with a daily story filled with some goodness and happiness feels. The first episode was a good listen, ‘Drone Love‘.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

Jerry Seinfeld’s new standup, ‘Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill‘ is freaking hilarious, one hour of non-stop laughter.

Give it a watch here. (P.S. Streaming on Netflix)
Should we boycott Chinese products? Entrepreneur/ content creator Farheen Ahmad explains the Chinese strategies; Chinese economic machinations and geo-politics in this video.

Watch here.
Luke Coutinho on gut health, diseases and prevention.

Watch it here.
Do Reviews Matter? (ft Rajeev Masand, Sucharita Tyagi and Ankur Pathak) If you’re into movies, and read/ write reviews, give this a watch.

Check it out here.
Casey Neistat speaks on ‘What Black Lives Matter protests are really about?’ This video gives you a really good perspective on the whole situation.

Give it a watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#12 of The Last 7 Days (25.05 – 31.05)

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the twelfth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

7 red flags to be on the lookout for when restaurants open

Read here.
The real threat to Facebook and Twitter isn’t a pandemic or a president.

Read here.
The types of live-streams we’ve seen so far

Read here.
How to control your emotions during a difficult conversation?

Read about it here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Wheelchair athlete Dean Furness gave a TED Talk on overcoming challenges by not comparing yourself to others.

Listen to it here.
How Herd Immunity works on ‘Stuff You Should Know‘ podcast.

Check it out here.
Sundar Pichai on managing Google through the pandemic on The Vergecast.

Listen to it here.
Kunal Shah talks about his entrepreneurial journey, his philosophical thoughts and lots more on the Cyrus Says Podcast.

Listen here.
Ray Dalio on resetting for the future, on the podcast This is Working with Daniel Roth

Listen here.

What To Watch:

This was such a good watch, a good investment of time – Kevin Hart on the Joe Rogan podcast.

Watch here.
How Richard Branson is trying to save his Virgin empire?

Watch it here.
A Paatal Lok post-mortem with the cast and creators on Film Companion.

Check it out here.
Sonu Sood’s interview on Film Companion and talks about the marvelous work he has been doing at this time, what made him start and more.

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#11 of The Last 7 Days (18.05-24.05)

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the eleventh edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Amy Morin, a psychotherapist and mental strength coach talks about the biggest mental health problems caused by the quarantine and what can be done to prevent them.

Read more here.
70% of Indian startups will run out of money in less than 3 months.
Read about it here.
How marketers can balance privacy and personalization?

Read here.
7 Ways Mental Strength Will Make You Succeed

Check it out here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Roshan Abbas now has a podcast – So What Do We Do Now. That’s news in itself. In this episode, ‘No Reservations’ he talks to Riyaaz Amlani, Bhakti Mehta and Rupesh Indulkar about the current restaurant industry and what does the future hold.

Listen to it here.
ER doctor Darria Long talks about triaging your “crazy busy” life
Listen here.
AirBnb CEO Brian Chesky on managing the company during this situation and the future of travel and hospitality on the Recode Decode Podcast.

Check it out here.
On ‘Off Script with Salil‘, Salil chats with Saransh Goila, founder of Goila Butter Chicken, on his journey in the food world.

Listen here.
Amit Trivedi talks about his beliefs, his approach towards making music and his creative discipline as an artist on the 9XM Soundcast Podcast.

Listen to it here.

What To Watch:

The Verge has done a video on ‘Why Spotify bought Joe Rogan’s podcast‘.

Watch it here.
Amazon Warehouse Workers speak out during coronavirus – what’s going on inside the warehouse, their safety and the steps taken by the company.

Watch here.
How Teslas upgrade over time?
Check it out here.
On FC Time Machine, Sucharita Tyagi of Film Companion goes back to the year 1994, rediscovering the film that achieved cult status over the years, Andaz Apna Apna

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#10 of The Last 7 Days (11.05 – 17.05)

May 17, 2020May 17, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the tenth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

How the pandemic will change our relationship to time forever?
This was an interesting read – check it out here.
What must India do to be a 21st century world power?

Read more here.
Why Global Theatrical Windows May Emerge Stronger After COVID-19?

Read here.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky predicts a wildly different future of travel and living

Read about it here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Mark Cuban talks on his relationship to wealth and risk on The Twenty Minute VC Podcast.

Listen here.
Think you’ve been having exceptionally strange dreams lately? Listen to ‘Quarantine Dreams‘ on the Today, Explained Podcast here.
Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, speaks on the anti-CEO Playbook on Ted Talks Daily.

Listen to it here.
It’s the captain’s episode on the Manchester United Podcast. The current captain, Harry Maguire and ‘Captain Marvel’ Bryan Robson together.

If you follow Manchester United too, listen to this here.

What To Watch:

Can AirBnb survive? Watch this video here.
There is now an unofficial version of Some Good News India edition, by MissMalini – covering the good news of our country.

Watch it here.
How airlines park thousands of planes?

Watch here.
How a shoe company makes 100,000 masks a week to fight the coronavirus?

Check it out here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#9 of The Last 7 Days (04.05 – 10.05)

May 10, 2020May 16, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the ninth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

If you feel like time has been passing weirdly during quarantine, you’re not alone. There’s a scientific reason why.

Read here.
Decoded: The End of Aging

Read about it here.
TikTok Boom! How the Exploding Social Media App Is Going Hollywood!

Check it out here.
What Gotham City’s Joker can teach us about entrepreneurship

Read more here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

There’s a new podcast, Harry Potter at Home Readings, starting with the first book of the series and the first episode is narrated by Daniel Radcliffe – hands down, too good.

Listen to it here.
Naval Ravikant makes a rare podcast appearance on Save Planet, Get Rich Podcast and when it’s Naval, you know how brilliant the episode already is.

Give it a listen here.
Why Sweden stayed open during this crisis time, on the Today, Explained Podcast.

Check it here.
On the Recode Decode Podcast, Sarah Frier talks about the inside story of Instagram and how it has changed since the founders left.

Listen here.

What To Watch:

Elon Musk talks NeuraLink, COVID, Tesla and more on the Joe Rogan Podcast.
(You can also listen to this on his podcast)

Watch it here.
Nico Rosberg talks to Sadhguru on the surprising link between F1 cars and human minds.

Check it out here.
Why unemployment sites crash but Netflix doesn’t

Watch it here.
Why you’re always tired between 1 pm – 4 pm

Watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#8 of The Last 7 Days (27.04 – 03.05)

May 3, 2020May 16, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the eighth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

How Coronavirus Changed the Way We Watch, Listen and Play

Read here.
The Impact of Coronavirus on Social Media Engagement for Brands

Check it out here.
The coronavirus crisis is creating unique new types of stress and insomnia, but there’s a way to tackle them both.

Read it here.
Read here on Why Men Grow Beards When Times Get Tough
What to do when you can’t sleep?

If you face this issue, give it a read here.
Bill Gates on the first modern pandemic

Check it here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

How Boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas?

Listen to it here.
Seth Godin talks about why TV is so bad.

Listen here.
Inside the world’s biggest lockdown (India) on the Today, Explained Podcast.

Check it out here.
Dr. Michael Greger talks about energy drinks and how it affects your health, on his podcast.

This is a must listen. Here.
Lewis Howes interviews Nico Rosberg and talks about his journey on becoming a F1 World Champion, on his podcast The School of Greatness.

Listen here.

What To Watch:

Behind the Scenes of Joker with Joaquin Phoenix and Todd Phillips

Watch it here.
Kartik Aaryan interviews Luke Coutinho on his series, Koki Poochega and discusses physical and mental health.

Watch here.
I’m a Kumud Mishra fan and won’t miss a good breakdown of his journey in this interview on ScoopWhoop Unscripted.

Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#7 of The Last 7 Days (20.04-26.04)

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the seventh edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Our PM has posted this article on ‘Life in the era of COVID-19‘ which talks about the new normal, the new work culture and our adaptability towards it.

Read about it here.
Covid-19 Could Lead to the End of B-to-B Brands as We Once Knew Them

Read here.
Instagram Live usage jumped 70% last month. A psychologist says it’s because ‘people are not designed to be isolated.’

Read about it here.
The Business Case for Apple and Google’s Social Altruism

Check it out here.
I read this article about the growth of Coronavirus scams and how people will continue to lost more money throughout the rest of the pandemic.

Read about it here.

What To Listen:

Marcus Rashford and Paul Scholes, together on the Manchester United Podcast. A treat to hear.

Check it out here.
Karthik Srinivasan and Varun Duggirala talk about communicating and adapting during lockdown and beyond, on the Advertising Is Dead Podcast.

Listen here.
Mark Cuban talks to Kara Swisher on the Recode Decode Podcast, about what capitalism and entrepreneurship looks like in the post-coronavirus world and what it would take for professional sports to return.

Listen to it here.
Tim Ferriss talks about Fear Setting on his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show and how it is his most valuable exercise, which helps him in avoiding catastrophic mistakes.

Listen here.

What To Watch:

Ashley Graham talks to Casey Neistat (the king of YouTube as she describes him on the show and he is) on his journey, his success and future projects on her podcast, Pretty Big Deal.

Watch it here.
David Dobrik partners up with EA and does a ton of giveaways and it’s just a happy video to watch!

Check it out here.
I recently finished this TV show, Succession – it’s just wow, easily in my top 10 of shows. I came across this video, ‘Top 10 Reasons why Succession is the Best Show on TV‘ and found it quite apt.

If you’ve seen the show, only then watch this video here.
I love Shark Tank, just love it, there’s so much value in that show. I’m talking about its US version. I’ve heard a lot of its Australian version too, and I recently came across this video, titled ‘The Biggest Deal in Shark Tank history‘.

If you’re into such stuff, you’ll like it. Watch it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#6 of The Last 7 Days (13.04-19.04)

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the sixth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

The Real Reason Every Fashion Company Is Now Making Face Masks

Read here.
Wondering when the vaccines for coronavirus will come out? Johnson & Johnson will have 600-800 million coronavirus vaccines by 2021. Read more here.
The Path to Happiness Hasn’t Changed. This is a good read on happiness and if you want to happy, give it a read here.
Why the ‘Normal’ may not return until 2021? Read here.

What To Listen:

*The links being attached redirect to Spotify, but you can search for these episode titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Organisational psychologist Adam Grant talks on how Quarantine will transform the way we work on the Recode Decode Podcast.

Listen here.
Sleep scientist Matt Walker discusses the impact of sleep on mind and body and why sleep matters now more than ever on Ted Talks Daily Podcast.

Listen to it here.
On the Sports Wars Podcast, there is a seven episode series on the rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and it’s quite interesting. I’m on the third episode now and it’s more of recollection of memories for me, because I have been following tennis almost since the start of Rafa’s career.

Check it out here.
Salil knows how to interview and ask the right questions and on this episode, he has the spiritual leader Gaur Gopal Das on his podcast, Off Script with Salil and this episode is one to listen.

Listen here.
On the podcast, 22 Yarns with Gaurav Kapur which is all about cricket, Gaurav talks to Sunil Gavaskar on this episode and discusses the days from his cricket career.

If you’re into cricket, listen to it here.

What To Watch:

How Satellite Images reveal the Global Impact of the Coronavirus
Watch it here.
Kartik Aaryan has started a new series on his YouTube channel, Koki Poochega where he is interviewing everyday superheroes. It’s fun, it’s uplifting and it’s inspirational. On the first episode, he talks to Sumiti Singh, one of the first COVID-19 survivors in India.

Definitely give it a watch here.
Rajkumar Hirani discusses his first film, Munnabhai MBBS on Film Companion.

Check it here.
Anubhav Sinha talks the craft of making films and his journey on Scoopwhoop Unscripted.

Watch it here.
Anupam Kher‘s series, Conversations with Myself on Instagram is truly motivational and every video of the series should be watched.

Check it here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#5 of The Last 7 Days (05.04-12.04)

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the fifth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Yuval Noah Harari talks about the world after coronavirus and it’s an interesting one.

Read here.
TOI has an article on ‘Small Maharashtra town shows how cluster containment works‘

Check it out here.
A NY restaurateur talks about laying off his entire staff and his hopes of the future on Business Insider.

He tried to do everything right, but against natural circumstances, what can one do. Give it a read here.
AdWeek writes about 18 Tips on Advertising During the Coronavirus Crisis.

Read here.

What To Listen:

P.S. I listen to my podcasts on Spotify, thus the links attached redirect to that platform. However, you can search for the titles wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Rocky & Mayur of Highway on my Plate now have a Podcast, titled Highway on my Podcast! For those who don’t know, I’m like a mad fan and I’m not missing the opportunity to listen to this.

Check out the podcast here.
The Today, Explained Podcast has a episode on ‘The Loneliness Pandemic‘ and they talk about how the coronavirus crisis is affecting elderly during this time.

Listen here.
On the Tim Ferriss Show, he discusses with Ryan Holiday on ‘How to use Stoicism to choose Alive Time over Dead Time?‘

Listen to it here.
Dr. Steven Gundry talks about the Healthy Foods you should never eat and boosting your immune system during COVID-19 with Lewis Howes on his podcast, The School of Greatness.

Don’t miss it out; check here.
I recently discovered this podcast, WTF with Marc Maron and his interviewing style is quite unique. I heard his episode interviewing Ashton Kutcher and it was a good one.

Listen here.

What To Watch:

If you read books too, you’ll love this one – ‘How Bill Gates reads Books‘ on YouTube.

Watch here.
If you’re like me who hasn’t seen Bad Boys 2, Will Smith uploaded the first 9 minutes of ‘Bad Boys For Life‘ on his channel.

Check it out here.
I saw The Platform on Netflix, and that film is wow. It’s a metaphorical take on capitalism and believe it or not, quite relatable too to the current times.

It’s short in duration and interesting. Give it a watch here.

There is a lot of insightful, engaging and entertaining content mixed in all of this.

If any of these topics interest you, then your time will be well-spent.

You can check out the previous editions of The Last 7 Days – here.

#4 of The Last 7 Days (29.03-04.04)

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 by Rohit M Thakur ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

With another Sunday, here’s the fourth edition of my weekly series, The Last 7 Days.

What’s it about?

It’s a weekly series where I talk about what I read, what I listened to, and what I saw in the last seven days.

I’ve been told my choices are pretty good to consume and I should share them with everyone, so you don’t have to just browse through.

If any of the below-mentioned topics interest you, let’s chat – @rth24 on Instagram.

What To Read:

Naval Ravikant on Happiness is not Science or Math.

Read here on his blog.
I read this article on Business Insider, titled ‘The coronavirus pandemic will dramatically change advertising‘

If you’re interested, read here.
I’ve written a new blog this week on why this is the best time to create content.

Check it out here.

What To Listen:

Google has a new podcast, ‘Think with Google Podcast‘ and in a recent episode, ‘The Power of #WithMe‘ where they discuss the increase in video consumption and how the trends are changing to “with me” videos.

Listen

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