What should one do in their 20s to avoid regrets in their 30s and 40s?
Noticed something funny?People in their 30’s purchase a house on a massive loan.Why?So that when they do become old, they can live in it.So what they do is buy a house for a 30 year mortgage or loan and work their ass off for the next 30 years to pay for the loan.Funny thing is - they are working like a dog - spending their entire youth chasing, running and making - so that they can live in a house during their old age.Funny right?And they do not even think of the possibility that - maybe, just maybe - they may die before hand or that something may happen before that - which can change the entire course of their lives.So what these people and many others like them do is - live for the future.First and foremost - How do you know you will live until the age of 40? or 30?How do you know you may not die within 1 year? Next month? Next week?How do you know?The fact is - no one knows!Everyone likes to assume or believe they will live until the ripe old age of 75 or 100. It is nice to have an Optimism Bias but it is better to be practical and realistic.No one knows if you or I will live until the age of 30 or 40.And whatever advice I may give you today - may not be applicable in another few years.Why?Because you have changed, people have changed, the environment has changed and our world has changed.Given a planet where the technology changes every few weeks - you seriously want someone to give you advice for the next 10 years?Well - if you really want something worthwhile to keep in mind and heart….here would be the advice I would give.Live everyday as if it were your last day on the planet.Do everything that needs to be done - so that if you were to die tomorrow - you would live your life knowing - you have no regrets.That doesn’t mean live it recklessly or take a credit card and blow it out it completely. What I mean is - do those things money cannot buy and those things that do not hurt others. And live in a manner that is true to your value system. And where ‘living for the future goes’ - cross that bridge when it arrives.Remember - do not waste what you have right now - for hopes and anticipation for a future you have not seen and do not know if it will ever come.That is why what you have right now - is called “The Present”.Loy Machedo
What are the things that one should know before going for a startup?
Here are some random pieces to help :) It won't be always very easy. You would need to learn the things that you avoid the mostYou would need to be - Jack of all, Master of someYou would need to learn on the Job, a lot. If you aren't, then you aren't doing something big enoughGet experienced mentors. The ones who have run a company and can guide you on operational stuff. Spend at least an hour every week with them. If you are looking for early angel investors, look at ex-entrepreneurs or better, existing entrepreneurs. They are the best for you. Stop Here: Read this now: Paul DeJoe's answer to What does it feel like being the CEO of a startup?Avoid too much debt on your personal name. Raising from Friends, Family is good. Avoid stress. See the startup like a game played by 5 yr old kid. Can't stress how many entrepreneurs (young and old alike) develop health issues, just due to stress. Back to the kids playing a game. That's how you would need to work with your team. If you read Paul's answer, take this statement from there, print it in BOLD and put it up in you office: "If you lose your cool, you lose!"Set targets and deadlines. Increasing world productivity since forever. Set a stop loss. Both in terms of money and time, but something tells me you might have to break this rule. Product - some words that stuck with me: Build. Validate. Iterate.Release early, release oftenDon't be devoted to a technology, think what technology would allow you to scale, hire easily and build fast. If your product is not 100% defined and is going to evolve fast, outsourcing is a bad idea. Now, I wonder why am I even answering this. Anyways. Here are a few more: You won't succeed unless you really play to win. When success is as necessary is breath it comes. Adapt to whatever is necessary.Meet lot of people and lock yourself up and execute. Both. And always remember. No matter what, It doesn't matter. Also Nobody Cares.
Do electromagnetic pulses completely destroy all electronics and electrical devices or just disable them? How do you shield a room from electromagnetic pulses?
In general, NO.99% of the folk stories you hear (both from movies, TV and, sadly, the government and academics) are dead wrong. Nuclear EMP does and can not destroy "everything electronic".The primary electric system nuclear EMP would damage would be the electric power grid and that's about it. It wouldn't be permanent because damaged components can be replaced. That might take time because most heavy electric components are no longer manufactured in the United States and must be imported from China. That is made worse because of "Just-in-Time" inventory practices, which dissuade power companies from having locally stored inventories in the US in quantities likely required (inventories are taxed or otherwise penalized).The primary Epic Fail of "EMP wolf-cryers" is that you must efficiently couple energy of the right frequencies to a sensitive device to cause any damage. It's like they never took a physics class. For the most part EMP has the wrong combination of both frequencies, coupling factors and power levels to do much damage to things of human scale size like radios, cars, cell phones, etc. from direct exposure. The more likely risk is from currents coupled in via the power grid but there are things that can be done to avoid that. The US military routinely does such things using what are similar to "surge suppressors" and other shielding techniques.