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Hello!Not gonna lie, I’m not sure how to start this, LOL.It’s been a while since I wrote—not that I haven’t, but writing in a community? It’s been a long time!But since this is my first, let’s kick things off with a short introduction: I’m <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="tiptap-link" href="http://solomonlijo.com/">Solomon</a>, I’m from India, and I’m a junior in high school!I started this with one simple goal: being the version that God has crafted me to be.And that starts with a simple biblical principle, inspired by a sermon my <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="tiptap-link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBDajbptZ8S/?hl=en">pastor</a> gave, which I like to call the ars intentionis.(Ars intentionis basically means the Art of Intention, but hey, it’s undeniably fancier in Latin, LOL.)Being intentional is something I’ve been trying to practice, and I’ve seen themes of it so many times in the Bible, especially in the Parable of the Bags of Gold taught by Jesus!When people were intentional with what they did, the fruits of their work were much greater than those who weren’t. I don’t have statistics to back this up, but I do have my life as evidence. In moments where I’ve been intentional, not only was I more determined to complete the goal, but I also tasted the fruits of my work and found them significantly sweeter.It starts like this:IntentionWhat are you trying to accomplish? Is it acing your test or taking time to rest? In everything you do, let there be intention.But be careful, for intention can be either good or bad. Depending on the path you choose, you will later taste either a sweet or bitter fruit.WorkHow do you go about achieving this goal or task? A common way is to break down your bigger tasks into smaller, achievable ones and track your progress as each small task is completed.Two things happen here: smaller tasks are easier to tackle and accomplish, and tracking your tasks creates a streak. Maintaining that streak becomes an incentive to keep going!However, as I mentioned earlier, if your intention is terrible, so will your work be, even if you follow a proven methodology. On the other hand, if your intention is good but the execution of your work is poor, you’ll still end up with a bitter fruit. So, make sure the methodology you follow works for you and can be consistently applied.FruitsDepending on the path you choose, you’ll either taste a sweet, satisfying fruit or a terrible, bitter one. The result depends on how you approached your intention and executed it.As I end this, I think to myself, How do I wrap this up? What would be a good way to end?The same thought boggled me as I wrote the introduction, but for now, I’ll keep it simple.Let’s do this.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="tiptap-link" href="http://bible.com/">Jesus W</a>.

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Acquisition NotesYou’re not failing because business is hard. You’re failing because you keep choosing the wrong kind of business to start.If you want financial freedom in 2026, there’s only one model that gives beginners the highest probability of hitting six figures fast, without audience, without startup capital, and without praying for “going viral.”Today I’m going to walk you through the exact business I’d start if I lost everything tomorrow. And why it’s the easiest path for beginners who want to win.<h2>The Number One Reason Beginners Lose</h2>You pick businesses that rely on variables you don’t control:<ul><li>Algorithms.</li><li>Massive audiences.</li><li>High-volume tiny margins.</li><li>Fancy branding.</li><li>“Perfect” products.</li></ul>Those are hard-mode moves. You need easy-mode, the kind where effort equals income, and your skill determines your speed.There is a single business model that gives you that advantage.But before the reveal, you need the belief shift:<blockquote>The easiest business is the one closest to money.</blockquote>And money lives where? In businesses. Not consumers. Not hobbyists. Not “people on the internet.”Businesses have budgets, deadlines, and painful problems they’ll pay to remove right now.So if you want the easiest business to start in 2026, you need a model that:<ol><li>Solves a painful problem</li><li>For someone with money</li><li>With an outcome they can see</li><li>At a price point that matters</li></ol>That eliminates 95% of what beginners try.<h2>The Easiest Business in 2026:</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="tiptap-link" href="https://acquisitionotes.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=682b3178&amp;utm_content=181013414">Get 2 day free trial</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="tiptap-link" href="https://acquisitionotes.substack.com/p/the-offer-you-shouldve-built-months">Read more</a>

The Easiest Business to Start in 2026

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Every once in a while, someone looks at their screen — cluttered with 30 tabs, 4 notification badges, 2 Slack messages, and an ever-growing to-do list — and quietly decides: enough.Enough noise. Enough tools that ask too much before letting you create. They don’t go off-grid. They go inward — toward focus, toward flow.We found four data points. Make of them what you will.1999 – A Finnish developer named Jari writes a text editor in a single C file — not because it was easy, but because everything else was bloated. The result: Vim gains a cult following, still used by millions.2008 – Marco Arment, between coffee runs as a Tumblr engineer, codes the prototype for Instapaper — just a clean space to read. No ads. No mess. It becomes a movement for mindful consumption, long before anyone said "digital detox."2013 – John O’Nolan feels blogging has lost its soul. He sketches something raw and intentional. That idea evolves into Ghost, a minimalist CMS used by creators who want content to speak louder than templates.2024 – A teenager opens their laptop, frustrated by blogging platforms that feel more like dashboards than diaries. So they build Bublr — open-source, ultra-minimal, almost invisible. No metrics. No dopamine loops. Just writing.The pattern is obvious once you see it.This isn’t nostalgia. This is a quiet rebellion — and Bublr is your blank page.You won’t find follower counts here. No likes, no auto-scroll, no SEO checklists. Only your thoughts, rendered simply. The way blogging was meant to be.Because sometimes, going forward looks a lot like going back — to truth, to silence, to signal.So wherever you are — a student, a builder, a burnt-out creator — maybe Bublr isn’t just a product.Maybe it’s a prompt.A prompt to write again. To think clearly. To share simply.Welcome :))P.S. I loved the Off Season banner, LOL

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I can't believe the society we live in.The recent Nirbhaya 2 case in Kolkata, involving the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor, has reignited a call for justice and systemic change. Despite the legal reforms following the 2012 Nirbhaya case, such atrocities continue, highlighting the gaps in implementation and protection for women. As social activists, we must demand swift and decisive action from authorities, ensuring that justice is served and that measures are put in place to prevent future tragedies. It is time to transform our outrage into concrete actions that guarantee safety and dignity for all women in India.Let's stand for Justice.

Justice for Nirbhaya 2

Hi!I don’t normally post here but this is something that’s very important and needs to be addressed ASAP.Recently, in the Lok Sabha session, when Rahul Ghandi stood for the affected students, asking the Education Minister on what’s being done to address the recent NEET injustice - the minister’s response was blaming the previous government for what’s happening now, instead of taking responsibility himself.What is happening? Students need answers and the question asked was not complicated to begin with!And so I ask, who will be the one to give the answer to these students?Let’s have this case rest, soon.