The Stranger From Ten Years Ago
Look at photos from ten years ago. That person is a stranger now—different priorities, beliefs, habits. Continuity is the illusion we maintain
The Stupidity Map
Everyone has domains where they're brilliant and zones where they're foolish. Mapping your stupidity zones is more valuable than celebrating your genius
Survivorship Bias In Financial Resilience
We study successful investors and miss the thousands who used identical strategies and failed. Survivorship bias makes luck look like wisdom
Reality As A Service – Living By Subscription
Everything became subscription—software, entertainment, relationships. We stopped owning and started renting. Reality itself is now pay-per-month
Bitcoin Is Now Legal Tender In A Country On Planet Earth
El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender. The experiment begins—can decentralized currency work at nation-state scale? History is watching
Comfortably Ahead Of The Game
Financial resilience isn't about hoarding wealth—it's about positioning yourself comfortably ahead. Enough buffer that surprises don't become emergencies
Monday Moving Forward – Let Go Of The Previous Week Properly
Welcome to a new Monday Moving Forward post, a series which is published, you guessed, every Monday. In these articles, I explore ways to start the [...]
People Placeholders
We fill relationship slots like casting actors. Friend placeholder, mentor placeholder, partner placeholder. People become functional roles we assign and replace
Being Constantly “Unhappy”
Constant low-grade dissatisfaction isn't depression—it's the fuel for growth. Contentment stops evolution. Productive unhappiness drives improvement
Coffee And Conversations
Coffee shops became remote offices. But their real value isn't WiFi—it's accidental conversations with strangers that redirect your entire trajectory
Oversimplifying Versus Analysis Paralysis
Oversimplify and miss critical nuance. Overanalyze and never move. The sweet spot between reckless action and frozen perfection is where life happens
Opportunity Management
Opportunities multiply faster than capacity. The skill isn't spotting them—it's ruthlessly filtering which ones deserve your finite attention and energy
365 Days Writing Challenge – Checkpoint Eight
Eight months of daily publishing. The hardest part isn't writing—it's publishing imperfect work when perfectionism screams to wait another day
Monday Moving Forward – Disrupt The Weekend Before
Mondays hurt when weekends end abruptly. Disrupt Sunday evening with Monday prep—ease into the transition instead of crashing into it
The Rise Of Continuous Conflict Age
Now conflicts appear perpetually—culture wars, trade wars, information wars. We live in permanent low-intensity conflict age
The Flat Earth Theory
Flat Earth believers aren't stupid—they're distrustful. When institutions lie repeatedly, people stop believing anything, even obvious truths
Documentary Review: Fantastic Fungi
Documentary review of Fantastic Fungi exploring the fascinating world of mushrooms and their impact on ecosystems.
Artificial Intelligence, Microscopes And Your Next Monday Double Espresso
AI studies coffee molecules under microscopes to optimize your Monday espresso. Technology reaches molecular personalization—convenience meets absurdity
Basic Risk Reward Analysis
Every decision has risk-reward ratios. The basics most people skip: quantify downside, estimate upside, compare honestly. Simple math saves stupid mistakes
Why Do We Sleep?
We spend a third of life unconscious. Science still doesn't fully know why. Sleep deprivation kills faster than starvation—the mystery is foundational