The Name of the Game
I had a frustrating week. I worked, but maybe not as hard as I could have since I never reached […]
Thoughts
Thoughts, Notes, Meditations
What a Life of Work Can Provide that Early Retirement Can’t
I’ve been thinking a lot about whether to strive foremost for early retirement, or find the work that I’d love […]
Grit (by Angela Duckworth)
Part One: I’m roughly 20% into Angela Duckworth’s “Grit” and I suspect that it might be yet another book that […]
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War (by Robert Coram)
“Boyd” is a biography about fighter pilot John Boyd. Although he is hardly a household name, and indeed, never achieved […]
Useless Attitude: I Don’t Have the “Right” Connections
It’s easy for a young person thinking about starting their career to see nothing but limitations. One job application after […]
Money Is Tool for Tracking Social Debt
I think its plausible that money is a system for measuring social debt. The greater service you provide someone (or […]
Intro to Useful vs Useless Attitudes
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about attitude lately. What works, what doesn’t, the extent of the impact […]
The Science of Good Cooking (by Cook’s Illustrated)
There is no reason not to know how to cook. It brings delight to friends, family, and partners alike, and […]
The Beatles Go To Hamburg
Malcolm Gladwell shares an interesting part of the Beatles’ story in The Outliers (the book where he proposes his 10,000 […]
Everyone Can Become Wealthy (Part 2: So Long as it’s Relative to Their Spending)
As seen in Part 1, when it comes to thinking about wealth, I am primarily concerned with feeling wealthy. All […]