I recently learnt about Dr. Arthur Brooks after listening to a few afters of him speaking on The Modern Wisdom podcast and The Tim Ferriss Show. Though I’m sure I would appreciate it, the marginal gains I’d get from reading his book Build the Life You Want, are likely not worth the time investment given that I’ve spent north of 4 hours listening to his podcasts. However, this short blogpost is worth the read and covers three key points: ...
A Read Through On Venting I have a close friend to whom I vent every once in a while. He recently shared a post he wrote called On Venting. I immediately understood why he responds to all of my non-venting messages and pretends as if the vents never happened: When folks interact with me, I often skip past the emotional complaints. I like to think I do the following, but it’s probably only true half the time—at best: ...
On Charlie Munger Charlie Munger once said: “Show me the incentive, and I’ll show you the outcome.” If he were in his prime today, he’d be the Czar of AI & Crypto. David Sacks, the current Czar of AI & Crypto in 2025, is doing a phenomenal job on the legislative front, but Charlie would have embodied it differently. Incentives run the world. They’re innate to human nature. What I find intriguing is how this core understanding translates to other domains. ...