Jony Ive on what Steve Jobs taught him about focus: “This sounds really simplistic but it still shocks me how few people actually practice this. It’s a struggle to practice this. Steve was the most remarkably focused person I ever met in my life. Focus is not something

I gave a talk about startups to 14 and 15 year olds, and their questions afterward were better than I get at top universities. I puzzled over this, then realized why. Their questions were motivated by genuine curiosity, rather than to make some kind of comment or to seem smart.

Warren Buffett: Interest rates power everything in the economic universe “The value of every business—the value of a farm, an apartment house or any other economic asset—is 100% sensitive to interest rates. That's because all you're doing when you're investing is transferring

In my latest newsletter, I take a deeper dive into artificial intelligence, current economic landscapes, and, of course, the history of the Soviet Union. Take a look:

This month's newsletter takes deep dives into Russia and global demographics, in addition to taking a look at the markets. Read it here:

My latest newsletter covers what's happening with the markets, as well as some recent reads, such as books like Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon by @Gladwell, and articles that look at the debt crisis by @RayDalio. Take a look!

Changing your mind should be celebrated. People call each other out over past contradictory statements like it's a big gotcha or a sign of hypocrisy and fraud. Maybe sometimes, but much more often it's a sign of growth, humility, and willingness to learn and integrate new info.

My last newsletter of 2022 delves into First Principles and their benefits, as well as the markets and other reads I've enjoyed this past month. Take a look:

Thinking about the next Warren Buffett and what Moneyball-for-Everything has done to American culture - these are only a couple of the topics my latest newsletter covers...in addition to the markets, of course. Take a look!

Markets, Cato the Younger and the illusions of knowledge - take a look at my latest newsletter covering a range of topics I've delved into over the past month

In my latest newsletter, I provide some market analysis, share exciting personal news, and a few of my recent reads. Hope you enjoy!

The best way to improve your ability to think is to spend large chunks of time thinking. One way to force yourself to slow down and think is to write. Good writing requires good thinking. Writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide. A lack of understanding becomes visible.

In my latest newsletter, I share my thoughts on the markets as well as on some of my most recent reads, including the pursuit as happiness, the secret lives of fungi, and more. Take a look!

"[A scientist has] a healthy skepticism, suspended judgment, and disciplined imagination - not only about other people's ideas but also about his or her own. The scientist has an experimental mind, not a litigious one." - Edwin Hubble, speaking at Caltech's commencement in 1938

"To admit error and cut losses is rare among individuals, unknown among states." - Barbara Tuchman

Sound rules of thumb when attempting to see into the future via @kevin2kelly

This interview between @HowardMarksBook and Patrick Schotanus of Edinburgh Business School explores the pendulum of history. If you're looking to understand some of the current market and economic themes, this interview is an important piece of the puzzle

Gary Shandling was complicated. He was also thoughtful, insecure, tortured, courageous, a pain in the rear, and demanded fierce loyalty from those he was close to. This biography made me think - and feel - in a manner others haven't. Highly recommended!

"In other words, living through adversity, be it endemic to your environment or an acute negative event, doesn't guarantee that you'll suffer going forward. What matters is whether that adversity becomes traumatizing." - @NewYorker's @mkonnikova

I don't love the article's slant, but it provides a thorough framework of the new - and I believe important - field of progress studies by @BBC_Future's @GarrisonLovely