The Illusion of Permanence
Why our banking systems, property rights, and positions of power are far more fragile than they appear, and what it means to anchor our lives in an uncertain world.
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The Probability of Manufacturing Success
Is luck purely random, or can it be engineered? A look at cumulative probability, independent events, and building a repeatable process in life and investing.
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Dissecting Casey Neistat's Videos
An analysis of Neistat's filmmaking and editing techniques, so that I can film my own Neistat-inspired vlogs
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Why we buy stuff
An exploration of consumer psychology, status signalling, and the dopamine-driven search for identity through material possessions.
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Confronting Mortality
Why running from our fear of death through constant distraction is a recipe for regret, and how quiet introspection lets us write a life worth living.
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Lessons from the Three Kingdoms: Sima Yi vs. Zhuge Liang
How Sima Yi defeated one of history's greatest strategists not through a brilliant battlefield manoeuvre, but through self-control and logistics.
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Knowing what to ask
In today's world, knowing what to ask is more important than having all the right answers.
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The Modern-Day Narcissist
The Modern-Day Narcissist
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Reflections on Working in a Startup
Musings on my experience working at Databutton.
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Favourite Quotes
Wisdom from the eminent minds of the past and present.
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Dopamine Addiction
The Modern-Day Cigarette
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What you think, you become.
Manifest the life you want now.
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A Third-Person Perspective on Life
A reflection on life?
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Be Wary of Overly Simplified Narratives
In investing, as in life, it is easy to fall into the trap of overly simplified narratives.
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