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The Way South
Even if the path of destiny is not clear, we must find a way to take it.
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June 2024

The Banker and the Fisherman
Reach for the top with a hand in the mud.
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Travel and the Anxiety of What Remains Unread
Links and three takes on the canon.
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Confident Communicators: What Roaring Kitty and Warren Buffett can teach us about the games we play
“Ever since I was a kid, I liked playing games. I don’t know a single great trader who doesn’t. If doing this was about the money, I would have quit a…
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The Games We Play
A simple framework to understand our programming.
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May 2024

How Losses Made Legends
What if the pain of losing money was the best thing that could have happened to you?
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Trading Places Was Real!
What the turtle traders can teach us about the most important question in markets.
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The Meme Every Investor Needs to Grasp
Why the path from Midwit to Jedi leads through a valley of anti-intuition.
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Reflections on Writing, Grinding, and Money
I fell for an old loop but things aren't that bad, actually.
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The Algorithm Behind Jim Simons's Success
Reflections on a Wall Street legend.
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🚶‍♂️Writing Walks and the Awe of Spring
"I 'write' in the notebook of the mind, with the foot in motion — what happens upon returning from the long daily walks that sustain me is mostly the…
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Maslow's Lighthouse: Strive for Mastery, Not Money (the money will follow)
“Get good at something. That’s it. Everything else is bullshit.” — Jerry Seinfeld
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