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Just posted a summary and my notes from John Galls' wonderful book Systemantics, a wonderful (and funny) book on how systems workSome of my favorite lines....https://taylorpearson.me/bookreview/systemantics/ SYSTEMS IN GENERAL WORK

1/ One lesson I learned from sports is that the best way to be good at a thing is to do a lot of that specific thing.This seems very obvious

I just got an email from a reader with a background in Bogleheads/Vanguard/Value investing philosophy.They were looking for the best resources for understanding portfolio theory/diversification and risk.This is what I

Over the years, I've tried to keep a list of criteria for deciding on whether to take on a project.Here are the 9 questions I ask myself now 1. If

1/ One trait that I notice across pretty much all the really good entrepreneurs I've worked with is speed of implementation. 2/ The time between idea and execution is 100x

Why do things often seem “stuck” until they change suddenly and dramatically? An industry that has seen no innovation is suddenly upended. (E.g. Cabs-->Uber)A peaceful movement fights for years, and

The Farmer's FableToday, I’d like to tell you a little story about a farmer named Bill. If you’re not into farming, it just so happens that Bill discovers one of

For my next trick, I will now attempt to summarize @ole_b_peters very insightful paper in @nature : The Ergodicity Problem in EconomicsAt the risk of being hyperbolic, I think it

1/ The most influential books on me with the approximate age I read them 2/ Dune by Frank Herbert (14) - My first (and still favorite) sci-fi book. Inspired me

1/ Very interesting and (perhaps) prescient paper from Hyman Minsky called The Financial Instability Hypothesis, published in 1992. It has a three piece framework which helps explain what we are

1/ If you cannot draw me a picture of a can opener, I will not listen to your macroeconomic predictions. 2/ I love the phrase "Reality has a surprising amount