90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s my March & April favorites Books Two books exploring my Catholic Faith particularly resonated with me And then in a different vein, I loved Abundance by Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein. As a millennial looking at extremely high apartments/housing, modern Read more…
Where we live determines more about our life than almost any other decision. Who we meet, what we do, and how we think are all shaped by it. Since I haven’t purchased a house yet, here are my constantly evolving thoughts on where we’d want to live so we can Read more…
I made more new friends in a month in college than in a year after graduating. This experience isn’t unique and after moving to a new city I’m trying to learn how to better make friends. A rough formula is: % chance of new friend = Density * Probability * Read more…
My son isn’t even a year old and I’m already confused. I’d been prepared for the first year of dirty diapers and interrupted nights, but I hadn’t thought enough about our family values and the tradeoffs we will face. I’m hoping to instill in my son But what do I Read more…
When asked what they attribute their success to Warren Buffett and Bill Gates had the same answer: focus. Buffett and Gates’ focus lead to immense financial wealth, but as Sahil Bloom lays out beautifully in his book The 5 types of Wealth, wealth isn’t just financial. Sahil adds time, social, Read more…
90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s my summary of favorites from Jan-Feb 2025. Books Articles
Covering a few hundred miles of surface area, the San Francisco Bay itself is massive and the cities surrounding it sprawl even farther. Locals refer to the western side of the bay from San Francisco city down into Silicon Valley “The Peninsula”. While we haven’t visited the whole bay area Read more…
When a friend recently asked me what my favorite purchase of last year was, my answer was immediate: daycare! Why? Because daycare is a “tranquility transaction” and buys a new parent the two most important things Fleshing this out further, I’ve realized my approach in when we pay up to Read more…
Centered around the District of Columbia, the DMV area is made up of DC, Maryland, and Virgina. While DC proper is only ~700,000 people, the Metropolitan Area is one of the biggest in the country with ~6.5M people. Beyond people though, the DMV area is arguably the best to visit Read more…
In Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel says “your personal experiences with money make up maybe 0.00000001% of what’s happened in the world but maybe 80% of how you think the world works.” This quote is about how each of us approaches money differently, but I’ve found it’s the best articulation Read more…