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…
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…
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…
If one of the fastest ways to learn is reading, then one of the most important decisions we make is choosing what to read. Recently I’ve been thinking how to do thoughtfully curate what I read and have stumbled on two lessons 1) Read what surprises you Claude Shannon’s work Read more…
The best advice I’ve ever received came from an Ad slogan… Just do it. Its simplicity is beautiful and I use it as a constant reminder when I’m fighting against anxiety or suffering from low motivation. #1 – Anxiety My biggest obstacle is often myself. Whenever I start new there’s Read more…
Everytime you go mountaineering, you could have an unforgettable experience or you could die. Many who die while climbing pass because of their singular focus on the summit. Oftentimes people summit a mountain, but die on the route back. Many are so focused on summiting that they take unwise risks Read more…
What was your first kiss like? We may not always love it, but everyone has an answer. Yet at the same time, we often don’t remember our last kiss. After reading the Most Human Human, I realized this phenomenon occurs because my first kiss was totally new, so I learned Read more…
The space between my childhood home and my high school shrank over the past 15 years. While this isn’t strictly true, my perspective shifted once I started running in college. My hypothesis is my perception of distance is tied more to how psychologically far something seems vs how far it Read more…
Multiple parents recommended we should pay more for a new stroller then we thought. This surprised me and since we’re about to be making lots of spending decisions for my son, we came up with a two step framework for deciding if we should pay up This creates a 2×2 Read more…
In 2024 I’ve struggled with my mental health and haven’t felt like the best version of myself. In March I’m gradually improving, and now I want to record a to-do list of “how to fix myself” for my next trial. Daily checklist # Lesson Implementation 1 Get up and exercise Read more…