The Scottish Terrier
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Build your core 

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 Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 9 monthsMarch 7, 2025 ago
Inspirations (Books, Articles, Podcasts)

Jan-Feb 2025 Favorite Reads

90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s my summary of favorites from Jan-Feb 2025.  Books  Articles

By The Scottish Terrier, 9 monthsMarch 7, 2025 ago
Travel

San Francisco Peninsula Favorites

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 Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 9 monthsFebruary 26, 2025 ago
Habits

Tranquility Transactions

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, Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 9 monthsFebruary 25, 2025 ago
Travel

Visiting DC and the greater DMV 

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 Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 10 monthsFebruary 1, 2025 ago
Habits

Why we travel 

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 Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 10 monthsJanuary 12, 2025 ago
Habits

What to Read

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 Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 10 monthsJanuary 11, 2025 ago
Inspirations (Books, Articles, Podcasts)

November-December 2024 Favorite Reads

90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s my favorites from November-December.  Books  Articles

By The Scottish Terrier, 10 monthsJanuary 11, 2025 ago
Inspirations (Books, Articles, Podcasts)

September-October 2024 Favorite Reads

90+% value comes from 10% of what we read. Here’s my favorites from September-October.  Books  Articles

By The Scottish Terrier, 1 yearNovember 5, 2024 ago
Habits

Just do it 

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 Read more

By The Scottish Terrier, 1 yearNovember 3, 2024 ago

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