If we must coerce our sisters and brothers, it should be done with the utmost respect and reservation. Anything less is an insult to …
On Liberty, Constraint, and Coercion.
Gems I Found
Some of the most interesting things I find along my journey, from articles to podcasts to video talks or books. No processing involved. Just brief introductions with references to the original sources.
Magic Sidebar.
Here is a brand new tool I’ve been trying out lately. Built by Tony Dinh, it radically dopes your Twitter experience. Especially powerful …
David Perell’s Three Principles of Writing.
If you want to grow a sustainable business these days, writing is one of the most valuable skills you can cultivate without a doubt. In …
Thinking in Bets.
We are often fooled by randomness. Luck plays too big of a role. So how can we make better decisions? Based on Annie Duke's book, …
Vaccine Mandates Are a Systemic Risk.
Vaccine or no vaccine? We're being forced into believing, almost as a religious act, there is no dilemma at all about it. Vaccines are …
Small Tools for Shaping.
Design work is messy work. There is no clear route. It's more like a maze with many dead ends. And as a result, it's easy to get stuck, …
Reading Better.
Reading speed is a vanity metric. No one cares how fast you read or how many books you read last year. In the real world, what matters is …
Function and Scale.
A great explanation by Joe Norman in his April 2021 Applied Complexity Science newsletter on the relationship between systems scale and …
The Embedded Entrepreneur.
Founders often build businesses and solutions looking for a problem. That leads to risky products that ultimately serve no one. That's like …