Why hadn’t I heard of the concept of "charity" in critical thinking?.... maybe because it’s a lost art. Have you come across the idea in...

"The challenge is that the internet has created a place where misinformation just flourishes. We have to think about these systems more...

Free speech has its limits. We need to work out what they should be. Freedom of speech is venerated by us as an essential right within a...

Our public square is broken. For the first time since records began, more Americans say they have no trust in the mainstream media than...

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamont There are at least two problems with...

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself." – adapted quote from Mahatma Gandhi Dear readers, welcome to my 100th blog. A huge...

"The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you." – W. Somerset Maugham I was probably the anti-example (if that...

I seek out short books to read. Short books might lack the snob-value that War and Peace or the Count of Montecristo has but these short...

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”― Lemony Snicket. You can only read a book front to back, right? Wrong....

“The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” ― René Descartes The average time an...

“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” — Whoopi...

“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson I was a lousy mentee. A really lousy mentee...

"Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction" - John C. Crosby I used to enjoy a podcast called...

If there is one thing you take away from today's blog, it should be that to beat the market you need to understand the consensus and then...

Last week's blog on second order thinking was an introduction into how people beat the market. This week we are covering risk management...

Dear readers, I am so excited to be starting 2024 with you and hope we have some great discussions. Today's blog (#90) is relevant for...

“I feel I change my mind all the time. And I sort of feel that's your responsibility as a person, as a human being – to constantly be...

Thank you. Thank you to all readers of the blog. Your comments, questions and follow-on discussions on the topics have been amazing and...

Ray Dalio: "The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist." John Templeton:...

“Investing is a funny business. It's really easy to be average. Just buy an index fund. It's really hard to be above average.”- Howard...

'Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.' - Daniel Kahneman Welcome to blog 85, which will be the...

Welcome to today's blog (number 84!). My sources are some of the smartest people I know and have distilled the tactics many people use. I...

"When people talk about fake news, a lot of folks are like 'people will figure it out.' The truth is, they don't always figure it out." -...

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” Robert Heinlein, Revolt in...