Life as a Flâneur: Not Trying to Plan Too Much
A "flâneur" is (traditionally) a man who wanders around the streets, enjoying the atmosphere of the city, with no destination or plan of...
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Jul 12, 20195 min read
Are "Investors" and "Philosophers" Actually Different?
"The Thinker" * Have you noticed that many of the top investors we admire sound more like wise philosophers than worldly businessmen?...
Jul 8, 20192 min read
Taking Risks with the Barbell Strategy
"People get entrepreneurial block for only one reason. It is not because they are not qualified. It is not because they are not...
Jun 4, 20194 min read
Our Surprising Connection to Stormtroopers
A man in his new Stormtrooper costume. Unlike Greg McKeown, he pulled the trigger on the costume. (www.stormtrooperstore.com) * At the...
Apr 24, 20197 min read
30,000 Days
Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory (1931) "And you run, and you run To catch up with the sun, but it's sinking Racing around to...
Mar 30, 20194 min read
The Masks We Wear
"I can't be ridin', ridin', round that open street I need tints (windows tinted) I need tints" - Anderson Paak, "Tints" * Think about...
Mar 8, 20198 min read
The Man Who Got Things Done
The intimidating Robert Moses On January 1st, 1954, Robert F. Wagner Jr. was being sworn in as the 102nd Mayor of New York City in front...
Jan 24, 20192 min read
Spotlight on you...
Everyone in their own world Do you ever put in some headphones, stroll down the street, and pretend you are in a movie? I know I do on...
Dec 30, 20182 min read
The "do something" principle
Until I published a recent article, I suffered through a 4+ month bout of writer's block. It wasn't that I didn't have anything to write...
Dec 28, 20188 min read
How did we not see this coming?
The questionable value of predicting recessions. What does this mean for your portfolio? Fears are high among American investors today....
Aug 6, 20186 min read
Self-improvement? Start with the little things
It's pretty tempting to get swept away with the grandiose visions you hold for the future. Thoughts about a career, a new house or...
Jul 8, 20182 min read
Don't compare your insides to everyone else's outsides
You had a rough day at work? Why don't you hop on LinkedIn and "Congratulate Julie Smith on her promotion." Still getting over your ex?...
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