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Losing on purpose

Losing on purpose

An essay about losing capital, distribution, and pretty much everything.

9 min read

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Jul 5, 2026

He invented the America everyone wanted

He invented the America everyone wanted

A boy from the Bronx built an American aristocracy and sold it back.

4 min read

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Jun 28, 2026

Most people call this procrastination

Most people call this procrastination

The difference between procrastination and mastery is smaller than most people think.

3 min read

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Jun 21, 2026

The bench that built Disneyland

The bench that built Disneyland

Walt Disney's biggest idea came from watching his daughters on a carousel.

3 min read

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Jun 14, 2026

What Cary Grant decided in 1966

What Cary Grant decided in 1966

His daughter was three months old. He had four decades of work behind him.

3 min read

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Jun 7, 2026

Why Munger read five hours a day

Why Munger read five hours a day

Charlie Munger built a fortune and refused almost everything it could buy.

4 min read

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May 24, 2026

He ran a war from bed

He ran a war from bed

Winston Churchill ran a country from three pillows, a whisky, and a stack of dispatches.

3 min read

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May 17, 2026

The mathematics of enough

The mathematics of enough

A long essay from me, three months in the making.

10 min read

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May 15, 2026

The actor who solved money

The actor who solved money

Paul Newman treated his fortune as a problem worth solving before it solved him.

3 min read

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May 10, 2026

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