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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

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

Six tankers, no money down

Six tankers, no money down

A young Greek outsider walked into a shipyard with terms no one had used before.

3 min read

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May 3, 2026

An estate built to disappear

An estate built to disappear

John D. Rockefeller spent a fortune ensuring no one could see where it went.

3 min read

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Apr 26, 2026

The dinner she erased from history

The dinner she erased from history

One evening in Paris changed what she permitted herself to want.

3 min read

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Apr 12, 2026

The day golf became something bigger

The day golf became something bigger

One player can sometimes change the scale of an entire sport.

2 min read

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Mar 24, 2026


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