April 10, 2019 9 Comments

Now Finished: The Future Skills Program

Hi friends,

I’m excited to tell you that we’ve now completed the Future Skills Program and will do our first (scaled-up) run of the program, starting on Sunday 14th.

The past couple of days I’ve been sending lots of emails and communicating with applicants and the people scheduled for our first run. In doing this, I’ve received some recurring questions which I will now do my best to answer.

What is the Future Skills Program?Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Future Skills, Investing, Learning, Self-Development
July 31, 2018 16 Comments

The 6 Fundamentals of a Robust Commonplace

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Building a commonplace is one of the most useful things I’ve done in the past 5 years.

It took a while until I had a structure that was easy to use in all areas of my life, but ever since, it’s been very convenient. Because I can use it for all my work projects, studies, writing, and podcasts.

In this article I will show you how I do that.

And, how you can do the same.Continue Reading…

Filed Under: General, Learning, Self-Development, Studying Successful People, The Ultimate Commonplace System
May 27, 2018 14 Comments

Gut Feeling: When Can You Trust it? A Talk With Poker Pro Annie Duke

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Have you ever wondered if you can trust your gut feeling?

I have, many times.

So many times I wrote a book about it.

I recently talked to Poker Pro Annie Duke about this on Future Skills.

Interestingly, she seems to have a view on this that’s similar to mine.

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Filed Under: Future Skills, Learning, Miscellaneous, Podcast
April 23, 2018 12 Comments

The 40-Year Old Prophecy That Came True (Education, Career, Science, Internet Subcultures)

Are you future shocked“The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.”

~William Gibson 

We live in interesting times.

Like I said in my recent discussion with Billionaire Martin Sandquist, I believe many people areContinue Reading…

Filed Under: Breaking out of Homeostasis, Learning, Philosophy, Podcast
April 21, 2018 21 Comments

Stop Grinding Your Gears: Says Abgrund

If you’ve read my blog for any longer time, you may have asked yourself: “Who the heck is this Abgrund guy?”

Well, you are about to find out.

…. Sort of.

Abgrund has made many interesting comments on the site and it’s got to the point where I’ve met readers IRL, and had them mention him & hisContinue Reading…

Filed Under: Breaking out of Homeostasis, Fitness and Health, Learning, Miscellaneous, Philosophy
August 10, 2017 23 Comments

Interview with Martin Sandquist, Billionaire Lynx-Founder and Finance Innovator

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For the first time, the elusive Martin Sandquist gives an interview.

Martin Sandquist is the founder of Lynx Asset Management. Lynx is one of the most successful hedge funds in Europe. They’re classified as a CTA and have 70 employees. Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Learning, Philosophy, Studying Successful People
December 8, 2016 36 Comments

How to Study History for Business and Investing

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Everyone who aspires to be good at business and investing should study history.

(And not just the history of Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Learning, Philosophy, Studying Successful People
October 17, 2016 31 Comments

Timeless Lessons on Process & Creativity from 3 Musical Masters

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[Picture taken on top of a mountain by Lake Ashi, ~40 minutes from Mt. Fuji.]

If you’ve ever been to Japan you’d know it’s just as beautiful as it is depicted in the movie The Last Samurai.

That’s why guys like Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs went there for inspiration…Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Learning, Motivation, Self-Development, Studying Successful People