[From: The Commonplace of Ludvig Sunström.]
[Title: How Did Pokemon GO Become Popular?]
[Tagged: Musings, Lollapalooza Effects.]
7 Overarching Reasons for the Popularity of Pokemon GO:
(All of which are explained below.)Continue Reading…
July 18, 2016 31 Comments
April 6, 2016 122 Comments
School is for Fools: 10 Reasons the Education System is a Failure
[Last updated 6th November 2019]
The education system is in shambles, and it has been for quite some time now.
This is not weird. Old things break or go obsolete all the time. Why should this be any different?Continue Reading…
February 12, 2016 51 Comments
10 Ways to Be Different and Profit from Contrast
I Was Reminiscing the Other Day And Here’s What I Came Up With…
It struck me that the main reason SGM is successful is not necessarily because of me, but because of. . .
. . . the incompetence of most other site owners, and the rapidly increasing amount of SHIT content being put out on the Internet each day.Continue Reading…
January 14, 2016 56 Comments
2016 R&R: Reflection and Retribution
Alternate title:
My winner effect is taking on epic proportions.
“You’re as cold as ice, willing to sacrifice.”
–M.O.P
[Friday, 9:58 PM]
Inspired by Mikael Syding’s cold resistance, I went out running the other day in shorts and T-shirt, even though it was semi-snowy and minus degrees.
First I was running through some industrial areas, like Rocky.
Then I ran past a couple of hugeContinue Reading…
November 15, 2015 77 Comments
15 Lessons Learned from Mikael Syding
We had just finished a 2-hour workout and got out of the gym.
—Now I was going to pick Mikael’s brain: was he going to head a new billion-dollar hedge fund, take one of the CEO positions he had been offered, or maybe become a full-time angel investor? It was not an easy decision to make. . .Continue Reading…
April 29, 2015 82 Comments
I Made Fun of the Law of Attraction And Here’s What Happened
[Last updated 27th August 2019]
What if I told you I had found an easy way to get rich and successful–would you be interested in knowing more?
Sure you would.
Alright, I will indulge your curiosity.
Here’s what I’d do. . .
November 9, 2014 118 Comments
Another 23 Excellent Books You Should Read
One of the questions I get asked most via email is if I have any good book recommendations.
I do indeed.
23 of them actually. Continue Reading…
September 11, 2014 110 Comments
2 Years of SGM (plus lots of insights and Q&A with readers)
I’m pretty sure Michael The Situation Sorrentino from the “reality” show Jersey Shore is sitting in the seat in front of me. Or it could just be his Doppelganger.
I’m writing this to you on a plane departing from New York to Stockholm, while listening to theContinue Reading…
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