September 6, 2021

Should You Be a Generalist or a Specialist?

generalist vs specialistAre you more of a specialist or a generalist? Plan your career accordingly.

Let’s assume we have four categories when it comes to monetizable skills and career expertise:

  • Low-skilled: Not good enough at anything.
  • Hyperspecialist: Great at one area of expertise.
  • Generalist: Good enough at several areas of expertise.
  • Comprehensivist: Great at several areas of expertise.

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Filed Under: Business, General, Learning, Miscellaneous, Practical Tips, Self-Development
January 13, 2021 32 Comments

New Year, New Thoughts for 2021

Last year this time I sat down and made a huge document of all possible things I could do. Then I prioritized them.

In the next days I will do the same.

I’m happy to say I’ve over-achieved my goal for 2020. Which makes me thinkContinue Reading…

Filed Under: General, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Motivation, Self-Development
March 10, 2020 11 Comments

Timing: The Mark of a General

The mark of an elite general is that he has an impeccable sense of timing.

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As the market is in uproars and the Corona/Covid-19 virus is causing widespread panic, it seems pertinent to address the issue of timing.

Now might be as good a time as any to sell if you’ve had large capital gains over the past couple of years.

They say you should not try to time the market, but all my worst losses have come from not selling fast enough.Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Business, Investing, Learning, Miscellaneous, Self-Development, Studying Successful People
February 25, 2020 23 Comments

9 Success Theories

Have you ever wondered what makes a person successful?

So have I.

I have read about this topic quite a lot and found many explanations.

Sure, there are easy answers, but if you’ve read self-improvement books and magazines, you probably know them already.

Then there are more nuanced answers. Depending on what line of work you’re in and what you want to do, those answers may differ.Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Self-Development, Studying Successful People
July 19, 2019 26 Comments

The 13 Minute Workout: How to Maintain Your Physique with Minimal Time Spent

 [How I cut my total workout time in a third and even put on a lot of muscle.]

If you had asked me one year ago, “Ludvig, could you maintain your body by spending a third of the time in the gym, and barely even getting sore?” I would have flat out told you no.

Now, I’m not so sure.

Is it possible to put on weight, gain muscle, and stay in shape without adhering to long conventional workout routines? This has been the case for me the past 6 months.

Let me give you the rundown.Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Discipline & Willpower, Fitness and Health, Lifestyle, Motivation, Self-Development
April 10, 2019 11 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
January 3, 2019 13 Comments

Annual Review 2018

 

Hi there –

I hope you’ve had a fruitful year.

I thought I’d give a brief summary of 2018 and share some lessons. (Like I did in 2016)

The year went ahead different than I had expected. It’s been eventful and I learned a tremendous deal (if you’ve followed Future Skills, you’ll have picked up on some of it).

I made many mistakes, butContinue Reading…

Filed Under: Future Skills, General, Practical Tips, Self-Development
July 31, 2018 18 Comments

The 6 Fundamentals of a Robust Commonplace

commonplace

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