Personal
Stop Optimizing Your Life. Start Living It.
We treat life like a spreadsheet to be solved. But optimization without a "Why" is just anxiety with a methodology. Are you optimizing your life, or just avoiding living it?
Personal
Life Works in Cycles: How to Use "Seasonality" to Get Rich and Stay Sane
We try to live in a permanent Summer. But nature, markets, and emotions run in cycles. The secret isn't to fight the Winter; it's to plant the seeds that will make you rich in the Spring.
Economy & Markets
Forget the Neighbors: Why Turkey’s Future Strategic Partner is Vietnam
Turkey trades with the Middle East (volatile) and Europe (stagnant). Vietnam trades with China (predatory). Both countries are "Empire Builders" trapped in bad neighborhoods. They need each other.
Gaming
Video Games: Why the Next Generation of Parents Will Bond Better
We worry that screens create distance. But for the first time in history, parents and kids speak the same digital language. Video games aren't isolating the next generation; they are the new campfire.
Productivity
The Efficiency Trap: Why My North American Brain Misjudged the World
Traveling through Georgia and Thailand, I initially saw what I thought to be laziness. I was wrong. I was seeing a different currency being traded—one that my Western Operating System didn't recognize. Inspiration: Sitting in a cafe in Batumi, watching men talk on a street corner for
Artificial Intelligence
I Hired an AI Board of Directors to Audit My Life
We are all CEOs of "The Enterprise of You," but we usually run our lives like a chaotic startup with no oversight. I asked an AI to be my Board of Directors. The results were brutal and brilliant.
Artificial Intelligence
In a World Where Everyone Feels Mediocre, Incremental Advantages Become Overvalued
We are buying $50 nootropics to fix sleep ruined by $0 habits. In a culture obsessed with "optimization," we have forgotten that the biggest gains come from the boring basics, not the expensive margins.
Personal
The Paradox of the Blizzard: Why a Warmer Planet Creates Heavier Snow
It seems counter-intuitive, but a warmer planet doesn't mean the end of snow. It means the beginning of supercharged storms. Here is the physics behind the paradox.
Economy & Markets
Geography is Strategy: Why Where You Build Matters More Than What You Build
We love to talk about the "Idea." But a mediocre seed in fertile soil will always beat a perfect seed in concrete. Inspiration: Watching founders struggle to raise $50k in Europe, while a “Uber for Dog Walking” raised $10M in San Francisco. We are sold a lie: “If
Artificial Intelligence
AI Won’t Give You Purpose. It Will Force You to Find It.
We are entering the age of "Cognitive Surplus." You can spend it on dopamine, or you can spend it on the questions you were too busy to ask. Inspiration: The “hole within” described in The Anxious Generation, and realizing that for the first time in history, the machine
Personal
Idols Series: Jim Rohn (The Mentor I Didn’t Know I Knew)
I’ve read over a hundred self-help books. It turns out, I was just reading footnotes to Jim Rohn. I care about personal growth. A lot. If you saw my Audible library or my bookshelf, you’d see the usual suspects: Atomic Habits, The 5 AM Club, Deep Work.
Economy & Markets
Vietnam: The Booming Economy of the Next Century
In 1975, Vietnam was one of the poorest nations on earth. Today, it is the new factory of the world. Here is how they used free trade and math scores to beat their neighbors.