"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes." What would a modern public square look like?...

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." - John Adams Imagine the cacophony of information that is...

"The challenge is that the internet has created a place where misinformation just flourishes. We have to think about these systems more...

Free speech has its limits. We need to work out what they should be. Freedom of speech is venerated by us as an essential right within a...

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamont There are at least two problems with...

If there is one thing you take away from today's blog, it should be that to beat the market you need to understand the consensus and then...

Last week's blog on second order thinking was an introduction into how people beat the market. This week we are covering risk management...

Dear readers, I am so excited to be starting 2024 with you and hope we have some great discussions. Today's blog (#90) is relevant for...

“I feel I change my mind all the time. And I sort of feel that's your responsibility as a person, as a human being – to constantly be...

Thank you. Thank you to all readers of the blog. Your comments, questions and follow-on discussions on the topics have been amazing and...

Ray Dalio: "The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist." John Templeton:...

“Investing is a funny business. It's really easy to be average. Just buy an index fund. It's really hard to be above average.”- Howard...

'Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.' - Daniel Kahneman Welcome to blog 85, which will be the...

Welcome to today's blog (number 84!). My sources are some of the smartest people I know and have distilled the tactics many people use. I...

"When people talk about fake news, a lot of folks are like 'people will figure it out.' The truth is, they don't always figure it out." -...

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” Robert Heinlein, Revolt in...

“Cleverness is not wisdom.” - Euripides This short blog (#80!!) is an important one if you are keen to weed out pretenders and avoid...

“In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels” ― Daniel Goleman Welcome to Blog 70! It is all about EQ and...

"In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at halftime." - Andy Andrews As I sign off for the first half of the year...

"Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action." - Walter Anderson I’m delighted to write this blog for a long time reader on analysis...