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1/ I believe that the highest probability bet you can make in your investment strategy is that human nature will remain a constant for the foreseeable future. For my book

1/New Colleague at Infinite LoopsI'm delighted to introduce you to my newest colleague at Infinite Loops: Vatsal Kaushik (@antilibrary_vk) who, in addition to being an incredibly talented man, demonstrates the

1/Why?We are vastly more conditioned by society than we realize.How can we “think outside the box” when there’s a bumper sticker and t-shirt with that emblazoned on it?The ideas that

1/ My thesis that by externalizing our thoughts by writing them out, we:~Understand if we understand or not (writing is a forcing mechanism);~Quickly see holes or problems in our ideas

I’m torn on how to approach the idea of luck. I’m the first to admit that I am one of the luckiest people on the planet. To be born into

1/ The Thinker and The Prover--Part 3We left off with how the ability to challenge consensus reality could be a horrible or great thing, depending upon where society finds itself

1/ "Game rules" are the bits of consensus reality that many people adhere to, often while never explicitly asking or wondering if they make any sense at all. "Dr

1/ I seem to be easily triggered by lists of "what every successful entrepreneur does in the morning" or "10 common traits all millionaires share" or "six things you need

1/ Mimetic desire and the Art MarketIn the movie “Titanic,” Kate Winslet plays the rebellious Rose DeWitt Bukater, a beautiful, vivacious, open-minded and forward-looking young woman from a “good” family

1/ If you can change your focus, you can change your future.Don’t spend a minute worrying about something that you can’t control. If something can’t be changed by you taking

1/“Think of a flabby person covered with fat. That is what your mind can become—flabby, covered with layers of fat till it becomes too dull and lazy to think, to

1/ I have been a professional investor for over 30 years. What follows is some things I think I know and some things I know I don’t know. Let’s start