Book Club: Influence by Robert Cialdini
Recording of the Zoom book club discussion at the bottom of this post. Having written for about three years now, I’m mightily aware that I always have to put the most important thing first. Because our attention spans, much like…
The 4-hour framework to pursuing your dreams
I’m going to share a game-changer with you. When I first picked up “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferriss in 2010 as a student, I was skeptical. The idea of a work week lasting only four hours seemed impractical,…
The one idea that changed my life forever
I want to share something personal with you—I never envisioned Steady Compounding as my full-time pursuit. It was January 23rd 2020. I was three years into my public service contract with a year remaining, when a message titled “WHAT’S NEXT?”…
36 quick thoughts to end 2023
Charlie Munger’s Final Lesson: Don’t Wait to Catch Your Tuna Until It’s Too Late
Making a million mistakes
Elon Musk’s 5 Commandments from Production Hell
“The Algorithm” by Elon Musk After devouring Elon Musk’s biography by Isaacman as soon as it was released, I thought these lessons would be interesting to your work. Whether you’re trying to build systems, reduce costs, be more productive, or…
Are you feeling burnout?
Blueprint to ageing well: 10 key takeaways from Peter Attia’s Outlive
I turned 33 today.
The meaningless life of salmon
Salmon begin their lives in freshwater, hatching and growing until they are strong enough to embark on a perilous journey to the ocean. To reach the ocean, they must travel hundreds of miles, and to reach their feeding grounds, they…