Writing is an important tool for personal intellectual development even if you never intend to share your work with others ...
Just like no man steps into the same river twice, reading a worthwhile book multiple times continues to yield new insights over the years ...
Biohacking can be taken too far, but the intelligent use of modern technology has the potential to provide valuable insights about our health ...
Charlie Munger was known to have a "thirty second mind" due to his vast multi-disciplinary background. It is increasingly difficult to cultivate such a mind with modern distractions ...
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's business relationship was founded on a seamless web of deserved trust. Trust is earned over many years. Seamless trust requires decades ...
The majority of people never find their "life's work", yet the premise of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for a college degree assumes that they will ...
On October 7, 2023, Israel suffered a terrorist attack that took an estimated 1,200 lives, the vast majority of whom were civilians ...
A few life lessons based on observations over a half century: Find your life's work, apply Occam's and Hanlon's razors, and avoid hatred ...
As Mark Twain said, a person who won't read has no real advantage over a person who can't read. It makes no sense to refuse to learn vicariously ...
Obsessively driven people who spend nearly all of their waking hours perfecting their craft tend to make very difficult accomplishments look deceptively easy ...
We carry supercomputers in our pockets providing access to all of the wisdom of human history, so why has public discourse deteriorated in the twenty-first century? ...
Using a continuous glucose monitor for two weeks made me think about the pros and cons of instant feedback in life and in markets ...
This article contains links to the top twenty articles of 2022 and discusses plans for the future of The Rational Walk ...
Never forget Lady Fortuna's influence: Good decisions can turn out poorly due to bad luck, and it is equally possible for terrible decisions to work out well due to good luck ...
I recently became a Costco member as part of my research on the company. In this article, I discuss how I easily recouped the $60 annual membership fee on my first visit ...
Interacting with someone who lies is hazardous, whether in personal or business life. What can we learn about dealing with liars from 16th century philosopher Michel de Montaigne? ...
Recent “quiet quitting” headlines mostly represent click-bait, but the decline in social mores regarding work ethic still have negative implications ...
Exposing ourselves to timeless principles is beneficial. But we should not be so rigid as to discount the possibility that the world has changed, and we must keep an open mind ...
Even if you enjoy an activity once you are engaged in it, the first few steps can be uncomfortable. Fortunately, there are strategies that can help us get started ...
Not being in control of your time seems like a bad thing, but this lack of control provides people with a compelling narrative to avoid doing things that they would rather not do ...