My two cents: It was pretty surreal to see Sam on one of my favorite podcasts “Invest Like the Best.” And if you weren’t aware, ILTB’s website is now under joincolossus.com with the ability to search by any previous guest or topic (transcripts included). It’s truly incredible. “O … | Continue reading
My two cents: Our brains are so weird. And it’s even weirder that we still know so little about them and how they work. Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett does a really good job of explaining her understanding of them. The takeaway that stuck out to me the most was on body budgets and debt … | Continue reading
My two cents: There’s nothing more true than the positive loop that sleep provides. It’s sort of crazy to think about how a quality night of sleep triggers more energy the following day. More energy allows you to be more productive/active, which will probably get you to eat healt … | Continue reading
My two cents: Anybody else daydream about the future and how crazy it’s going to be? Pieces of content like this blow my mind. It also raises interesting points that I didn’t know about regarding the “Great Stagnation” and why many innovations should already be here by now. | Continue reading
My two cents: A very interesting piece if you identify as a people-pleaser. Even if you don’t, this digital vitamin can give you a small 1mg boost of empathy for those that suffer from people-pleasing syndrome (not a real syndrome). It’s so fascinating how people pleasers became … | Continue reading
My two cents: That last point in particular really brings Tina’s point home, in my opinion. Imagine a world that had 0 jargon. Or a world that gives the opportunity to learn the jargon immediately as you come across it. Lastly, I hope this final point doesn’t venture too far from … | Continue reading
My two cents: Everyone falls on a spectrum of conventional vs. independent mindedness. It seems like everyone’s goal should be to try and become more independently minded, but it also seems like there needs to be somewhat of a balance. Or maybe there will always be a balance due … | Continue reading
My two cents: The concept of the hedonic treadmill is terrifying. One, because it’s not a real treadmill, there’s no real way of knowing whether you’re on it or not. Two, it feels like everyone is on it to a certain extent? We’re all doing things that have tradeoffs (again, to va … | Continue reading
My two cents: I thought the concepts of flywheels and business were cool before reading this post, but they’re definitely much cooler than I thought. In the future will all companies have flywheels? Do they already have one? Are most just keeping it to themselves and waiting for … | Continue reading
My two cents: A thing that I’ve somewhat figured out is that there’s no secret playbook for building a company. There are obviously certain things you need to know (that I’m still figuring out), but it seems to essentially boil down to Jessica’s final quote above. | Continue reading
I’ve always felt that my productivity has never been top-notch-allstar-level quality. However, my only comparison is my perceived productivity of other people. Those same people, I have no clue whether or not they are struggling just as much as me or if they have a team of help. … | Continue reading
Talking to your users can be messy. To limit the messiness of it, put processes in place to filter the complexities. The conversation/viewing itself seems a bit daunting, but after reading Holly’s piece, it seems like you can’t go wrong with listening more than you talk and askin … | Continue reading
I mainly only covered the takeaways from when Shane was talking about learning, Shane and Ted also get into leadership, second-order thinking, inversion, Hanlon's Razor, investing, relationships, habits and much more. I highly recommend giving it a listen! | Continue reading
QR codes have so many possibilities for our future. It’s almost inevitable that they will play a huge role in everything from ordering at restaurants to advertising in the physical world. For more ideas and opportunities, I highly recommend reading the piece. | Continue reading
A quote Margaret used was “healing is a process, not a destination.” That hits deep. There’s no magic switch to turn off your health issues. It’s a process. | Continue reading
“You can learn anything on the internet” is something that continues to be said. With the pandemic, I think people are testing to see just how true this is. Regardless, it’s going to be fascinating to see the future of education evolve. I’m most excited about edutainment. | Continue reading
Andrew’s last point is the hardest hitting for me and it brings me back to the bat signal. Your bat signal strengthens throughout your career. As with all valuable things, your bat signal and career aren’t built overnight, only [gr_dua_y]...👣👣 | Continue reading
You might be wondering why I included this in the wealthy section. It’s not a bad question! After reading this piece, I immediately thought about the amount of opportunities the “online communities at the intersection of content curation and knowledge management” space presents.. … | Continue reading
I recommend going through the entire checklist yourself. These takeaways were just my favorite and also what I consider to be the most valuable. Slava also recommends a bunch of really cool alternative resources, if you’d like to dig deeper! Good luck. | Continue reading
Five to ten years?! We’ve all heard the phrase, “time flies when you’re having fun.” Side projects should be fun. Hard work, but fun. Gradually, the goal is to get lost in the fun and to make the small pursuit a part of your life. | Continue reading
Steve mentions that the feelings of rejection are hardwired into everyone. I loved how this piece of content reframed rejection and allowed me to turn rejection into a positive. This doesn’t mean rejection still won’t sting, but noticing the sting and channeling it can lead to ne … | Continue reading
Massimo mentions that the four virtues help us form a sort of moral compass. Allowing people to navigate the world and weather the storm of whatever that’s thrown at us. Moral compass or not, Stoicism or not, knowing your own virtues that help you navigate the world seems like an … | Continue reading
I certainly identify as an introvert and I used to think it was a weakness (and it somewhat is to a certain extent), but it’s also somewhat of a superpower too. You have the ability to listen more intently, pick up on things others probably wouldn’t, and weaponize your empathy fo … | Continue reading
There’s no secret formula for building wealth. It takes a ton of hard work and time. At the end of the day, it boils down to how much of your time you’re willing to give up to make more money. If you’re able to learn how to make more money while giving up less of your time, you’r … | Continue reading
Paul finishes by saying, “It's exciting to think there are still discoveries to make about discovery. If that's the sort of thing you're interested in.” If you have an interest in something, go deep. You never know where it might lead. Right or wrong, it’ll lead to something new … | Continue reading
Gradual Daily 21: Curating the most valuable pieces of content Monday-Friday that aim to make you wiser, wealthier, & — gradually. | Continue reading
It’s crazy to think that Bitcoin is only 12 years old. It’s somewhat embarrassing that I don’t think I fully wrapped my head around this until just now as I’m writing this. I was 10 when Bitcoin was introduced to the world... | Continue reading
I usually try and avoid so many quotes, but this piece was so well written that I didn’t want to try and share these takeaways in my own words. I think these snippets are perfect the way they are and capture everything just the way I think they should be captured. | Continue reading
ASCII globe generator. Contribute to adamsky/globe development by creating an account on GitHub. | Continue reading
Gradual Daily 16: Curating the most valuable pieces of content Monday-Friday that aim to make you wiser, wealthier, & — gradually. | Continue reading
Gradual Daily 12: Curating the most valuable pieces of content Monday-Friday that aim to make you wiser, wealthier, & healthier — gradually. | Continue reading
Gradual Daily 10: Curating the most valuable pieces of content Monday-Friday that aim to make you wiser, wealthier, & healthier — gradually. | Continue reading