Thought provoking

If something (say, a stock price) looks slightly out of line, it is out of line. If it looks way out of line, you are wrong in your method of evaluation.

Journaling for Emotional Regulation

• Use journaling to process urges and impulses, rather than suppressing or acting on them.


• This practice offers a safe space for introspection and helps refine your thoughts before expressing them.

The story of Thuan, Tippi, and the spread of Vietnamese nail salons is pretty amazing. But even more surprising is the fact that it’s not unique.

Other immigrant groups have cornered similar niches. Estimates suggest that Cambodian Americans own approximately 80 percent of the doughnut shops in Los Angeles, and that Koreans own 65 percent of the dry

Plato's Cave and The Matrix

• The Matrix is based on Plato's cave analogy.


• In the analogy, a prisoner chained in a cave interprets the world solely through shadows cast on the wall.


• Plato argues we need to unchain ourselves and leave the cave, just as Neo leaves the Matrix's false world by taking the red pill.


• Today's technology may create a

I remember asking for The Beatles Illustrated Song Book for Christmas one year & then being dismayed by how every song had so many chords in it. We had an acoustic guitar that my mum had bought as an ornament while at college & I would sit looking at the pages of the book & then at my fingers on the fretboard, feeling totally helpless. Then punk

Value of the Advertising Process

• The most valuable aspect of advertising might be the strategic thinking required to produce the advertisement itself, not the final product.


• This process forces businesses to address fundamental questions about their purpose, differentiation, and value proposition.


• Rushing to a cheap, adequate result via AI shortcuts

Every angel is an asshole somewhere.

The amazing thing discovered by brain researchers is that humans never actually lose memories—we just lose access to them, but they still somehow guide our actions. We might lose conscious access to the traumatic memory of our hair catching fire, yet still remain afraid of flames, for example. Part of us remembers.

Personal Journaling Anecdote

• Ryan Holiday shares an experience of being wronged by a journalist.


• Through journaling, he avoided a negative confrontation and moved on.