Practical Wisdom
Lord Keynes rightfully said that there is nothing so disastrous as a rational policy in an irrational world.
Adam Smith • The Money Game
The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.
— John Maynard Keynes
Once is a mistake; twice is a decision.
The real secret to durable tech success isn’t charm or hype—it's stubborn, repeatable rules dressed as obsession.
Steve Wozniak is the engineer who built Apple.
He gave millions of his own money to early employees, stepped away from power, and refused to play by the rules everyone else was following.
Woz's philosophy of open architecture, the very one a young Steve Jobs fought against, is what saved Apple long enough for it to become Apple.
This is the story of
... See moreReliability is magnetic because humans are hardwired to avoid risk, so once you prove yourself trustworthy and reliable, you become the default choice for opportunities without ever asking for them.
— Shane Parrish
Avoid Foolish Arguments
There’s a story I read a few years ago whose lesson stuck with me:
One day, a Donkey and a Tiger got into an argument over the color of the grass.
“The grass is blue,” said the Donkey.
“That’s ridiculous,” replied the Tiger. “The grass is clearly green.”
When the argument grew more and more intense, they decided to find the
... See moreWithout context, information is just noise.
— Douglas Engelbart
Self-reliance is the ultimate competitive advantage.
— Hetty Green