These habits are destroying your self-discipline Starting off a new year with a good feeling is something so many of us want. This is why New Year’s resolutions are so popular. New year, new chances, right? But being motivated at the start only to quit midway is also quite common. It happens to many of…
20 small actionable habits to become better than 99% of people. Are you interested in completely taking charge of your habits? Are you tired of ambiguous habits you have no blueprint to implement? I have been there before. Many times in my few years-long self-improvement journey. While advice lingers all over the internet, there is…
How You Can Truly Reach the “Fuck You Money” State That Goes Beyond Wealth. Iused to believe that having a lot of money would grant me the freedom I desired, as society suggests. When I was 19 and studying at the Portuguese Bank Training Institute, my friends Rodrigo, Andrey, and I set a milestone for…
The key to a sensible roadmap for navigating the 21st century. Our story begins about 300 millennia ago when Homo sapiens started roaming the African plains. We roamed, hunted, and gathered diligently for the next 290 millennia before civilization finally dawned with the discovery that agricultural settlements offer a more convenient solution. By the time…
What they taught you in school barely scratches the surface of economic reality. Why it matters: You must understand what drives economic change to discover financial opportunities. Behind the scenes: Most news is just noise that captures clicks, followers, and likes. What to watch: The economy runs on electricity, oil, food, and metals. Between the…
Franz Kafka. That name might ring a bell. Nowadays, he’s often regarded as one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century. And his works still strike a tune with modern readers. Perhaps more than ever. He is known for his uniquely dark, disorienting, and surreal writing style. A style and quality so unique…
Before dying at the age of 39, Blaise Pascal made huge contributions to both physics and mathematics, notably in fluids, geometry, and probability. This work, however, would influence more than just the realm of the natural sciences. Many fields that we now classify under the heading of social science did, in fact, also grow out…
Who is human who hasn’t worried about money? I have lost sleep and damaged my health over my concerns for money and my need for more. I know what it feels like to be $40 from red with no money coming in for weeks. I’ve gained and lost millions in the last few years. I’ve…
Adapt or die. It’s a phrase I’ve been hearing for years, and usually in reference to someone’s career or trade. Typically, it’s spoken by a born-on-third-base type with a degree of arrogance while they talk about a “right-sizing” or “restructuring.” As much as I hate to admit it, they’re usually right. You don’t, for example,…
I remember the day I lost everything. It was a hot summer afternoon, one of the dog days, and I was sitting in my cramped studio apartment, staring at the eviction notice in my hands. My startup, the one I had poured my heart and soul into for the past two years, had finally collapsed…
In the words of Charlie Munger, investing requires a latticework of mental models. Here are 11 lessons to begin filling out your angel investing lattice: Details follow. Apply to Spearhead by Jan 26 to learn more about angel investing and get up to $1M to invest. 1. If you can’t decide, the answer is no If you…
10 lessons for 20-year-old Silvio: 1. Prioritize Nature A study of 20,000 people in the UK found that 120 minutes/week in nature improved health and well-being. It’s the planet’s greatest healer. If you can’t take a spontaneous trip to nature whenever you want, are you truly living? 2. Never Stop Building Your Network Over the years, I’ve…
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