Force Multipliers #4

“I don't like being pressured into making a purchase. And I'm not alone. The moment we feel pressured to buy, we pull away. And if we're told what to do or what to think, our defenses go up. In other words, buyers don't put much trust in you and your ideas. However, everyone trusts their own idea...

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#16 3C's and Inversion

“ Invert , always invert : Turn a situation or problem upside down. Look at it backward. Charlie Munger First... Let me give you a quick example. Imagine you are looking at a maze. Starting the maze with the intent of finishing it is "starting with the end in mind". Starting the maze at the end...

The Monthly Letter That Isn't

Secrets, secrets are no fun. Secrets secrets hurt someone Anyone can see this text because it's part of the preview on the homepage. But... If you can see this, it's because you have a Wolf Pup NFT in your wallet. Wise decision, my friend. This is just a fun little thing I am doing. As I work ...

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#15 "...because..."

“A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we give a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do.” Robert Cialdini, Influence In his best-selling book Influence, Robert Cialdini shares some research about...

Force Multipliers #3

“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”― Carl SaganThis newsletter is about 3 weeks old and I already forgot what day I ...

Force Multipliers #3

“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.” ― Carl Sagan This newsletter is about 3 weeks old and I already forgot what day I send the Newsletter. Most of the time I use this as a blog, every so often it's sent out as a newsletter. I explain how this all works here . ...

#14 Patterns

"Values change at scale" Garret Hardin Sometimes it's very easy to make people a lot more money. Also, did you know that a mouse cannot be the size of an elephant? Those two sentences are directly related. Hear me out. Can you imagine the two animals standing next to each other and then, conce...

#13 Not A Control Freak

Control freaks. You know who I'm talking about. The self-proclaimed, "data-driven" "detail-oriented", "perfectionists", and "control freaks" As with any public-facing blog, newsletter, book, etc, I trust the reader has the capacity to extract value while recognizing that the author is aware there...

#12 In the Classroom

"A rich mental simulation of the future that allows you to get what you want"-Michio Kaku's definition of intelligenceFriday night, after the Certaint...

#11 The Monkey Mind

I refer to the "monkey mind" a lot. More specifically, I warn you to be aware of the tricks your monkey mind will play on you if you let it. What is the monkey mind and how do you know what to look for? I'm too lazy to type it out again, but this is copied and pasted from the August 2020 issue o...

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