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We will take an email break for the summer (maybe longer). Our weekly hours are fixed at 168 and it’s helpful to have a ‘fire-break’ of sorts to reshuf…

Jul 6

We will end our week on Mastermind taking a quote from Maria Konnikova’s Wharton Moneyball podcast. When asked if there’s a better way to play poker, t…

Jul 3

In honor of her new book, The Biggest Bluff, we will spend this week revisiting Maria Konnikova’s book Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes. T…

Jul 2

In honor of her new book, The Biggest Bluff, we will spend this week revisiting Maria Konnikova’s book Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes. S…

Jul 1

In honor of her new book, The Biggest Bluff, we’ll spend this week revisiting Maria Konnikova’s book Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes. In …

Jun 30

In honor of her new book, The Biggest Bluff, we’ll spend this week revisiting Maria Konnikova’s book Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes. The…

Jun 29

How can you solve a problem obliquely? Like our toilet cleaner in the shower experience, qualification blocks our thinking. Toilet bowl cleaner is for …

Jun 26

One of my favorite philosophy books is Early Retirement Extreme. It’s a book about the why behind Financial Independence, Retiring Early (FIRE). Author…

Jun 25

This is Clearwater Beach Florida. The line in the sand is where two systems meet. On the left is the natural system. On the left there are no incentive…

Jun 24

We had a problem. The mold in our shower was entrenched. It was like some secret force of tiny invaders crept into our home unnoticed and encamped in t…

Jun 23

The goal of any business is to sustainably serve customers. That means informing people of what you have to sell (JTBD based) and forming an ongoing re…

Jun 22

One of the best parts of reading business history books is realizing the omnipresence of competition, especially the Chronos-eating-his-children aspect…

Jun 19

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