Practical Self Development
Alternate title:
My winner effect is taking on epic proportions.
“You’re as cold as ice, willing to sacrifice.”
–M.O.P
[Friday, 9:58 PM]
Inspired by Mikael Syding’s cold resistance, I went out running the other day in shorts and T-shirt, even though it was semi-snowy and minus degrees.
First I was running through some industrial areas, like Rocky.
Then I ran past a couple of hugeContinue Reading…
Alternate title: Climb to the top or stay with the flock.
I’m a contrarian.
You can tell by the way I look–like a James Bond Villain (albeit without a white cat in my lap).
But being a contrarian is not about looking cool. . .
Being a contrarian means doing and thinking in unconventional ways.
And that, I’ve always done.Continue Reading…
We had just finished a 2-hour workout and got out of the gym.
—Now I was going to pick Mikael’s brain: was he going to head a new billion-dollar hedge fund, take one of the CEO positions he had been offered, or maybe become a full-time angel investor? It was not an easy decision to make. . .Continue Reading…
It was my 5th day of the StartupBros Import Empire event and I was staying at the Marriott [as pictured above].
The Ritz-Carlton–where we stayed for the first 4 days–is better. It costs $350/night, for normal folks. . .
Continue Reading…
The other day I was at an alumni event from my university. It was really good, and I met some interesting, accomplished people.
–All of them twice my age or more.
There were maybe 80 people at the event, and I was the youngest one in attendance. I benefited greatly from this contrast.
Two other guys under 30 stood by themselves at a table all night, poundingContinue Reading…
The philosopher/author/artist–all-round brilliant fellow–Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said that:
“Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.”
–And so it is: Young men are squires.
Until they pass The Gauntlet, they’re notContinue Reading…
From: The commonplace of Sir Sunström.
Section: Checklists.
Topic: 10+ decision-making principles.Continue Reading…
I was in Norway (Stavanger) and climbed two mountains last week.
It was physically challenging, because I’d done squats the day before (120 kg x 6 reps).
When we hiked up one of those mountains, my brother told me: “ifContinue Reading…
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