Let's set the stage. We have extreme polarization, information overload and insufficient time to understand ground truth, historic concentrations of wealth and power in individuals, nuclear brinkmanship, masculine - feminine divides, a fiscally broken government leading the world, rotting institutions and infrastructure, increasing dig...

In 2019, I started blogging for the very first time. I was driving Uber, coaching chess in St. Louis, and tutoring at a local Mathnasium. I wrote ~60 blogs posts in ~60 days. I quickly ended up quitting everything, packing my life into my Prius, and driving to San Francisco. Blogging daily represented a shift in my mind and my life. I ...

When you sent me into handcuffs and imprisonment, taking away my life, time, and humanity for an indefinite period, with no understanding of your actions nor true remorse... nor responsibility just excuses... When you self-righteously told me, over and over, how you knew my interests & needs better than I did myself, such that I truly ...

Found the idea more clearly after massage and a good rest: https://x.com/andytrattner_/status/1951644069295456566?s=46 I think if i'm correct, it will have to be a discussion involving all of society, hence a meme. The fact that cops showed up proves my point: https://x.com/andytrattner_/status/1951644069295456566?s=46 Doesn't have to ...

Hey everyone, I'm really sorry for any emotional pain you felt upon seeing my recent burst of activity and especially the Andrew Tate references in my latest blog post. It's all part of the plan though, so don't worry. This has been 10 years in the making, but things are just starting to move fast this week. I got my first investor, an...

DISCLAIMER: I do not endorse Andrew Tate. DISCLAIMER 2: You have to watch this whole 2hr interview attentively and take notes, before saying anything resembling critique of this blog post to me - https://youtu.be/3NexOrW0uew :) DISCLAIMER 3: I think you'll become a better person by grappling with this shit seriously! DISCLAIMER 4: If t...

I'd like to meet Andy Bechtolsheim, a legendary figure who I'm about to emulate. Not just because of his first name. In September 1998, Andy wiped sweat from his brow. California heat boiled the Menlo Park garage, a raging furnace without A/C. He knew what to expect because he'd already been in the Valley for a couple decades. Thankful...

the following is not intended as financial advice. it is intended as a blog post fun story. (what you do with this information is up to you) This past weekend I discovered 2 very interesting and diverse investment opportunities thru my network, inbound to me. I'm now going to personally bet up to $300k of family wealth (not my money) o...

Announcing my new podcast SimplyOverthinking.com. If you'd like to subscribe, go ahead and visit this secret draft website and throw your email at my form. Break it if you can! Vibe coded, decently well. Just released this morning: the single episode which pleases us most. Cassie and I are having a blast, such a rewarding rollercoaster...

EDIT: here's an explainer for folks who find the below terribly reference-heavy or dense, but still want to grok it ;) perhaps without clicking all the links and watching hours of things i watch. ~~ Happened to consume two podcasts yesterday which deserve a quick shoutout. I should probably explain myself more than when I recently ment...

Dear World, Life doesn't always go how you think it will. I'm both proud and surprised in this moment, reflecting. Perhaps I shouldn't be feeling either of those things, but that's just how I feel... even as my new tattoo scars and heals and I shift to other vibe feelings. New adventures. July 11 2023 - I officially joined Shuffle Dati...

Fresh ink yesterday. About to shower for the first time, with that wrapper crap still on. Yes, it hurt. I've never wanted one before. Crystallized when my amazing cousin Sarah visited a couple weeks back, and I ended up offline without my phone having a spiritual spa day. She and I have jokingly thought about emotionally getting tear-f...

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i love making to do lists pencil sketching concepts on sticky notes dreaming up my own "new" mental structures brainstorming names, with the potential of discovering a really great one making logos and little profile pic bubbles... or i guess, to be more specific, I love the exploration of thought. ...and maybe tiny post-it size accomp...

Last Thursday June 12, Alex announced his acquisition for $30B by Zuck. Many college friends and former colleagues instantly became liquid with $5M+ cash dropping into their bank accounts. Huge congrats all around!!! Five million dollars is an insane amount of money for an individual to receive. I started watching Beast Games after lea...

I'm finally reading Do The Work, Steven Pressfield's poetic third installment after The War of Art and Turning Pro. It's hard to believe he shot to my top 5 half a decade ago. I got the book for my coffee table back in January, yet I still don't have a coffee table. I also had trouble powering through chapter 1, in which Pressfield app...

Based in Scottsdale There is a poker room dangerously close by. I live right on Main St in Old Town, which is one of the most walkable and pleasant neighborhoods in the Phoenix metro. Rent is half of San Fran, but food is similarly costly. Parking is plentiful, traffic is a breeze, Waymos abound. I broke up with my ex and left Singapor...

My uncle taught us many poker games with play money chips as kids, but I started playing No Limit Texas Hold'em for real in 2014 as a freshman in Baker dorm. A group of mostly Sloan business students would come once or twice a week to play in the empty cafeteria after dinner was cleared. Everyone would buy in for $60 - $300. Blinds wer...

On Saturday, I got into a stupid little spat with Wendy. We tentatively planned she would meet me at my place, and from there we would head to a 5:45 dinner reservation together. By 5:35 I was walking out my door and wondering where she was. I wouldn't normally care, knowing at least she would be on her way... In this specific case, ho...

My mom died 19 years ago and my dad has been in prison ever since, for her murder. I was 9 years old and my sister was 6. As kids, we had literally zero knowledge about any details at that time, except the bare facts that our mom was dead and our dad was gone. I haven't publicly shared much about this. The links above provide pretty co...

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When I was 15 years old, I remember having dinner at a too-nice restaurant with my friend's family in Wisconsin. They would often drive us to our soccer games and have me over for sleepovers. I deliberately chose the cheapest menu item—a $13 hamburger. This was back when McDonald's still had a burger on the dollar menu. I had cash from...

At the end of October, my cofounder and I decided to step back from day-to-day roles at Shuffle. In theory, not much changes. In practice, clarified expectations empower the team to own the business while freeing us to pursue our personal opportunity-cost hypotheses. How we got here could fill another post or three. Highlights include ...

I find myself, and men generally, ignorant of comfort's utility. We may even see comfort as counter-productive or hindering efficiency. This is potentially bad and destructive. Our blind spot may stem from the benefit, at times, of good results accidentally coming from being an insensitive brute. We then learn to bypass nature's loss f...

I tried Levels (with the Dexcom G7 sensor) for a month. It changed my life. For one thing, I never would have eaten raw broccoli out of a plastic bag in a hotel bathroom before. Also, I proudly consumed chicken wings and salmon sashimi at a tempura joint, avoiding the oh-so-tempting main options. I've been getting soup at the hawker ce...

Someone brilliantly replied to my latest "Same Team" post: “Resonate with the idea of "us, as a team, vs. 'the problem'", whatever that may be. Also a core part of our relationship. One of the best parts of a relationship is learning more about ourselves and our own limitations. Coming to it with curiosity. Why does the other person co...

The most powerful phrase we've discovered in our relationship: being on the same team. This relationship is the most joyous and rewarding aspect of my existence, but it can also be supremely challenging. Unlike sports, it's not always clear what it means "to pass the ball" or "score a goal" together. We may want different things in dif...

Stopped by the Network State Conference after returning to Singapore from the USA. Randomly sat near Daniel, who happened to cold email me a couple weeks back. Spent a few fun hours with Jeff, an old friend from my Ecuador era, learning about the latest. It was a nice chapter end for the trip. Other futuristic firsts include ride-haili...

Based in Singapore Or more accurately, wherever the intersection of my girlfriend & tourist visa requirements are. She's from here and likely staying until ~August 2025. Singapore is amazing, modern, hot. Good food abounds. Local language is English. I can do 90-day stints, possibly with a month in Malaysia between, still figuring that...

I've developed a useful rule to reject all social media, coupons, and wearables. A few weeks ago, I broke my rule. In January, I spent $400 on a 2-year WHOOP subscription after diving into Bryan Johnson. (For the uninitiated, I think of him as an alternative, inward-facing version of Elon Musk—Paypal fortune origins, then some interest...