Essays & Reflections

A selection from 250+ articles, essays, and newsletters plus 500+ posts on X. Just an excerpt, spanning life design, faith, Bitcoin, Berkshire Hathaway, and markets.

Why You Need a Life Résumé

Documenting who you become, not just what you did.

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One Thing That Changed My Life 25 Years Ago

A written personal mission statement, and the intentional decisions it's shaped ever since.

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I Organized 130,000 Photos

What a decade of memories taught me about what actually matters.

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99.9999% of Human Stories Disappear

Why almost everything we live is forgotten, and how to keep it.

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Learning with AI and Spaced Repetition

Using AI and spaced repetition to make learning compound.

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My Reluctant Path to Bitcoin

A former skeptic's journey from doubt to conviction.

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100 Reasons Bitcoin May Be the Most Important Asset of Our Lifetime

The full case for Bitcoin, in one hundred reasons.

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Inside Berkshire Hathaway's Compounding Engine

How a fortress-like machine keeps compounding.

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100 Enduring Advantages of Berkshire Hathaway

The moat, itemized: one hundred enduring advantages.

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Owning the S&P 500 Might Seem Passive, But It's Actually Actively Managed

Index funds are not as passive as they look.

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Reflections

Notes from the margins

Shorter thoughts on living deliberately, first written as posts on X. A few worth carrying around.

True happiness comes from savoring the small things every day, not just chasing the next weekend, vacation, or holiday. How we spend our days is how we spend our lives.

after Annie Dillard
Reflection · 2022Read on X ↗

Don’t spend more intentional time planning your vacation than planning your life. Visualize the future you want, then protect the quiet time to simply think and reflect.

Reflection · 2021Read on X ↗

Everyone hits transition points, a graduation, a move, the empty nest, retirement. Don’t live on auto-pilot. Your next chapter is unwritten, and it can be anything you want.

Reflection · 2022Read on X ↗

The life you’re living today is built on past decisions. You can’t change the past, so don’t waste energy on regret. Choose one small action today that moves you toward the future you want.

Reflection · 2021Read on X ↗

Success comes from leveraging your strengths, not fixing your weaknesses. Find the god-given or hard-earned talents you genuinely enjoy, and do more of them.

Reflection · 2021Read on X ↗

Do you really know someone’s story? You might think you do. Maybe we all need to take a little more time to ask, and to listen.

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