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The Black Swan
The central idea of the book concerns our blindness with respect to randomness, particularly large deviations.
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Same as ever: Timeless lessons on risk, opportunity and living a good life
About This Article: Like other entries in my Notes from the Book series, I wrote this primarily for myself. These notes serve as an online journal, where writing helps me learn and publishing sharpens my thoughts while creating an accessible reference. Expect longer quotations, drawn directly from my Kindle highlights, as I aim to capture…
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Nailing brand colours in Midjourney (a follow-up post)
Very niche post warning – This is my second post for Midjourney geeks. As with the first one, please ignore if this is not you. The colour problem You may have read my last post on issues and a solution for getting accurate colours in Midjourney (here and here). The good news is I’ve discovered…
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Extreme Ownership
About This Article: Like other entries in my Notes from the Book series, I wrote this primarily for myself. These notes serve as an online journal, where writing helps me learn and publishing sharpens my thoughts while creating an accessible reference. Expect longer quotations, drawn directly from my Kindle highlights, as I aim to capture…
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The Hard things about Hard Things
About This Article: Like other entries in my Notes from the Book series, I wrote this primarily for myself. These notes serve as an online journal, where writing helps me learn and publishing sharpens my thoughts while creating an accessible reference. Expect longer quotations, drawn directly from my Kindle highlights, as I aim to capture key insights.…
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The Rational Optimist || Notes from the book
About This Article: Like other entries in my Notes from the Book series, I wrote this primarily for myself. These notes serve as an online journal, where writing helps me learn and publishing sharpens my thoughts while creating an accessible reference. Expect longer quotations, drawn directly from my Kindle highlights, as I aim to capture key insights.…
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Atomic Habits – 1% better every day
About This Article: Like other entries in my Notes from the Book series, I wrote this primarily for myself. These notes serve as an online journal, where writing helps me learn and publishing sharpens my thoughts while creating an accessible reference. Expect longer quotations, drawn directly from my Kindle highlights, as I aim to capture key insights.…
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The Star Principle & making better investment decisions
About This Article: Like other entries in my Notes from the Book series, I wrote this primarily for myself. These notes serve as an online journal, where writing helps me learn and publishing sharpens my thoughts while creating an accessible reference. Expect longer quotations, drawn directly from my Kindle highlights, as I aim to capture key insights.…
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State > Story > Strategy
A mental model which has really helped me of late is the State > Story > Strategy. I inscribe the words every day at the top of my journal which sets out my objectives for the day. It acts as a constant reminder and a catalyst, propelling me to align my mental and emotional state,…
