Notes from

Summaries, insights, and key takeaways from impactful reading and listening.


  • 18 April 2025
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    Meditations

    Notes from the book Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
  • 2 March 2025

    The Black Swan

    The central idea of the book concerns our blindness with respect to randomness, particularly large deviations.
  • 1 February 2025
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    The Beginning of Infinity

    Notes from the book, ‘The Beginning of Infinity’ by David Deutsch.
  • 13 January 2025
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    Following the money in AI

    Learnings from five podcasts featuring Jensen Huang, Satya Nadella and others in early 2025
  • 21 December 2024
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    Intellectuals

    Notes from the book intellectuals by Paul Johnson
  • 2 December 2024
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    The Anthology of Balaji

    Notes from the book The Anthology of Balaji, by Eric Jorgenson
  • 5 November 2024

    Richer, Wiser, Happier

    Notes from the book Richer, Wiser Happier – on what makes a great investor – by William Green
  • 5 November 2024
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    Same as ever: Timeless lessons on risk, opportunity and living a good life

    Notes from the book by Morgan Housel on optimising risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life
  • 27 July 2024
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    Poor Charlie’s Almanac

    Notes from the book Poor Charlie’s Almanac which sets out Charlie Munger’s speeches.
  • 25 June 2024

    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Notes from the book Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  • 24 April 2024
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    Extreme Ownership

    Notes on the Navy SEAL secrets to leadership success and failure, blending combat lessons with actionable insights for life and business.
  • 6 April 2024

    Who is John Galt?

    Notes from the book by Ayn Rand
  • 13 February 2024
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    The Hard things about Hard Things

    Notes form the book by Ben Horowitz the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he’s gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology companies.
  • 11 February 2024

    The Rational Optimist

    Notes from the book. The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley. The book discusses much including economics, history and evolution.
  • 28 December 2023
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    The Star Principle & making better investment decisions

    Takeaways from the book the Star Principle by Richard Koch in which he shares the secrets of his success – and shows how you too can identify and enrich yourself from ‘Stars’.
  • 12 December 2023

    What you do is who you are

    Notes from the book by Ben Horowitz on culture, with practical advice on building the culture you desire.
  • 15 August 2023

    Atomic Habits – 1% better every day

    Notes from the book on habits and self improvement by James Clear
  • 29 January 2023

    The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

    Key quotes from the book ‘The Almanack of Naval Ravikant’
  • 26 January 2023

    The Psychology of Money

    Key notes from the book, the Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel.