I have a love-hate relationship with content marketing. I’ve been doing search engine optimization (SEO) since 2002, blogging since 2006, tweeting since 2007. I also co-founded one of the first influencer marketing companies in Europe in 2006. But to be honest, while getting some pieces right, all this time I had trouble to grasp the…
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Keeping a Long-Term Perspective
In January, I wrote about my hopes and expectations for the new decade: “Something big will hit us. If not this decade, then one of the next. It will come out of the blue. A new vector. A bio attack, a pandemic, cyber warfare, eruption of a huge volcano. Something we won’t be expecting. Something…
12 Takeaways From Charlie Munger At The 2020 Daily Journal Annual Meeting
Charlie Munger, business partner of Warren Buffett, recently spoke at the 2020 Daily Journal Annual Meeting. You can watch the full recording here. It turned out to be a great one, full of wisdom and juicy punches. A 96 year-old with a sharp mind and snappy tongue! Takeaways: #1: Take the high road, because it’s…
16 Takeaways from Ideaweek 2020
I recently spent an amazing week at MOI Global Ideaweek 2020, a retreat for like-minded value investors and wisdom-seekers. The motto was: „A single conversation with a wise person is worth a month’s study of books.” — Chinese Proverb It was a magical, relaxed, and uplifting environment in St. Moritz. Nothing like traditional, fast-paced conferences. I…
The Four Pillars of the Good Life: Health, Wealth, Love, and Happiness
[This is a talk I recently gave at Ideaweek 2020 by MOI Global.] When preparing the remarks to share with you, I was reminded of the Stanford commencement speech by Steve Jobs from 2005. I remember vividly watching it in 2006 on YouTube, just as I was graduating from college, and it made a big…
Do what works
I love this principle from Charlie Munger from last year’s Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting. It’s simple, and powerful. So I thought it deserves it’s own blog post: “Figure out what works, and go do it.” Charlie Munger Do what feels good Another dimension of this principle is to listen to how you feel. Generally speaking,…
What People Don't Understand About Tesla
Note: This is not investment advice. At heart, I’m a value investor, and Tesla is no value investment. I view it as a binary venture-type bet. I am a shareholder. I believe that Tesla is one of the most misunderstood (and most exciting) tech companies right now. After I rented a Model S for a…
4000 Push-ups Challenge (in January)
I’ve completed a 4000 push-ups challenge this month, together with about 30 others from my Crossfit gym. I decided to apply the “Margin of Safety” principle and did 150 per day, so I finished a couple of days early. It was a real challenge for me, as push-ups are one of my least-liked exercises. I…
My favorite moments of the 2010s
Recently I wrote down my personal memories of the 2010s, the good and the challenging. And what I learned from it. I added an exercise I learned from Psycho-Cybernetics: “re-live past successes and positive experiences” (which helps to visualize and manifest similar things in the future) So I scrolled through my Facebook photos (which was…
My favorite books of 2019
Levels of Energy by Frederick Dodson (audio version): This book provides an incredibly useful framework for how to view and work with different levels of energy. Especially how to read the energy levels of other people and how to elevate your own level. I highly recommend it and will reread it in the future. The Oxygen…