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,…
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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 TSLA shareholder since 2017. This is part 1 of my exploration of Tesla. Read part 2 here. To read all articles in my Tesla series click…
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…
My Hopes and Expectations for the 2020s (and a Review of the 2010s)
My favorite thing about the new decade is that it offers an opportunity to practice long-term thinking. I’m aware that the effect is purely psychological. What matters is, that it works! So let’s put the weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly rhythms aside, and focus on decades for a change. Review of the 2010s Tech is…
If you're not in charge of your own time, you are a slave
For a long time, I felt like a slave. I’ve enslaved myself with my own startup. I’ve enslaved myself by being funded by outside investors, not customers. I’ve enslaved myself by saying yes to things I should have said no to. I’ve enslaved myself by not valuing my time. I don’t want to feel enslaved….
The Best Habits I Started in 2019
I love building new habits. Also, breaking them. Here are the best ones I started in 2019: Guided journalingEvery morning, I do guided journaling, using the Stoic Routine App. It helps me to reflect, letting off steam and re-focus on what is truly important. I’m practicing this for a full year now, and the benefits…
Real Estate Investing Framework
[This is a talk I recently gave at The Frankfurt Conversation 2019 by MOI Global.] I’d like to summarize some of the lessons I learned from helping to run a buy and hold real estate portfolio: Lesson 1: Find a framework Before my involvement, I had no prior experience in the real estate industry. So…
Investing Lessons from Running a Startup
[This is an edited version of a talk I recently gave at a MOI Global event.] I’d like to share some of the lessons I learned from being a startup founder, and how these can be applied to investing: Lesson 1: I’m a better investor because I was a founder As Warren Buffett famously said:…