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A dash of fun and accountability.
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Strong-Link Problems
The first of two parts on seeking a fat-tailed life.
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Incentivized Stupidity
Stupidity comes in different flavors.
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Always Invert
In honor of the new book by Barry Ritholz.
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The Index Mindset
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The Better Letter: Addition by Subtraction
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House of Mirrors
We ought to test and keep testing our ideas. Doing so is hard.
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Bracketology (2025 Edition)
I love March Madness.
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Not Totally Worthless
I hated being an attorney, but I gained a lot from it.
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How You Doin'?
Benchmarking, in essence, is asking, "How you doin'?"
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What They Do...
...(and who they do it to).
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Things Change
Things change more and faster than we think.
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2024 Forecasting Follies
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