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14 Feb, 4 tweets, 3 min read
In a noise-filled world, mental models are a powerful tool for identifying signal and making great decisions.

I sat down with @treylockerbie @PrestonPysh and @stig_brodersen to discuss mental models and how they can supercharge your life.

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For more on mental models, check out my meta-thread of five powerful mental models for driving non-linear outcomes in your investing, business, and life.
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16 Feb
The Eisenhower Decision Matrix is a powerful tool for prioritizing your time and unlocking growth in your career, startup, business, relationships, or life.

A thread on how it works and how it can change your life... Image
Dwight D. Eisenhower was an American military officer and politician.

He was a five-star general in the United States Army and the first Supreme Commander of NATO.

After his military career, he was elected as the 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. Image
In both his military and civilian careers, Eisenhower stood out for his prolific productivity.

His secret?

Eisenhower observed that people often confuse the urgent with the important. He did not.

"What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important."
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13 Feb
I turned 30 recently.

While far from old and wise, I have learned a few things along the way - on life, business, writing, investing, and growth.

Here are a few important lessons learned...
Embrace Failure

Put simply, failure leads to growth.

Do not hide from failure. Seek it out. Allow yourself to be uncomfortable. Embrace it.

The most transformative moments in your life will always come from failures.
Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

As Isaac Newton famously wrote, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

You will only go as far as you can see.

Seek out mentors who champion your cause and empower you to see further.
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10 Feb
Network Effects 101

The concept of network effects is a powerful mental model through which to evaluate businesses, startups, money, human societies, and nature.

But what are “network effects” and how do they work?

Here's Network Effects 101!
First, a few definitions.

A network effect is a phenomenon by which each incremental user of a product or service adds value to the existing user base.

The product or service becomes more valuable to the users as more people use it.

It is a positive feedback loop.
The idea originated with Theodore Vail, the president of American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T).

In the company's 1908 annual report, Vail wrote, "[The telephone's] value depends on the connection with the other telephones — and increases with the number of connections."
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6 Feb
The Feynman Technique is a foundational mental model for unlocking growth in your career, startup, business, or writing.

A thread on how it works and how it can change your life...
Richard Feynman was an American theoretical physicist.

He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 for his groundbreaking work in quantum electrodynamics.

Feynman's true genius, however, was in his ability to convey extremely complex ideas in simple, digestible ways.
Richard Feynman observed that complexity and jargon are often used to mask a lack of deep understanding.

The Feynman Technique is a learning framework that forces you to strip away needless complexity and develop a deep, elegant understanding of a given topic.
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3 Feb
THREAD: Robinhood and other brokerages came under fire last week for restricting trading in certain securities, including $GME and $AMC.

A thread simplifying the underlying mechanics of this drama and explaining why our archaic T+2 settlement system is to blame...
1/ First, if you're unfamiliar with the backdrop to this story, here are the basics.

GameStop (and other "meme stocks") saw a massive price spike last week.

There were fundamental and technical reasons for the rise.

My thread below is a helpful primer.
2/ On Thursday, several brokerages, including the popular @RobinhoodApp, halted or restricted trading in many of these stocks.

The public outcry was immediate (and very loud).

Amazingly, it even had @AOC and @TedCruz agreeing on something.
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1 Feb
THREAD: With #silversqueeze trending on Twitter, it appears that this week's market spectacle may well be in the silver market.

A perfect moment for a thread on the Hunt Brothers and their alleged attempt to corner the silver market...
1/ First, let's set the stage.

The Hunt Brothers - Nelson Bunker Hunt, William Herbert Hunt, and Lamar Hunt - were the sons of Texas tycoon H.L. Hunt.

H.L. Hunt had amassed a billion-dollar fortune in the oil industry.

He died in 1974 and left that fortune to his family.
2/ After H.L.'s passing, the Hunt Brothers had taken over the family holdings and successfully managed to expand the Hunt empire.

By the late 1970s, the family's fortune was estimated to be ~$5 billion.

In the financial world, the Hunt name was as good as gold (or silver!).
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