Wealth
1/ Apex Money: Bitcoin is the apex property of the human race. It’s a liquid, portable, independent asset with full custodial rights. “For the first time in human history we can grant property rights to 8 billion people” – Michael Saylor
2/ The 4 Core Pieces of A Business: – Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund/Varda)
- The people you are hiring
- The operating cadence you maintain
- The way you communicate in the company
- The way you set your goals
3/ Gold Bugged Out: “Gold as a store value, rationally, will be eaten by Bitcoin. And even if it isn’t eaten, it’s already defective by 21st century standards.” – Michael Saylor
4/ Fiat = Serfdom: “The Road to Serfdom consists of working exponentially harder in order to earn a currency growing exponentially weaker then invest your proceeds in assets growing ever riskier” – Michael Saylor
5/ The 4 Core Members of a Real Estate Portfolio: Agents, contractors, lenders, and property managers - David Greene & Brandon Turner
Wisdom
6/ Coffee Before Liquor: Caffeine has been a vital part of capitalism. Coffee was the original substitute for alcohol which was casually drunk during the workday as it was cleaner than water – Michael Pollan
7/ The Varda Space Station: “It isn’t totally unrealistic to say that by the end of the decade we’ll have something that’s 10 x bigger than the international space station.” – Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund/Varda)
8/ 3 Types of Twitter Accounts: [He’s missing wisdom accounts, Money Twitter, Hustle Twitter and more, but an interesting view of what Twitter is to a VC/Founder] Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund/Varda)
- Packaged corporate accounts
- Virtue-signaling accounts involved with social justice
- Troll accounts with memes and comedy
Health
9/Form Above All Else: If form breaks down when loading: (1) reduce the number of reps; (2) lean into it and incorporate isometric holds – Mind Pump
10/ How To Fix Your Squat: Focus on mobility for work on hips, ankles, feet several times per day – Mind Pump
11/ Why Are You Giving Caffeine (via Soda) To Yours Kids? It is the only drug that we recreationally give our children – Michael Pollan
12/ Channelrhodopsins: In principle, channelrhodopsins will enable treatments to turn on or off specific regions of the brain which lead to depression, anxiety, etc. – Andrew Huberman PhD
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