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The following is a collection of most of what I've written on the internet since 2021. The first section is various individual essays. The second is a series of ~60 travel blogs from time abroad.
Essays
What Comes Next? (February 9, 2026)
Some thoughts on "Head of Narrative" (December 18, 2025)
Performative Grind Culture and the "9-9-6" (September 2, 2025)
What Are You Optimizing For? (August 22, 2025)
My Recent Experience with "Vibe Coding" (July 24, 2025)
28% Loaded. (April 7, 2025)
Russian Uber Drivers Are America's Leading Optimists (March 10, 2025)
My First Evening in San Francisco (March 3, 2025)
What happens when knowledge is commoditized? (February 27, 2025)
Investing in Creators. (February 17, 2025)
The Late-20-Something's Professional Dilemma (January 23, 2025)
New Year, New Me, New Job, New City. (January 16, 2025)
Factory Reset. (December 6, 2024)
You Only Have to Get Rich Once. (November 21, 2024)
Ask Good Questions (November 8, 2024)
Status Games Rule Everything Around Me. (October 3, 2024)
Investing in an Age of Distraction (September 27, 2024)
On the False Romanticization of Small Town USA. (September 20, 2024)
Tell Good Stories. (September 12, 2024)
8/26/2024 Market Thoughts (August 27, 2024)
8/22/24 Thoughts on Financial Markets (August 22, 2024)
Analog Is Cool Again (August 15, 2024)
The Overton Window Has Shifted (July 26, 2024)
The Purpose of Things Isn't to Stop Doing Things. (July 11, 2024)
The Benefits of Slowing Down. (June 20, 2024)
AI is making the internet worse (May 29, 2024)
Adios, Business School. (May 14, 2024)
No Rules. (May 1, 2024)
Be Your Own Marketing (April 17, 2024)
"Is Business School Worth It?" (April 10, 2024)
Rethinking Risk. (March 25, 2024)
Media Isn't Dead, It's Evolving. (March 19, 2024)
Why Don't We Do What We Want? (February 27, 2024)
What Are We Assuming? (February 19, 2024)
On Anonymity and the Right to Privacy (February 8, 2024)
The Cost of Efficiency (January 17, 2024)
Everything Wrong with New Year's Resolutions (January 3, 2024)
Not Everything "Depends on Context." (December 6, 2023)
Americans Aren't Poor, They're "Pre-Rich" (December 5, 2023)
The Cost of Progress (November 10, 2023)
Creating Your Own Career (November 1, 2023)
The Creator Economy Isn't Dead (October 31, 2023)
Why Are Young People Rich and Miserable? (October 25, 2023)
Two Types of Money Problems (October 13, 2023)
Magic Internet Money (October 5, 2023)
Betting Against Regulators (September 25, 2023)
Everything You Can't Predict. (September 20, 2023)
Instacart's IPO and the Problem with "Series I's" (September 18, 2023)
The Cyclicality of Everything (September 9, 2023)
Margin of Safety (September 4, 2023)
Timing Matters (August 27, 2023)
What's a Reputation Worth? (August 27, 2023)
Some Advice for a 22-Year-Old Just Getting Started (August 22, 2023)
Halfway Through My Professionally-Acceptable Two-Year Experiment (August 12, 2023)
What's Going On: Retail Traders Love Bankrupt Stocks (August 7, 2023)
The Inefficient Market Hypothesis: How Hertz Became the First Meme Stock (August 1, 2023)
Categories of 1 (July 26, 2023)
Five Career-Related Things I've Changed My Mind On (July 17, 2023)
Does Threads Pose an Existential Threat to Twitter? (July 10, 2023)
The Money Cliff (June 30, 2023)
In Defense of the Fed (June 21, 2023)
Chasing the AI Goldrush (June 12, 2023)
The Difference Between Self-Employment and "Normal" Jobs (June 6, 2023)
You Don't Have to (and Probably Shouldn't) Make Your Passion Your Profession (May 23, 2023)
You Can Be Successful Without Being Insufferable (May 8, 2023)
The Case for Living Life Backwards (May 7, 2023)
The Most Important Asset That You Never Think About (April 30, 2023)
The Offers You Shouldn't Accept. (April 24, 2023)
We Should Really Be Having More Kids (April 23, 2023)
The Upside to Delayed Success (April 13, 2023)
That Whole "Your Network Is Your Net Worth" Cliche (April 12, 2023)
Dopamine Overload (April 12, 2023)
Did Judas Iscariot Make the Worst Deal in History? (April 5, 2023)
The Metaverse Was a Pandemic Pipe Dream. (March 29, 2023)
How to Create Your Own Luck (March 27, 2023)
26% Loaded (March 27, 2023)
Fighting Entropy (March 22, 2023)
Everything You Didn't Think Of. (March 14, 2023)
Infinite Games (March 2, 2023)
How Does This Whole "Writing Online" Thing Work? (February 27, 2023)
Let Me Tell You a Story. (February 21, 2023)
For the Love of God, Can We Stop Virtue Signaling? (February 17, 2023)
What Does "Upper-Middle Class" Actually Mean? (February 8, 2023)
Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous (February 8, 2023)
One Trick Ponies (February 8, 2023)
The Timeless Stuff. (February 5, 2023)
It's Not Supposed to Be Easy. (January 31, 2023)
When Diversification Dies (January 30, 2023)
11 Things That 0% Interest Rates Caused (January 26, 2023)
Bear Markets and Identity Crises (January 20, 2023)
If You're Reading This You've Already Won (January 6, 2023)
Why New Year's Resolutions Fail (January 2, 2023)
Why Investing Is Hard. (December 29, 2022)
That's a Wrap, 2022 (December 29, 2022)
The Hidden Cost of Artificial Intelligence (December 26, 2022)
Defining "Enough" (December 9, 2022)
Terminally Online (December 1, 2022)
Weird Nerds and Seductive Stories (December 1, 2022)
The Struggles of Being a Creator (November 26, 2022)
Ineffective Altruism (November 12, 2022)
The Golden Age of Grift (November 10, 2022)
Location, Location, Location (November 3, 2022)
Some More Unconventional Finance Advice (October 31, 2022)
The Money Value of Time (October 29, 2022)
I'm Pretty Sure I Broke Linkedin (October 25, 2022)
In the Heat of the Moment (October 24, 2022)
Will AI Replace Creative Work? (October 15, 2022)
"So Why Are You in Business School?" (October 14, 2022)
The Dichotomy of Work (October 12, 2022)
Almost Didn't Happen (October 5, 2022)
Are You Paying Attention? (September 23, 2022)
A Memoir to Chamath and the SPAC Bubble (September 21, 2022)
FOMO (September 18, 2022)
Good Ignorance. (September 12, 2022)
Same Cards, Different Games (September 9, 2022)
Flavor of the Week (September 4, 2022)
You Can't Cure Cancer with a Bandaid: The Student Debt Problem (August 29, 2022)
On Meaningless Careers (August 23, 2022)
Apple's Diabolical Plan to Control the Ads (August 17, 2022)
Can't Take It with You (August 15, 2022)
Six Types of Wealth (August 3, 2022)
The Religion of Speculation (August 2, 2022)
Moving to New York (August 2, 2022)
$660M in a Day: The Big Oil Short (August 1, 2022)
1+1 = 3 (July 20, 2022)
The Case for Traveling More (July 19, 2022)
What Recession? (July 18, 2022)
The Truth about Work-Life Balance (July 17, 2022)
Good Luck. (July 11, 2022)
Young Money Turns 1! (July 7, 2022)
How I Write. (June 27, 2022)
A Totally Serious List of Ideas to Solve the Debt Crisis (June 26, 2022)
In Pursuit of Side Quests (June 26, 2022)
A Politically Incorrect Blog Post. (June 25, 2022)
Spotlight Effect (June 24, 2022)
The Eye of the Storm (June 19, 2022)
Not Financial Advice. (June 13, 2022)
What Money Can't Buy. (June 7, 2022)
What a Time to Be Alive (June 5, 2022)
The World's Best Inflation Hedge (June 5, 2022)
The Benefits of Boring (June 5, 2022)
The Future of You (May 30, 2022)
The Inefficient Market Hypothesis (May 27, 2022)
Snap Back to Reality (May 21, 2022)
What Are You Waiting For? (May 18, 2022)
10 Ideas That I've Been Thinking About. (May 17, 2022)
How to Actually Learn a Foreign Language (May 14, 2022)
Price Anchoring and Broken Stories (May 9, 2022)
Argentina's Inflation Problem (May 5, 2022)
Let's Spend Some Money (May 3, 2022)
The Paradox of Choice (April 27, 2022)
Fate Loves Irony (April 25, 2022)
A New Definition of Alpha (April 19, 2022)
Trickle-Down Euphoria (April 18, 2022)
Putting Success on a Pedestal (April 18, 2022)
Jack of All Trades, Master of Some (April 12, 2022)
Madness of the Crowds (April 6, 2022)
When the Clock Hits Zero (April 5, 2022)
Sins of Extrapolation (April 4, 2022)
The Economics of Writing Online (April 1, 2022)
25% Loaded (March 28, 2022)
Germany's Russian Gas Problem (March 28, 2022)
How I Lost $150K in a Day (March 22, 2022)
The Privilege to Take Risks (March 21, 2022)
March Madness & the Billion Dollar Nonprofit (March 16, 2022)
Time Isn't Money (March 12, 2022)
Risk (March 10, 2022)
"F*ck You" Money (March 2, 2022)
Precedented Times (February 27, 2022)
Perverse Incentives (February 24, 2022)
The Market Is Wrong, Bro (February 18, 2022)
Being Right for the Wrong Reasons (February 18, 2022)
Dopamine. (January 29, 2022)
Don't Burn the Ships (January 28, 2022)
When the ARKK Is Full (January 23, 2022)
Volatile Times (January 23, 2022)
Valuation Matters (January 21, 2022)
The Opportunity Cost of Everything (January 19, 2022)
Rest in Pieces, Legacy Media (January 18, 2022)
Turbulent Times (January 18, 2022)
Creating Value > Exerting Effort (January 12, 2022)
Leverage for Your Life (January 11, 2022)
Why Is Friendship a Casualty of Growing Up? (January 10, 2022)
When "Community" Is Shaped Like a Pyramid (January 5, 2022)
House Money (December 21, 2021)
Life Pro Tip: Learn to Write (December 15, 2021)
Rich in Experiences, Sufficient in Finances (December 13, 2021)
A Bit about Me (December 9, 2021)
Bias Towards Action (December 6, 2021)
External Evidence > Internal Confidence (November 24, 2021)
National Treasure 3: The Rug Pull (November 22, 2021)
The Definition of Insanity (November 16, 2021)
We the Peopl3 (November 13, 2021)
Inflation Up, Your Savings Down (November 11, 2021)
Power to the Players (November 8, 2021)
Play Dumb, Get Rich (October 29, 2021)
How Memes Move Markets (October 25, 2021)
Indefinite Optimism (October 22, 2021)
Everything Is Sales (October 4, 2021)
All You Need Is a Good Story (September 27, 2021)
FIRE Festival (September 23, 2021)
Remote Work Life Hack (September 21, 2021)
Carpe DM (September 13, 2021)
Health is Wealth (September 9, 2021)
Wealth Isn't Zero Sum (August 31, 2021)
So You Wanna Trade Stocks (August 27, 2021)
Not Fungible (August 25, 2021)
Picking the Right Game > Being the Best Player (August 16, 2021)
Where Do I Start? (August 12, 2021)
Slowly, Then All at Once (August 9, 2021)
Frameworks & Opportunities > Goals (August 5, 2021)
Stocks Only Go Up (August 2, 2021)
Just Do It (July 29, 2021)
Homeownership: American Dream or Financial Nightmare? (July 26, 2021)
It's Okay to Spend Money (July 22, 2021)
Bitcoin or Bitcon? (July 20, 2021)
Travel Blogs
Pre-Travel Check (August 24, 2021)
Chapter 1: Viva La Barcelona (August 29, 2021)
Chapter 2: Adios Barca, Hola Prague (September 2, 2021)
Chapter 3: Slavic City (September 5, 2021)
Chapter 4: Budapest (September 8, 2021)
Chapter 5: Some Thoughts After Two Weeks Abroad (September 11, 2021)
Chapter 6: Adios Budapest, Hello Krakow (September 12, 2021)
Chapter 7A: Hell on Earth (September 13, 2021)
Chapter 7B: Hell on Earth (September 14, 2021)
Chapter 8: What's Krackin' Krakow? (September 15, 2021)
Chapter 9: Lehgo Lagos (September 21, 2021)
Chapter 9.5: Travel Tips for the Folks Back Home (September 24, 2021)
Chapter 10: A Good Week in Southern Spain (September 25, 2021)
Chapter 11: A Few Good Stories & The City of Lights (September 27, 2021)
Chapter 12: Slight Pivot, Welcome to Switzerland (October 3, 2021)
Chapter 13: An Italian Heist and a Floating City (October 6, 2021)
Chapter 14: World's Best Road Trip (October 9, 2021)
Chapter 15: Cliff Jumping in Croatia (October 12, 2021)
Chapter 15.5: 50 Days in, Now What? (October 14, 2021)
Chapter 16: From Budapest to Florence 🤌🏼 (October 17, 2021)
Chapter 17: Jack's Romana (October 22, 2021)
Chapter 18: Fish and Chips (October 27, 2021)
Chapter 19: EdinBRUH, Halloween (Pt. 1), and a New Job (October 30, 2021)
Chapter 20: Tallest Man in Europe (November 3, 2021)
Chapter 21: Edinburgh Is so Class (November 9, 2021)
Chapter 21.5: 77 Thoughts for 77 Days (November 10, 2021)
Chapter 22: Bike Capital of the World (November 15, 2021)
Chapter 23: Scandinavious (November 19, 2021)
Chapter 24: King of the North (November 25, 2021)
Chapter 25: Berlin (November 29, 2021)
Chapter 26: My Laptop Broke lol (December 6, 2021)
Chapter 27: Feliz Navidad in Sevilla (December 11, 2021)
Chapter 28: A Proper Good Week in England (December 18, 2021)
Chapter 29: Reflection. (December 21, 2021)
Chapter 30: We're So Back (February 1, 2022)
Chapter 31: Viva Argentina (February 9, 2022)
Chapter 32: Super Bowl Down South (February 18, 2022)
Chapter 33: Mar Del Plata (March 4, 2022)
Chapter 34: Patagonia (Not the Jacket) (March 12, 2022)
Chapter 34.5: Let's Run It Back (May 12, 2022)
Chapter 35: When in Rome (May 25, 2022)
Chapter 36: Venice & Sicily (May 29, 2022)
Chapter 37: Back to Barcelona (June 2, 2022)
Chapter 38: Me Gusta Madrid (June 5, 2022)
Chapter 39: Sevilla Was Hotter Than the Surface of the Sun (June 8, 2022)
Chapter 40: Weekend in Barca (June 12, 2022)
Chapter 41: Island Bois (June 19, 2022)
Chapter 42: Madrid (v2) and Porto (June 29, 2022)
Chapter 43: Amsterdam with Friends! (July 6, 2022)
Chapter 44: Moving to New York (August 2, 2022)
Chapter 45: Dominican Republic (November 10, 2022)
Chapter 46: Medellin (December 4, 2022)
Chapter 47: Live, Laugh, London ❤️ (January 3, 2023)
Chapter 48: Family-Friendly Fun in Edinburgh (January 8, 2023)
Chapter 49: The Squad Goes to Chamonix (January 16, 2023)
Chapter 50: The Boys Go to Japan (March 14, 2023)
Chapter 51: Sumo, Sake, and Some Naked Dudes in a Pool. (March 20, 2023)
Chapter 52: BOYS TRIP TO GUATE (May 13, 2023)
Chapter 53: Colombia with Columbia, Part 1 (May 17, 2023)
Chapter 54: Colombia with Columbia, Part 2 (May 21, 2023)
Chapter 55: Summer in Spain (August 23, 2023)
Chapter 56: RV Trip Out West (October 24, 2023)
Chapter 57: A Week in Tel Aviv (August 15, 2025)
Chapter 58: From India, with Love. (December 26, 2025)