The Great Filter
The author recounts a tense labor that ended in a healthy birth, using the experience to illustrate how fragile life can be. He contrasts his fortunate outcome with historical child mortality rates that once approached 50% before modern medicine. The piece expands the personal story into a broader reflection on parental investment—both financial and time‑based—as a vital, intergenerational asset. Ultimately, he frames child‑rearing as a societal "great filter" that shapes future wealth and stability.
What I’ve Learned Writing 500 Blog Posts
The author marks the milestone of 500 blog posts, averaging just over one article per week since 2017. He distills four core lessons: relentless consistency beats sporadic effort, continuous production sharpens skill more than isolated quality drills, the process itself...
Survival Is the Only Success
Tai Lopez turned a viral 2015 YouTube ad into more than $50 million in revenue and built a sizable marketing empire. By 2019 he launched Retail Ecommerce Ventures, raising $112 million to buy distressed brands such as Radio Shack and Pier 1, but the...
Did AI Kill Coast FIRE?
Coast FIRE lets people quit high‑pay jobs, keep a modest side hustle, and rely on portfolio growth to fund retirement. The rise of generative AI threatens that side‑income by automating many white‑collar gig tasks, as seen in the recent 50%...