Is to buy more books and turn more pages. The more pages you see, the more you’re likely to read. Which is not take to say that you’ll read every word on every page, but that was never the point. There is a feedback loop-punctuated casual chain here that you can enter from any point.…
How to Make Miracles Happen and Get Called a Genetically Gifted Genius
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 23 of 26 in the series Timeboxing TrilogyThis entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Wide Standards Do what you can (importantly, don’t do what you can’t do…this seems like an obvious [indeed, almost tautological] statement, but you’d be amazed how many people try to force it) Do the…
CostCo, Space Travel and Japanese
by khatzumoto
CostCo is the Space Shuttle of shopping destinations. It’s supposed to save you time and money, but in the end, you just end up wasting larger amounts of time and cash than you ever thought possible, and you’re left sitting at home justifying why you’re force-feeding yourself some disgusting, low-quality cheese you spent 10,000 yen…
How and Why the Principle of Proportionality Works
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 10 of 17 in the series The Art of War of LearningFirst, let’s review what the principle of proportionality, as elucidated by John Lewis Gaddis (“Grand Strategy”), teaches us: 1. Never expend unlimited resources pursuing a limited gain. 2. Oversize your dreams and undersize your goals. 3. Align your goals with…
Always Underdo. Perfection Is Death.
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 11 of 11 in the series Mediocre ExcellenceAlways underdo. Conserve your energy. Save your strength. Hard left swipe on the advice of people (most often women — yes, this is blatant gender stereotyping, but this isn’t a “Family Guy” moment either; we’re not doing this for laughs: we’re fighting a worthy…
All Days Are Good Days
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series New Year’s Is StoopidMore than 99% of the year is not New Year’s. Don’t make stupid trades. Don’t hang your hopes on two to five shiny dollar bills and ignore the other 98 sitting in your wallet. All money is good — they’ll let you…