Perhaps the most significant is that it’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much you lose when you’re wrong -- Stanley Druckenmiller I've been obsessed with asymmetric bets and looking for them wherever I can find them. These are bets where you ...
31Aug 2021
Body By Science Summary
Photo by Daniel Apodaca on Unsplash When it comes to health and fitness generally, my two favorite books are Body By Science by Doug McGuff and John Little, and all of the books written by Dr. Jason Fung. It's interesting how much Body By Science breaks with how people traditionally thnk about working out. One of the ...
05Aug 2019
Titanium Tea — My New Favourite Morning Drink
I'm big on morning routines and for many years, I'd always have coffee when I'm journaling in the morning. Now Tim Ferris has introduced me to something even better -- Titanium Tea! This is just aged pu erh tea, Japanese green tea (sen cha), ginger, turmeric and coconut oil. I'll take a small tea spoon of ...
29Jul 2019
How to Be a Learning Machine
The Benchmark Warren Buffett once mentioned in a TV interview that he doesn’t listen to podcasts because he can’t consume the content as fast as he can read. He reads 20–25 books a week. Imagine that. That’s more than what most people read in a year. But then again, Warren is not like most people. Charlie Munger, his ...
17Jun 2015
Daily Routines and The Stages of Business
A question that I noticed pop up a lot when speaking with entrepreneurs is about how to stay productive or how to manage time wisely. After getting variations of the same questions, I decided to write these posts so I could refer people to it: https://ruizhidong.com/5-roadblocks-to-productivity/ https://ruizhidong.com/6-time-management-hacks/ Since then, I've made some changes to my habits and my business, ...
28Nov 2012
5 Roadblocks to Being Productive
When you first try to get your business off the ground, it's easy to get sidetracked, feel discouraged, unmotivated and just downright quit. I have kept an eye on habits of mine which stops me from being productive. If you want to increase your productivity, you should do the same and see where you spend an ...
