i've heard ben hunt (epsilon theory) talk on various podcasts and he can spend literally 2 hours talking about something that can be said in one sentence.
i'm sure he's very smart but all of his material is such a slog i don't even bother anymore.
a lot of these ex-hedge fund podcast guys just love to hear themselves talk for hours on end. especially about how bad the current finance industry is, and of course when they did it, it was different, they were good, don't you see?
finance is 99% bullshit artistry until you get to stochastic calculus and linear algebra. i recommend everyone just sit down and learn all the jargon. it's extremely complex language talking about extremely simple shit.
For this article in particular the author could have cut the entire intro down to two sentences and then each of the 25 tips could be one or two sentences each. Nothing of value would have been lost, indeed, that's all I read of it.
There's good ideas in here, but no one reads shit that isn't in dot points.
I read the whole thing, but yes, he doesn't have much to say that isn't obvious.
And how is "deep silence" different from regular silence? I've been in an anechoic chamber, and find it peaceful, but I don't think that's what he meant.
Useful wisdom that you don't hear much:
- Spend less than you earn, and life will be good to you. (Franklin).
- Do one less thing than you can do.
- Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic. (Heinlein)
- Clean as you go.
Read "The Maxims of Francois de La Rochefoucauld", which is cynically useful.
i'm sure he's very smart but all of his material is such a slog i don't even bother anymore.
a lot of these ex-hedge fund podcast guys just love to hear themselves talk for hours on end. especially about how bad the current finance industry is, and of course when they did it, it was different, they were good, don't you see?
finance is 99% bullshit artistry until you get to stochastic calculus and linear algebra. i recommend everyone just sit down and learn all the jargon. it's extremely complex language talking about extremely simple shit.