Most of the time it’s better to fully spell out sentences ending in: a continuation from “Words to Avoid and Replace“

This snippet below is from a piece I wrote in December 2021, before the attempted Russian takeover of Kiev. — It has now been over 11 years since Russia entered… Read More »On European Defence, Energy and Growth

There are at least two things to get right to be a great investor. First, you must choose the right investments. But second, you must decide to bet the right… Read More »A Simple Rule of Thumb for Kelly Betting

Overview: Link to My Detailed Research Notes Getting Tested After discovering high cholesterol in a routine blood test, I decided to get a full set of heart checks. All turned… Read More »Ideas for Improving Cardiac Care

A review of “Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation” by Byrne Hobart and Tobias Huber Technology has stagnated because we lack religious goals. We lack a mission that goes… Read More »No Religion. No Technology.

There’s a social expectation of being driven by impact: I am wary of being driven by impact, because, “having a positive impact” can start to look like “following the crowd”.… Read More »Avoiding Impact

I spent 5 weeks living in SF to: Did I succeed? I’ll comment on each in turn, and wrap up with some short stories. 2. Did I meet people to… Read More »SF Stories

You can read the full Issue 16 for free at https://worksinprogress.co/. See my notes on Issue 15 here. Crispr Gene Editing. Mathias Kirk Bonde provides a clear description of how… Read More »Notes on Works in Progress Issue 16