3 ERE ideas
Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Fisker http://amzn.to/2tnUNJ1 1. Reframe where you are. 2. The more you know the less you need. 3. A robust modular life.
Jun 29, 2017•10 min
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OODA WHAT?
OODA WHAT? by MIKE
Jun 12, 2017•8 min
Jun082017
OQ/ http://amzn.to/2rQ59hC 1/ The Startup, http://amzn.to/2rftD5h. Failed startups, http://amzn.to/1nztynB 2/ Breaking apart problems (multiplication, Legos) 3/ Beanie Babies post, http://thewaiterspad.com/2017/06/07/beanie-babies/beanie-babies 4/ Culture advice from a "Bull"
Jun 08, 2017•25 min
Jun012017
OQ: http://amzn.to/2rftD5h 1/ Star Wars convexity 2/ Checklists are fun! 3/ Base rates on motorcycles 4/ The stories we tell ourselves Support: https://gumroad.com/l/mikesnotes
Jun 01, 2017•22 min
May252017
OQ: http://amzn.to/2pBTq6T 5:50 don't shoot the dog 11:30 walking the idea maze 17:30 boring businesses 23:30 the David Swenson checklist Support: https://gumroad.com/l/mikesnotes
May 25, 2017•31 min
May182017
OQ: Dan Carlin on the History on Fire podcast 1/ What job does this service/product do? What job are YOU hired for? 2/ Good decision makers put their thoughts down on paper. One way to do that is with checklists. 3/ To learn, find relevance not information. 4/ Common principles to wealth and health. (https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/05/15/finances-and-fitness/)
May 18, 2017•23 min
May042017
OQ: http://amzn.to/2pBTq6T #1 What to do when 'that's interesting.' #2 Technology is not the MIT for technology startups, instead it's luck, persistence, and elbow grease. #3 When starting, copy structures, formulas, or philosophy. When advancing be more like Sherlock Holmes
May 04, 2017•21 min
Apr272017
One subject; http://amzn.to/2lWGK79
Apr 27, 2017•21 min
Apr202017
Intro: the metaphor of tracking (Boyd Varty on Invest Like the Best). 1/ Thinking Small, http://amzn.to/2oNLFKF. 2/ Multiple compound yields and the triangle of mediocrity. 3/ Patrick Collison on starting a startup 4/ Me on Ryan Holiday on reading
Apr 20, 2017•27 min
Apr062017
Greek heroes, getting better, building your toolbox, and arguing well. Mike's Notes - https://thewaiterspad.com/mikes-notes/
Apr 06, 2017•28 min
Clip: Danny Kahneman "Slow Down"
From Santa Fe Institute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSCbnS1yCzI
Apr 03, 2017•26 sec
Mar302017
Intro: Tools of Titans, but for classical education 1/ 20 year technology cycles 2/ Using the 51% solution at Soulcycle 3/ Reading advice from president Obama's Chief of Staff
Mar 30, 2017•19 min
Mar232017
Feedback: https://thewaiterspad.com/podcast-feedback/ Monthly subscription: https://gumroad.com/l/mikesnotes
Mar 23, 2017•19 min
Mar162017
How to learn algebra. What does flipping burgers and "plain vanilla stock picking" have in common? Can you get paid more for the work you love? (Sisyphus) A couple lessons from Danny Meyer.
Mar 16, 2017•23 min
Mar092017
All NBA edition, mostly based on Daryl Morey's interview with Zach Lowe at MIT Sloan. Questions? 559-464-5393 or @mikedariano
Mar 09, 2017•22 min
Mar022017
Introduction quote: http://www.safalniveshak.com/investing-simple-not-easy/ Taleb’s MOOC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uY6yLP9BS4BUc9BSc0Jww Prisoners of Geography: http://amzn.to/2lWGK79 a16z podcast: http://a16z.com/2017/02/25/reedhastings-netflix-entertainment-internet-streaming-content/ Cowen’s book: http://amzn.to/2lWA6Og The Marshmallow Test: http://amzn.to/2mrwWBW Pressfield interview: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/02/23/podcast-281-overcoming-resistance-turning-pro/ Bushnell i...
Mar 02, 2017•21 min
Feb232017
Opening quote: www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/02/16/entrepreneur-takes-wednesdays-and-it-has-made-him-millions.html 1/ 1:30 Malcolm Gladwell solves the endowment effect. 2/ 5:05 Setting The Table by Danny Meyer. http://amzn.to/2kGVzO0 3/ 10:45 What does retirement mean? Inspiration from EarlyRetirementExtreme.com and MrMoneyMustache.com 4/ 13:45 Personalization is hard but something we need more of. 5/ 17:02 How businesses are like fractals. Inspired by InvestorFieldGuide.com My blog: TheWaitersPad.com F...
Feb 23, 2017•22 min
Feb0162017
Intro quote from: http://amzn.to/2kJDfzz Russ Roberts explains hindsight bias (02:00) When listening, aim for understanding not necessarily agreement (07:05) Backstops for life (09:55) Context matters, NBA edition with Bill Simons (15:40) Public understanding of risk (19:55) Feedback: https://thewaiterspad.com/podcast-feedback/ My book about Belichick: http://amzn.to/2kYSrMR My website: http://thewaiterspad.com
Feb 16, 2017•22 min
Feb092017
A new format for the podcast as I tinker. For now expect weekly summaries - released on Thursdays - of things I learned. (00:39) Judd Apatow explains loss aversion via Super Bowl bets. (03:45) The importance of work relationships - something I lack. (08:45) Solving problems with knowledge from more than one domain. (13:10) Asymmetrical returns. What areas of your life can you 'tip the scales' so if you win you win big but if you lose you lose little or nothing? (20:26) Digging past the first sta...
Feb 09, 2017•27 min
Judd Apatow explains Loss Aversion on The Adam Carolla Show
Judd Apatow explains Loss Aversion on The Adam Carolla Show by MIKE
Feb 08, 2017•14 sec
Reading physical books
Inspired by this post: https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/02/06/read-more-books-part-deux/
Feb 07, 2017•10 min
Bill Belichick argues well, provides top-down support, and seeks counterfactuals,
Audio of posts at http://thewaiterspad.com Print version of this http://amzn.to/2kYSrMR Contact me: http://twitter.com/mikedariano or mikedariano@gmail.com
Feb 03, 2017•24 min
First level thinking; LeBron James and the Atlanta Falcons
First level thinking; LeBron James and the Atlanta Falcons by MIKE
Jan 31, 2017•7 min
Lessons from the Greek Peak
In Misbehaving (http://amzn.to/2jUVWQ9) Richard Thaler writes about his experience advising the owners of the struggling ski slope, The Greek Peak. We'll look at what he suggested and how your own business can apply the lessons of transaction utility (getting a good deal), mental accounting (small additions to large purchases), and surprises.
Jan 17, 2017•19 min
Experts? Smexperts! (maybe)
An audio version of this blog post: https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/01/13/howard-markss-expert-opinion/ Five big ideas. 1/ (Social) Media is more entertainment than information. 2/Be there to learn more. 3/ Experts on TV/in magazines are not good forecasters - but you can be. 4/ Should you and can you know? Should you care? 5/ Metaphors can be LIARS! 6/ Certainty is a lie.
Jan 14, 2017•25 min
Thining about opposites, not absenses.
An audio verion of this blog post. https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/01/09/chris-cole/
Jan 10, 2017•17 min
Books: TFS pages 1-50
Five ideas from the first fifty pages of http://amzn.to/2g9C26r 1/ Most of the time our intuitions are right. 2/ Never forget to account for luck. 3/ System 1 is "automatic and effortless." 4/ System 2 can ONLY run consecutive tasks. 5/ Guarding against ego depletion.
Jan 06, 2017•16 min
Podcasts and restaurants, a framework
An audio version of this post: http://thewaiterspad.com/2017/01/04/moats-profitability-and-podcasts Inspired by this post: https://25iq.com/2016/11/18/why-moats-are-essential-for-profitability-restaurant-edition/
Jan 04, 2017•16 min
Leaders should be there
Why should leaders go to the front lines? 1/ It gives them details they don’t see from their office. 2/ It gives trust and authority with insiders (your team) and outsiders (your critics and fans). 3/ It allows better alignment between strategy and action. Sources Jocko podcast (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFS7jBQFOcU Mountains Beyond Mountains: http://amzn.to/2icYxYq The Fish That Ate The Whale: http://amzn.to/1WkjNcR With the Old Breed: http://amzn.to/2hJIPAr
Jan 03, 2017•18 min
049 "Dear Chairman" book review
049 "Dear Chairman" book review by MIKE
Dec 09, 2016•10 min
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