The Most Powerful Asymmetries in Life

Last week, I ​wrote a piece​ about reinvention. Specifically, the myth of too late and how to reinvent your life at any age or life stage.It clearly struck a chord.I received thousands of replies in the days following the piece. One reader reply referenced a two-decade-old newspa ...  Show more

In colonial India, a bounty on cobras was supposed to reduce the snake population. Instead, people started breeding cobras for profit — and when the policy ended, they released thousands into the streets. The result? More cobras than ever. This is Goodhart's Law: when a measure b ...  Show more

Asymmetry for both investing and for life. Find things, risks and behaviours you can tackle that have a capped downside and an infinite upside! My Writing Online: https://atlasgeographica.com/antidepressants-antifragile/ I also turned these ideas into a youtube video https://yout ...  Show more

What do we do when we are outmatched, outgunned, out-resourced? When there is an imbalance in power in competition, war, relationships, and life. Defining Asymmetric Warfare. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content 

“Thinking small becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy” noted Jeff Bezos. To maximize your ability to never ever ever ever be defeated when it comes to the realization of your mighty mission and most ideal personal life, it’s essential that you bulletproof your psychology and batt ...

Most entrepreneurs spend the majority of their time doing things that, even if they work, won't make a meaningful difference. Our default state is reactive, iterative work. To be a successful founder, you need to do things with the potential for asymmetric upside. Today, we ta ...