Karl-Mikael Syding's Blog, page 16

Mentally and physically challenged for the future

Topic: How to lead a good life Conclusion: Do some work, not too much, then rest I think my entire life philosophy can be boiled down to this one soundbyte: Extertion And Recuperation What I mean is that what’s needed… Continue Reading →

What is the meaning of life: long term satisfaction guaranteed

Topic: a comprehensive answer to the meaning of life Length: 2200 words Idea:  you can conjure up arbitrary amounts of subjective meaning Discussion and Conclusion: There is no objective meaning; you live and die for no reason, there is no plan,… Continue Reading →

Perspective is gold

Drink enough wine, drink enough tea, kiss enough frogs. With time, experiences arrange themselves along a scale, the finer ones appearing even finer than the first time, the bottom tier going from “thinkable” to “unthinkable”.  Having access to the entire… Continue Reading →

perspective is gold

Length: 10 minutes Topic: deep time, the cycles and pendulums of history, the importance of perspective to gauge your actual state, and guide your long-term action and investments The catch: You need perspective to appreciate perspective. Bonus: if you’re Swedish,… Continue Reading →

Morals and Regret

What’s more important? Never doing anything you regret, or never regretting anything you do? How would a self-driving car reason? How do you decide on an investment? Avoiding regrets at all cost, or simply not regretting past actions and outcomes?… Continue Reading →

Why you must get to the bottom of qubits, North Korea and global warming

Topic: Don’t leave the big issues such as global warming, nuclear war and quantum computing to the experts Advice: learn qubit programming to understand the perils, as well as make yourself an invaluable resource in the coming crypto wars Do… Continue Reading →

Discounting the future

Topic: There is only one correct way to value shares. Unfortunately it’s nigh impossible to use. In the best of times. In a world of negative rates it’s even worse. Theme: I’m talking about DCF valuations: Discounted Cash Flow Valuation,… Continue Reading →

You won’t achieve ‘impossible’ things without structured goal setting

Topic: how to get what you want Discussion: very few people actually do have real thought-through goals Conclusion: brainstorm many, many goals, identify your top ten, write one page per top goal on why you want that You absolutely must… Continue Reading →

If you insist on being goal-oriented you risk just reaching your goals

Topic: Focus on goals, and that’s all you’ll get (if your goal is to become a billionaire, you risk becoming one — and nothing more) Conclusion: Avoid goals. self-esteem, happiness, experiences and knowing yourself are paramount to second hander “success”… Continue Reading →

The least tempting stock market charts ever

Topic: a negative view of the Swedish stock market chart Conclusion: not quite a bargain is it? -50% would be more than reasonable. Does this series of charts look tempting to you? (The Swedish OMX stock market index) First, in… Continue Reading →