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Finally: Breaking out of Homeostasis (BOOH) Completed

I wrote the first version of Breaking out of Homeostasis fast. Because I was like a man possessed. And while I did succeed in getting many important ideas across, I was not satisfied with the result. When I rewrote the book, there were 3 elements I wanted to work on: 1) A conceptual framework toContinue Reading...

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BOOH TOC: Foreword by European Hedge Fund Manager of the Decade

Hey friend, Breaking out of Homeostasis will be released on Monday 11/12 next week. It is 300 pages long (was originally 700!) It will cost $12,50 on Amazon Kindle (for the first week, at least).    Table of Contents: Preface Foreword by Mikael Syding: European Hedge Fund Manager of the Decade The Top 13 TakeawaysContinue Reading...

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BOOH Release Date + Info

Hey friend, Breaking out of Homeostasis will be released on Monday 11/12 next week. It is 300 pages long (was originally 700!) It will cost $9,99 on Amazon Kindle (for the first week, at least).    Table of Contents: Preface Foreword by Mikael Syding: European Hedge Fund Manager of the Decade The Top 13 TakeawaysContinue Reading...

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Ola Ahlvarsson: The Master of Synergy

[Mikael Syding & Ola Ahlvarsson] Brief message from Ludvig: Since many of you asked for more after the popular interview with billionaire investor Martin Sandquist, I’ve translated another podcast newsletter. This one is from our interview with Ola Ahlvarsson, one of the most interesting people I’ve met in my life. For my own enjoyment, I’veContinue Reading...

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Interview with Martin Sandquist, Billionaire Lynx-Founder and Finance Innovator

[Ludvig | Martin | Mikael] For the first time, the elusive Martin Sandquist gives an interview. Martin Sandquist is the founder of Lynx Asset Management. Lynx is one of the most successful hedge funds in Europe. They’re classified as a CTA and have 70 employees. Me and Mikael interviewed him for our podcast “25 Minuter”Continue Reading...

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Higher Order Thinking: Your Ticket to the Cognitive Elite

If being manipulated by horoscopes, fortune-telling, cold-reading, conspiracy theories, and comforting beliefs constitute the most primitive aspects of the neocortex’s craving for truth (and are sure-shot symptoms of being a Homeostasis Dweller), what would be the opposite? —Higher order thinking. Higher order thinking is the most intellectually sophisticated form of using the neocortex’s predictive abilities.Continue Reading...

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19 Attributes of Great Men

From my commonplace: “I went on troubling myself about general ideas until I learnt to understand the particular achievements of the best men.” –Goethe   Trouble yourself about this.   1) Prodigious memory.Either born with it or by practicing mnemonic methods. Checklists, best practices, systems, commonplace.   1b) They found their natural learning method andContinue Reading...

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Help Me Pick the Cover for BOOH

Hey friend, I had over 300 covers made for BOOH. I have already been helped by many cool folks from the book’s waiting list. I now have some finalists, and would greatly appreciate it if you gave your (honest) opinion. If something pops into your mind when you look at a specific cover, please tellContinue Reading...

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My Top Lessons from 2016

Current Inspirations: 1) Alexander Hamilton: For his legislative genius, masterful administration, and for his breadth of knowledge. I just finished reading Ron Chernov’s biography about Hamilton and it was great. Hamilton is probably the most important Founding Father. Him or Madison. In either case, he has been overlooked and discredited in history for the pastContinue Reading...

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How to Study History for Business and Investing

Everyone who aspires to be good at business and investing should study history. (And not just the history of your industry.) But don’t take it from me. Take it from Warren Buffett: “Try to learn about who’s got good businesses and why they’re good businesses. And learn about the businesses that went out of businessContinue Reading...

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