Ludvig Sunström's Blog, page 7
November 29, 2016
How to Study History (the top 10 tips)
August 6, 1806. That was the date on which the Holy Roman Empire–first established by Charlemagne in AD 800–was dissolved by Austrian emperor Francis II, after getting his ass whooped by Napoleon at the battle of Austerlitz. On this particular day Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was staying at an inn. He noted grimly that theContinue Reading...
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October 17, 2016
Timeless Lessons on Process & Creativity from 3 Musical Masters
[Picture taken on top of a mountain by Lake Ashi, ~40 minutes from Mt. Fuji.] If you’ve ever been to Japan you’d know it’s just as beautiful as it is depicted in the movie The Last Samurai. That’s why guys like Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs went there for inspiration… While in Japan, I studied aContinue Reading...
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July 18, 2016
How Did Pokemon GO Become Popular?
[From: The Commonplace of Ludvig Sunström.] [Title: How Did Pokemon GO Become Popular?] [Tagged: Musings, Lollapalooza Effects.] 7 Overarching Reasons for the Popularity of Pokemon GO: (All of which are explained below.) Minimal barrier to entry. Available to all, minimal know-how required, and excludes no one of any particular demographic or age. (Free + fastContinue Reading...
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July 9, 2016
Guest Post: How Oskar Faarkrog Keeps a Commonplace to Save Time and Scale his Work Effort
Oskar Faarkrog has built the #1 site in his niche, with over 100,00 monthly visitors. Learn how he keeps a commonplace to scale his work effort and save time.
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June 27, 2016
First Ever English Episode of 25 Minuter: Interview with the Multi-Talented Edmund Lowman
I’ve been asked by lots of SGM readers (and other English speaking people) about 25 Minuter, the podcast I do together with Mikael Syding. Unfortunately, all of our episodes are in Swedish. Until just now. . . We just put out our first ever episode in English. It’s an exhaustive interview with Edmund Lowman, who’sContinue Reading...
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June 20, 2016
Releasing The Ultimate Commonplace System
Friends, I’m very excited to announce that The Ultimate Commonplace System is finally out now. Everyone who is (or wants to become) a successful knowledge worker needs a robust commonplace. Who is a knowledge worker? (You are, probably) I’m talking about: Anyone who’s a manager or decision-maker. Anyone who’s in a creative line of work.Continue Reading...
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June 12, 2016
How to Formulate Your Framework of Learning (every elite thinker has one)
Alternate title: The best article ever written about optimizing your learning process and becoming smarter than 99% of people. I was watching the new X-Men movie with some friends recently. There was a scene early on in that movie where the villain, Apocalypse, touches a TV, and the young mutant Storm asks him, “What areContinue Reading...
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April 5, 2016
School is for Fools: 10 Reasons the Education System is a Failure
The education system is in shambles, and it has been for quite some time now. This is not weird. Old things break or go obsolete all the time. Why should this be any different? What’s weird is that people, at large, still maintain an unshakable faith in the virtue and validity of public education. ThisContinue Reading...
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March 18, 2016
Do You Have Low Omega-3 Levels?
Alternate title: How to Fix Your Omega-6 to Omega-3 Imbalance and Rejuvenate Your Cell Membranes I currently have two main focuses in my life: Business and health. Without money, you can’t do what you want. And without health, you can’t live. It’s a simple enough proposition, so it boggles my mind that most people goContinue Reading...
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March 10, 2016
Announcing: The Ultimate Commonplace System
Hey there! Lots of people have asked me about commonplacing over the last two-something years. Fair enough. I’m probably the biggest commonplacing master around. But I haven’t said much–because, what is there to say? You just sort of do it. I didn’t realize it’s a skill. The questions have kept coming. Some I’ve replied to,Continue Reading...
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