Education

“why should I learn this?”

I usually have a concrete plan in advance of writing, but today’s letter is totally spontaneous, other than knowing that…

1 week ago

Socrates 2026: how to use highlights

Follows from Part 1: uncovering the laws of nature Friends, In Part 1, I teased that Geoffrey West’s Scale was a perfect surface…

1 week ago

on the corruption of school grades

A few quick hits on the topics of education and learning. Childhood and Education #18: Do The Math | 15 min read…

2 months ago

what I want my kids to know

I went to Catholic school for K-12. Public schools were less than good where I grew up. My kids go…

2 months ago

a delightful conclusion to the Investment Beginnings Series

This week I taught Class 5 of the Investment Beginnings series I’ve been doing with the 12+ year olds. my…

3 months ago

Math Sympathy

My wife started the Math Academy diagnostic on Sunday night. She couldn’t remember that if you raise a number to the 0th…

9 months ago

slow is smooth and smooth is fast

I really hope to be helpful today so bear with me as this isn’t the rosiest way to begin. This…

9 months ago

why poker is used to train traders

This video is the best articulation of why poker is used to train traders. https://youtu.be/uFyoIeBElQc From the description: Jerrod Ankenman,…

10 months ago

so you’re interested in trading…

Friends, This is a follow-up letter I wrote to someone who called me interested in learning to trade. Look, trading…

10 months ago

Using games to identify bias

Last Monday night, I taught a group of kids (and parents) from the neighborhood and social club a trading game as well…

12 months ago