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Examples of barbell strategies

The barbell strategy is an investment concept that suggests that the best way to strike a balance between reward and risk is to invest in the two extremes of high-risk and no-risk assets while avoiding middle-of-the-road choices.

Examples of barbell strategies

https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/barbell-strategies?s=r

Examples of barbell strategies

Do Things, Tell People.

These are the only things you need to do to be successful*. You can get away with just doing one of the two, but that's rare, and usually someone else is doing the other part for you. If you you don't have any marketable skills, learn some. It's the future.

http://carl.flax.ie/dothingstellpeople.html

99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice

I have another birthday, and another bunch of unsolicited advice. * That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult - if you don't lose it. * If you have any doubt at all

99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice

https://kk.org/thetechnium/99-additional-bits-of-unsolicited-advice/

99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice

Emoji under the hood

For the past few weeks, I've been implementing emoji support for Skija. I thought it might be fun sharing a few nitty-gritty details of how this "biggest innovation in human communication since the invention of the letter 🅰️" works under the hood. Warning: some emoji might not display as expected on your device.

Emoji under the hood

https://tonsky.me/blog/emoji/

Emoji under the hood

The directory of handmade webpages

https://gossipsweb.net/

There are no goat user interface elements that are 'lickable' in any way, shape, or form. Unlesss you're another goat, of course.

http://www.goatops.com/

March 2021 I try to write using ordinary words and simple sentences. That kind of writing is easier to read, and the easier something is to read, the more deeply readers will engage with it. The less energy they expend on your prose, the more they'll have left for your ideas.

http://paulgraham.com/simply.html