Great year of reading. From witnessing a mad man’s philosophical journey , discovering the fantasy genre with awe, reliving wars in Ilium and Guatemala, navigating the mysteries of consciousness, adventuring 300 feet underwater and 250 million miles above, to deepening my stoic roots. …

Part VII — Elegant Man — The elegant man froze, he could not believe his plan was bearing fruits. He tried to stay calm and control his reaction. He quickly forced a smile on his face, preparing to speak, but before he could speak the young prisoner jumped out of his seat. “What?!” the young man…

Another amazing year of reading filled with history, SciFi and economics. Our context in life influences how we interpret what we read. This year my readings left me with 3 underlying lessons: The value of being Stoic and antifragile in life — “Rich is not he who has more, but…

Part VI — Elegant Man — The elegant man stormed into the room, slamming the door shut behind him. Both prisoners were startled by his sudden entrance and leaned slightly back on their chairs. The elegant man sat down on his chair and dropped the notebook on the desk between the three of them. …

Part V — Elegant Man — He opened the door to the room and walked in still with both hands behind his back. The prisoners, sitting across one another at the table, turned and stared at the elegant man with a pale face. They both seemed intimidated by him, knowing that their fates were in his…

“Alan, we’re going to need you to submerge your outer selfs for the duration of our session,” Dr. Olsen closed the door behind them as Alan walked towards the armchair in the middle of the clinic. Alan sat down in the armchair, closing their eyes and taking a deep breath. …

Post-mortem Investment Litmus Test: “Imagine yourself back to when you had to make the investment decision, with the information you had at that time, would you still make that investment again?” If the answer is yes, stand your ground on the investment thesis as long as: a) the reason that…

Part IV — Elegant Man — From outside the interrogation room, the elegant man listened attentively to the suspects. He was alone now, haven sent the grayhair captain back to the base to find out if the team had found and apprehended any other American teacher. Even though they had uncovered the secret coding and apprehended…

Part III — Professor — “A secret CIA plan to coordinate civilian factions in supporting the overthrowing of a communist government through mathematical codes written on a pair of notebooks. I could not believe it. It was either a morbid joke the military was playing on an American traveler like myself or that the military…