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“If you really want something you must be prepared to work very hard, take advantage of opportunity and above all, never give up”
-Jane Goodall, remembering the advice of her mother
-Jane Goodall, remembering the advice of her mother
October 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
“If you really want something you must be prepared to work very hard, take advantage of opportunity and above all, never give up”
-Jane Goodall, remembering the advice of her mother
-Jane Goodall, remembering the advice of her mother
Una muy breve reseña que escribí para el boletín de CFA Society Mexico en 2021 acerca de “How to Cure a Fanatic” de Amos Oz. Ante el extremismo y el fanatismo, siempre valdrá luchar una y mil veces por recuperar el centro…
August 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Una muy breve reseña que escribí para el boletín de CFA Society Mexico en 2021 acerca de “How to Cure a Fanatic” de Amos Oz. Ante el extremismo y el fanatismo, siempre valdrá luchar una y mil veces por recuperar el centro…
José Mujica
Grande, Pepe
QEPD
Grande, Pepe
QEPD
May 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
José Mujica
Grande, Pepe
QEPD
Grande, Pepe
QEPD
In the final paragraphs of "Let My People Go Surfing", Chouinard makes a thoughtful case for simplicity, "The more you know, the less you need"
"The ship's carpenter on Shackleton's lifeboat the 'James Caird' took only three simple hand tools on the passage from Antarctica to South Georgia... (1/n)
"The ship's carpenter on Shackleton's lifeboat the 'James Caird' took only three simple hand tools on the passage from Antarctica to South Georgia... (1/n)
April 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
In the final paragraphs of "Let My People Go Surfing", Chouinard makes a thoughtful case for simplicity, "The more you know, the less you need"
"The ship's carpenter on Shackleton's lifeboat the 'James Caird' took only three simple hand tools on the passage from Antarctica to South Georgia... (1/n)
"The ship's carpenter on Shackleton's lifeboat the 'James Caird' took only three simple hand tools on the passage from Antarctica to South Georgia... (1/n)
Yvon Chouinard on business longevity, and avoiding complacency in Patagonia:
"When Ilook at my business (...) one of the biggest challenges I have is combating complacency. I always say we're running Patagonia as if it's going to be here a hundred years from now... (1/n)
"When Ilook at my business (...) one of the biggest challenges I have is combating complacency. I always say we're running Patagonia as if it's going to be here a hundred years from now... (1/n)
April 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Yvon Chouinard on business longevity, and avoiding complacency in Patagonia:
"When Ilook at my business (...) one of the biggest challenges I have is combating complacency. I always say we're running Patagonia as if it's going to be here a hundred years from now... (1/n)
"When Ilook at my business (...) one of the biggest challenges I have is combating complacency. I always say we're running Patagonia as if it's going to be here a hundred years from now... (1/n)
Yvon Chouinard on avoiding complacency at Patagonia:
“Evolution (change) doesn't happen without stress, and it can happen quickly (…) Climbing mountains is a process that serves as an example for both business and life (…) how you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top… (1/n)
“Evolution (change) doesn't happen without stress, and it can happen quickly (…) Climbing mountains is a process that serves as an example for both business and life (…) how you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top… (1/n)
March 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Yvon Chouinard on avoiding complacency at Patagonia:
“Evolution (change) doesn't happen without stress, and it can happen quickly (…) Climbing mountains is a process that serves as an example for both business and life (…) how you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top… (1/n)
“Evolution (change) doesn't happen without stress, and it can happen quickly (…) Climbing mountains is a process that serves as an example for both business and life (…) how you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top… (1/n)
At Mexico City 🙃…
February 11, 2025 at 4:26 AM
At Mexico City 🙃…
Definitively, Black Swan is deeply influenced by Perfect Blue, both in story and visually, and a great, great film by its own right.
January 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Definitively, Black Swan is deeply influenced by Perfect Blue, both in story and visually, and a great, great film by its own right.
Yvon Chouinard on Patagonia's multifunctional product philosophy:
“To carry as little as possible in the mountains is a spiritual tenet as well as a practical consideration (…) when we consider the purchase of anything, ask: Is this purchase necessary?… (1/n)
“To carry as little as possible in the mountains is a spiritual tenet as well as a practical consideration (…) when we consider the purchase of anything, ask: Is this purchase necessary?… (1/n)
December 22, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Yvon Chouinard on Patagonia's multifunctional product philosophy:
“To carry as little as possible in the mountains is a spiritual tenet as well as a practical consideration (…) when we consider the purchase of anything, ask: Is this purchase necessary?… (1/n)
“To carry as little as possible in the mountains is a spiritual tenet as well as a practical consideration (…) when we consider the purchase of anything, ask: Is this purchase necessary?… (1/n)
Yvon Chouinard about risk assessment parallels between outdoor sports and business, during Patagonia's '91 liquidity crisis: “What I was trying to do was to instill in my company, at a critical time, lessons learned as an individual and as a climber, surfer, kayaker, and fly fisherman… (1/n)
December 13, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Yvon Chouinard about risk assessment parallels between outdoor sports and business, during Patagonia's '91 liquidity crisis: “What I was trying to do was to instill in my company, at a critical time, lessons learned as an individual and as a climber, surfer, kayaker, and fly fisherman… (1/n)
“If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, "This sucks. I'm going to do my own thing.” (…) One thing I didn't want to change even if we got serious: Work had to be enjoyable”
-Yvon Chouinard on Patagonia's early years (1/n)
-Yvon Chouinard on Patagonia's early years (1/n)
November 30, 2024 at 2:52 PM
“If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, "This sucks. I'm going to do my own thing.” (…) One thing I didn't want to change even if we got serious: Work had to be enjoyable”
-Yvon Chouinard on Patagonia's early years (1/n)
-Yvon Chouinard on Patagonia's early years (1/n)
In times of dark and noisy characters, seek light among discreet heroes
Starting the bio of Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard
“…brought up reading the transcendental writers like Emerson, Thoreau, and Muir. You climb the mountains or visit the wilderness but leave no trace of having been there.”
Starting the bio of Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard
“…brought up reading the transcendental writers like Emerson, Thoreau, and Muir. You climb the mountains or visit the wilderness but leave no trace of having been there.”
November 18, 2024 at 4:28 PM
In times of dark and noisy characters, seek light among discreet heroes
Starting the bio of Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard
“…brought up reading the transcendental writers like Emerson, Thoreau, and Muir. You climb the mountains or visit the wilderness but leave no trace of having been there.”
Starting the bio of Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard
“…brought up reading the transcendental writers like Emerson, Thoreau, and Muir. You climb the mountains or visit the wilderness but leave no trace of having been there.”
🇨🇱🇻🇪 Terminando la biografía de Andrés Bello por Iván Jaksić. Bello vió claramente que la caída del Imperio Español tenía antecedente en la caída del Romano, y así como tal llevó a la fragmentación de Europa -desde el medievo hasta la fecha-, nuestras nuevas
naciones podían igualmente dividirse (1//n)
naciones podían igualmente dividirse (1//n)
November 15, 2024 at 7:13 AM
🇨🇱🇻🇪 Terminando la biografía de Andrés Bello por Iván Jaksić. Bello vió claramente que la caída del Imperio Español tenía antecedente en la caída del Romano, y así como tal llevó a la fragmentación de Europa -desde el medievo hasta la fecha-, nuestras nuevas
naciones podían igualmente dividirse (1//n)
naciones podían igualmente dividirse (1//n)
🇻🇪Some thoughts about Resource Curse in a Venezuelan context, from reading Andrés Bello bio by Jaksić:
#EconSky 📈📉
“In the governance of Venezuela, the discovery of El Dorado was the driving force behind all enterprises, the cause of all evils, and the origin of all discoveries” (1/n)
#EconSky 📈📉
“In the governance of Venezuela, the discovery of El Dorado was the driving force behind all enterprises, the cause of all evils, and the origin of all discoveries” (1/n)
September 16, 2024 at 5:09 AM
🇻🇪Some thoughts about Resource Curse in a Venezuelan context, from reading Andrés Bello bio by Jaksić:
#EconSky 📈📉
“In the governance of Venezuela, the discovery of El Dorado was the driving force behind all enterprises, the cause of all evils, and the origin of all discoveries” (1/n)
#EconSky 📈📉
“In the governance of Venezuela, the discovery of El Dorado was the driving force behind all enterprises, the cause of all evils, and the origin of all discoveries” (1/n)
🇨🇱🇻🇪 Leyendo la biografía de Andrés Bello por Iván Jaksić. En Chile Bello mantiene una enorme estatura histórica. Para el viajero se percibe en los nombres de avenidas, otros lugares públicos y su efigie en billetes. Cosa singular dado Bello era venezolano y llegó a Chile cercano a sus 50 años 🗃️(1/n)
September 14, 2024 at 5:07 PM
🇨🇱🇻🇪 Leyendo la biografía de Andrés Bello por Iván Jaksić. En Chile Bello mantiene una enorme estatura histórica. Para el viajero se percibe en los nombres de avenidas, otros lugares públicos y su efigie en billetes. Cosa singular dado Bello era venezolano y llegó a Chile cercano a sus 50 años 🗃️(1/n)
Random quotes and concepts from “Invention: A Life”, by James Dyson, which I found valuable… (1/n)
April 30, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Random quotes and concepts from “Invention: A Life”, by James Dyson, which I found valuable… (1/n)
I’ll link Storror's essay about the role of fear in parkour (and other sports) with James Dyson's biography, where I noticed his son points out at the postscript: “He has no fear” while, some pages back, his dad asserts “I am scared all the time”, how to make sense of that? (1/n)
April 27, 2024 at 5:32 AM
I’ll link Storror's essay about the role of fear in parkour (and other sports) with James Dyson's biography, where I noticed his son points out at the postscript: “He has no fear” while, some pages back, his dad asserts “I am scared all the time”, how to make sense of that? (1/n)
“To have a vivid comparison you must have been mindful during the previous challenge (…) scan the archive for similar ones, use what you learned from them and make a grounded decision to commit. This is what I mean by diligent training - being mindful and paying attention.” (4/4)
April 25, 2024 at 4:55 AM
“To have a vivid comparison you must have been mindful during the previous challenge (…) scan the archive for similar ones, use what you learned from them and make a grounded decision to commit. This is what I mean by diligent training - being mindful and paying attention.” (4/4)
“Ultimately a seemingly impassable fear that’s holding us back from committing to a challenge. We can overcome these mental blocks only by thinking about the challenge logically. Logic is our best friend (…) The whole process leading up to committing should be cool, calm and collected.” (6/6)
April 24, 2024 at 5:49 AM
“Ultimately a seemingly impassable fear that’s holding us back from committing to a challenge. We can overcome these mental blocks only by thinking about the challenge logically. Logic is our best friend (…) The whole process leading up to committing should be cool, calm and collected.” (6/6)
A simple and intuitive idea that Damodaran recently graphed in his newsletter over 70 yrs.
Over the long term the nominal rate offered by a country mimics its growth rate + inflation (given its credit quality doesn’t change much).
#econsky 📈📉
Source:
aswathdamodaran.substack.com/p/data-updat...
Over the long term the nominal rate offered by a country mimics its growth rate + inflation (given its credit quality doesn’t change much).
#econsky 📈📉
Source:
aswathdamodaran.substack.com/p/data-updat...
February 28, 2024 at 7:15 AM
A simple and intuitive idea that Damodaran recently graphed in his newsletter over 70 yrs.
Over the long term the nominal rate offered by a country mimics its growth rate + inflation (given its credit quality doesn’t change much).
#econsky 📈📉
Source:
aswathdamodaran.substack.com/p/data-updat...
Over the long term the nominal rate offered by a country mimics its growth rate + inflation (given its credit quality doesn’t change much).
#econsky 📈📉
Source:
aswathdamodaran.substack.com/p/data-updat...
Adrian Tomine's artwork 🎧
January 23, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Adrian Tomine's artwork 🎧
Incremental achievements during long periods, not sudden big leaps, use to drive progress:
“Eureka moments are very rare. More likely, you start off by testing a particular setup, and by making one change at a time, you start to understand what works and what fails.” -James Dyson, “Invention”
“Eureka moments are very rare. More likely, you start off by testing a particular setup, and by making one change at a time, you start to understand what works and what fails.” -James Dyson, “Invention”
January 7, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Incremental achievements during long periods, not sudden big leaps, use to drive progress:
“Eureka moments are very rare. More likely, you start off by testing a particular setup, and by making one change at a time, you start to understand what works and what fails.” -James Dyson, “Invention”
“Eureka moments are very rare. More likely, you start off by testing a particular setup, and by making one change at a time, you start to understand what works and what fails.” -James Dyson, “Invention”
Everett Patterson's “José y María” 🙏🏻
Feliz Navidad
The story behind this masterpiece:
www.everettpatterson.com/?p=1835
Feliz Navidad
The story behind this masterpiece:
www.everettpatterson.com/?p=1835
December 25, 2023 at 5:51 AM
Everett Patterson's “José y María” 🙏🏻
Feliz Navidad
The story behind this masterpiece:
www.everettpatterson.com/?p=1835
Feliz Navidad
The story behind this masterpiece:
www.everettpatterson.com/?p=1835
Just finished Murakami's thoughtful and intimate “What I talk about when I talk about running” and started “Invention: A Life”, the autobiography of Dyson's founder, James Dyson, who also happens to be a long-distance runner 🏃🏽♂️📚
December 11, 2023 at 5:42 AM
Just finished Murakami's thoughtful and intimate “What I talk about when I talk about running” and started “Invention: A Life”, the autobiography of Dyson's founder, James Dyson, who also happens to be a long-distance runner 🏃🏽♂️📚