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“I’ll give you a call back tomorrow.” Jason texted his mom as he silenced his ringing phone. Today wasn’t a good day to talk. There was too much to do. Tomorrow should be more convenient. Tomorrow came. Emails, workout, shower, walking the dog, computer work, lunch, more work, dinner, talking with the wife. All that […]
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As I was reading Stop Stealing Dreams by Seth Godin, I realized I am that student that adapted to an industrialized school system. I received good grades because I was more afraid of rebelling against a system I though was arbitrary and disconnected from true learning than I was of the damage that conforming to that system […]
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What does learning mean? What does proficiency mean? How do you know you are making progress toward mastery of a topic? These are simple questions, yes. However, in practice do you really know? You may be thinking ‘Sure, I know what these mean.’ What do they look like? You’re in luck, I have an experience […]
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The connections we make as we read are amazing and never cease surprising me! You may be thinking ‘Why should I care?’ In what follows I will tell you why. Recently, I made a mental connection while reading Lila by Robert M. Pirsig between this book, some words from Charlie Munger, and the racial unrest […]
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Have you ever had a lot invested into something and been disheartened at the results? Have you started an effort, questioned whether you’re really interested in it, and quit the effort for well-reasoned purposes? Me too. I have been writing this blog for about a year. Not much has come of it. I had a […]
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Friday, October 21, 2016 As I watch the inauguration of Stanford University’s 11th president Marc Tessier-Lavigne I write this. I’ve been having thoughts about excellence a lot lately. Probably because I am a driven perfectionist – I cried in elementary school when I felt I couldn’t draw well or complete my homework assignment as good […]
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Here’s a cross post from Guru Focus. I had the pleasure of receiving a request from PJ Pahygiannis to participate in his interview series this month. You can read the original here: Guru Focus 15 Questions with Justin Foeppel PJ Pahygiannis: How did you get started investing? What is your background? Justin Foeppel: Going way back, I […]
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Saturday, June 25, 2016 Here’s a little something I wrote this week during an intense emotional experience. You know, reading some of these after writing them, I have a much harder time clicking the “publish” button. What if people don’t like it? What if it’s too personal for public consumption? And then I remember, this […]
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June 11, 2016 Zurich, Switzerland @ Total Bar As I commute to the Salvation Army to do some volunteer work I am reminded: I can hide from the realities of the human experience. I can avoid them, I can act as if, I can believe I’m above the human experience. No matter how hard I […]
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Tuesday June 7, 2016 I’m here in Zürich and all sorts of ideas are clicking. Guy Spier’s ideas that our environment changes us…wow, Zürich is just so clean. I find myself respecting this place because it deserves respect. I was shaving this morning and I turned the water off rather than leave it run. Back […]