What I Am Reading:
What Will Happen In 2024
As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. The Fed has taken interest rates as far as they want at this time and inflation has come down. It seems that a “soft landing” is likely. That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are a necessary support system.

Ice Baths Boost Sex Drive
A group of 17 male and 8 female Czech Army soldiers who participated in 2 min freezing cold water immersion, followed by light exercise for rewarming, reported improvements in sexual satisfaction, reduction in waist size, and reduction in anxiety, compared to controls.

Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
From social disruptions like economic recessions, pandemics, and new technologies to individual disruptions like getting married, career transitions, and becoming a parent, we undergo change and transformation—both good and bad—regularly. Change is not the exception, it’s the rule. Yet we endlessly fight it, often viewing it as a threat to our stability and sense of self.

Books & Money
How did Stephen Curry go from a poor recruit to NBAs most valuable player? The answer to this question is Deliberate Play. Stephen is a kid of an NBA star but he did not have the physical attributes to become one himself.

My 12 Favorite Problems
Most people look for solutions. But few seek out problems. There are exceptions. Physicist Richard Feynman, for example, liked to keep a list of his dozen favorite problems. These were big open-ended questions that could guide his life’s work. Feynman realized that genius is not having all the answers. Everything starts with asking the right questions.

State of Filecoin Q3 2023
Filecoin’s storage market continued to grow in Q3'23, as active deals were up 45% QoQ and nearly 10x YoY. Simultaneously, as Filecoin’s storage capacity decreased 10% QoQ, storage utilization grew from nearly 8% in Q2’23 to almost 13% in Q3’23.

What I am Watching:
Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Albert Brooks feels confused about being Conan O’Brien’s friend; Rob Reiner feels almost honored to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner sit down with Conan to discuss their new documentary

What I am Listening To:

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish: #183 Paul Assaiante: Face Your Fear

When Paul Assaiante announced his retirement from coaching the men’s squash team at Trinity College in Connecticut earlier this year, it marked the end to the most successful run for any coach in the history of college athletics.

Hex Hector Live @ Club Usa 11/20/93

This upload features tracks from Pacha, Todd Terry and more. Recorded live on Saturday November 20th, 1993 at New York's iconic Club USA featuring tracks by Angel Moraes, George Morel, DJ Duke, X-Press-2, Uncanny Alliance and Masters At Work.

Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Albert Brooks feels confused about being Conan O’Brien’s friend; Rob Reiner feels almost honored to be Conan O’Brien’s friend. Albert Brooks and Rob Reiner sit down with Conan to discuss their new documentary