Evolution

Selection shapes survivors. On reading habits and decisions through biology, adaptation and environment.

Chapters

  1. We Live in the Wild. Not the Zoo.
  2. The 100x Comparison: Big City vs Small Town
  3. Proximity Is Power. Here’s the Math.
  4. How to Adapt to Change Fast Enough
  5. Why Comfort Will Ruin Your Life: The Turkey Problem
  6. Why Polar Bears Pace and Rich Men Dive to the Titanic
  7. Your Habit List Is a Single Point of Failure
  8. Chase Risk Before It Chases You
  9. The Same Loop That Killed Sears Runs Your Nights
  10. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination Isn’t About Sleep. Ask Hermès.
  11. What a Mastermind Group Actually Does
  12. Don’t Believe Everything You Think. Test It.
  13. No One Owes You Sh*t
  14. Madam C.J. Walker: $1.25 to 20,000 Agents
  15. Warren Buffett’s Ovarian Lottery: Are You Born Lucky?
  16. The 3% Mortgage Debate Is Really About Sleep
  17. The Tardigrade Test: How to Build Habits That Last
  18. Ron Hill’s 52-Year Daily Running Streak
  19. Why Some Habits Stick: 12 Tardigrade Traits
  20. The Minimalist Philosophy of a Jellyfish
  21. Why Rich People and Dying Spacecraft Follow the Same Rule
  22. The 200-Million-Year Test for Any Habit
  23. You’re Not Undisciplined. Your Habit Is Too Big.
  24. The 150-Year Art of Delayed Gratification
  25. The 10,000 Hour Rule Counts the Wrong Thing
  26. Neil Gaiman’s Two-Draft Rule
  27. How I Got My First Customer With 8 Notion Docs
  28. 190,000 Taste Tests Said Yes. Customers Said No.
  29. You Stopped Feeling It. It Didn’t Stop Working.
  30. Your Cold Shower Is an Exposure Therapy Rep
  31. Cold Water Beats a Pep Talk
  32. You’re Not Overthinking. You’re Under-Moving.
  33. Stop Trading Your Habits Like Stocks
  34. Why Mormons Get Rich and Adventists Live to 100
  35. I Optimized My Habits Until They Broke
  36. Centralize or Decentralize: How to Actually Decide
  37. Consistency Over Intensity: What Pushing Harder Costs
  38. What an AI Playing Breakout Taught Me About Reality
  39. The Nobel Prize Got Loss Aversion Wrong
  40. Why Achieving Goals Doesn’t Make You Happy
  41. Warren Buffett vs Y Combinator: Two Strategies, One Rule
  42. Why 1% Better Isn’t Enough
  43. What Everyone Gets Wrong About Continuous Improvement
  44. You’re in a Status Game Whether You Entered or Not
  45. Friction is the Feature
  46. How to Attract the Right Clients With Your Price
  47. The Carry-Forward
  48. Why I Rewrite My Principles by Hand
  49. Think on Paper to Keep Your Principles Sharp
  50. From Self Taught Programmer to Senior in Under 2 Years