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