Investment Patterns
Nicholas Sleep is a very successful investor who had a decent amount of his portfolio invested in Costco and Amazon in the mid-2000’s while
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Mike Gorlon
Jul 13, 20204 min read
Four Reasons Why A Stock is Hated
Joel Greenblatt has one of the best track records of all professional money managers. He wrote several books on investing but two of...
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Mike Gorlon
Jun 13, 20207 min read
What Does the Saying “When the Tide Goes Out, You Find Out Who is Swimming Naked” Mean?
This saying has been widely quoted by Warren Buffett and with the COVID 19 pandemic sweeping through the world and causing havoc, the saying
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Mike Gorlon
May 26, 20201 min read
How To Get More Free Article Reads
*UPDATE* This site is now shut down. It was great while it lasted, but more and more publications slowly caught on, with more and more...
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Mike Gorlon
Nov 20, 20192 min read
40 Life Lessons
This article has already been widely read and shared since it was published by Keisha Blair in December 2017 but I just came across it...
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Mike Gorlon
Sep 26, 20195 min read
Latticework 2019 Investing Conference
On September 12th I attended an investing conference in NYC which was an amazing learning experience. I met a lot of great people and...
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Mike Gorlon
Jun 27, 20194 min read
Hedonic Adaption — Why It’s so Important to Understand & How to Manage it
Hedonic adaption, or the hedonic treadmill, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of...
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Mike Gorlon
Jan 6, 20196 min read
This is How We Are Influenced and Persuaded
Influence is a best-selling book written by Robert Cialdini which discusses the seven subtle ways that persuade us to comply. Robert’s...
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Mike Gorlon
Nov 29, 20182 min read
1 Way, 2 Way Door Decision Making
I recently read about Amazon using a 1 way, 2 way door thought process to help them make decisions. In short, what they do is they decide...
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Mike Gorlon
Oct 13, 20185 min read
Mother Nature Is Indifferent and Human Purpose
I remember reading about an interesting idea back when I got three days off from work 6 years ago thanks to the help of Hurricane Sandy....
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Mike Gorlon
Aug 9, 20187 min read
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
Mark Manson is the author of the NY Times bestselling book The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty,...
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Mike Gorlon
Jul 24, 20182 min read
Leonardo Da Vinci’s 7 Principles
Source: learnodo-newtonic.com Leonardo Da Vinci was very well known for his fabulous artistic ability as a painter, but his brilliance...
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Mike Gorlon
Jul 13, 20189 min read
Factfulness: Believe It Or Not But the World is Drastically Improving
Hans Rosling’s main premise of his book Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World — and Why Things Are Better Than You Think...
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Mike Gorlon
Mar 9, 20188 min read
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“People who believe they are ignorant of nothing have neither looked for, nor stumbled upon, the boundary between what is known and...
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Mike Gorlon
Feb 11, 20181 min read
Where are the Customers' Yachts?
Over two years ago I read a book by Fred Schwed Jr called Where Are The Customers' Yachts based on a recommendation by Warren Buffett. It...
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Mike Gorlon
Jan 16, 201812 min read
Principles To Help You Live A Better Life
Ray Dalio is the founder of one of the largest hedge funds in the world today called Bridgewater which has about $160 Billion in assets...
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Mike Gorlon
Jan 4, 20184 min read
Turning Your Passion Into A Business
Crush It is a book written by Gary Vaynerchcuk about finding your passion and turning that hobby of yours into a business that uses...
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Mike Gorlon
Dec 25, 201710 min read
What Makes Life Worth Living In The Face Of Death
When Breath Becomes Air is a book by Paul Kalanithi that recounts his life before he was diagnosed with cancer and right after until he...
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Mike Gorlon
Oct 29, 20179 min read
6 Things You May Not Know About Steve Jobs, And A Look At His Biography
Steve Jobs needs no introduction. He is one of the most known entrepreneurs after his revolution of the music player with the iPod, his...
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Mike Gorlon
Oct 28, 20176 min read
The Reason Why Humans Rule Planet Earth
Human beings were an insignificant animal for the majority of time. But today they are the ruler of planet Earth, which begs the...
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