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    Investment Patterns
    Mike Gorlon
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    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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    Four Reasons Why A Stock is Hated
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jul 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    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...
    5,406 views
    What Does the Saying “When the Tide Goes Out, You Find Out Who is Swimming Naked” Mean?
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 7 min

    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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    How To Get More Free Article Reads
    Mike Gorlon
    • May 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    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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    40 Life Lessons
    Mike Gorlon
    • Nov 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    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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    Latticework 2019 Investing Conference
    Mike Gorlon
    • Sep 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    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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    Hedonic Adaption — Why It’s so Important to Understand & How to Manage it
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jun 27, 2019
    • 4 min

    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...
    93 views
    This is How We Are Influenced and Persuaded
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 6, 2019
    • 6 min

    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...
    141 views
    1 Way, 2 Way Door Decision Making
    Mike Gorlon
    • Nov 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    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...
    101 views
    Mother Nature Is Indifferent and Human Purpose
    Mike Gorlon
    • Oct 13, 2018
    • 5 min

    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....
    100 views
    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
    Mike Gorlon
    • Aug 9, 2018
    • 7 min

    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,...
    92 views
    Leonardo Da Vinci’s 7 Principles
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jul 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    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...
    64 views
    Factfulness: Believe It Or Not But the World is Drastically Improving
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jul 13, 2018
    • 9 min

    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...
    38 views
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Mike Gorlon
    • Mar 9, 2018
    • 8 min

    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...
    26 views
    Where are the Customers' Yachts?
    Mike Gorlon
    • Feb 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    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...
    34 views
    Principles To Help You Live A Better Life
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 16, 2018
    • 12 min

    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...
    30 views
    Turning Your Passion Into A Business
    Mike Gorlon
    • Jan 4, 2018
    • 4 min

    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...
    20 views
    What Makes Life Worth Living In The Face Of Death
    Mike Gorlon
    • Dec 25, 2017
    • 10 min

    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...
    35 views
    6 Things You May Not Know About Steve Jobs, And A Look At His Biography
    Mike Gorlon
    • Oct 29, 2017
    • 9 min

    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...
    55 views
    The Reason Why Humans Rule Planet Earth
    Mike Gorlon
    • Oct 28, 2017
    • 6 min

    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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