Anthony Avedissian

Learning

The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts, Shane Parrish (8/10)

A short introduction to 9 popular mental models and 3 supporting ideas, designed to improve our ability to understand the world and look at situations through different lenses

Stocks

Investment Memo: Manchester United PLC

Esports, VR and NFTs mean profound changes are on the way for Europe’s largest football clubs

Crypto

Investment Memo: CumRocket

A Non-Fungible-Token marketplace for 18+ content - OnlyFans on the Blockchain

Self-Help

“Day 1”, Jeff Bezos and Vertigo (#15)

How I’m using Jeff Bezos’ philosophy to rebuild myself Better, Faster, Stronger

Nomad

How to Get a Remote Job (#14)

My advice for how to secure your new international gig, and 28 of the best remote job websites

Book Notes

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, Eric Jorgenson (10/10)

An inspiring and thought-providing book summarising Naval's thoughts on Wealth and Happiness

Weekly Roundup

Investment Memo: Linen (#13)

How to write an investment memo for an early-stage, pre-revenue start-up

Weekly Roundup

The Rise of Crowdfunding (#12)

Crowdfunding has seen an uptick in popularity with recent changes in regulation and investment appetite

Business

Never Split the Difference, Chris Voss (9/10)

An easy read on the various psychological tricks and techniques for persuasion and negotiation

Weekly Roundup

Is Listening to Podcasts Worth It? (#11)

Podcasts have only added to our collective information overload. This is how you can make the most of them

Crypto

My Experience with Digital Assets and NFTs (#10)

How my addiction to Pokémon and Runescape led me to buy the first-ever music copyright NFT

Investing

How I’d Invest $1M (#9)

NFTs, Airbnb, ETFs, Electric Vehicles, Angel Investing and more

Book Notes

Obstacle Is The Way, Ryan Holiday (7/10)

A self-help book inspired by Stoicism about how to transform your life's obstacles into opportunities

Nomad

Sex Life vs Nomad Life (#8)

Can a nomadic lifestyle solve the decline in sexual activity?

Nomad

Coliving Is The Future (#7)

34 of the best coliving spaces worldwide

Nomad

Future of Life (not Work)! (#6)

No one cares about Future of Work - we care about quality of life!

Book Notes

On Eating, Susie Orbach (6/10)

A short and accessible book on intuitive eating with practical and non-threatening advice

Investing

I Missed a 2,587% Investment (#5)

Luck doesn’t just happen - we create serendipity

Book Notes

Martian, Andy Weir (9/10)

A survival story about a NASA Astronaut who's freshly been abandoned by his crew on Mars!

Book Notes

Fluent Forever, Gabriel Wyner (9/10)

A practical guide to learn and remember any language - packed full of strategies

Weekly Roundup

I Learnt How to Kill a Man... On YouTube (#4)

Is there a limit to what we can learn online?

Weekly Roundup

It's Better To Be Different (#3)

How I got 400,000 YouTube views and 59 dating matches in 24 Hours

Book Notes

How to Take Smart Notes, Sonke Ahrens (9/10)

A simple system to help you develop and formulate your ideas and relieve your mind

Nomad

Have We Ignored The Middle East? (#2)

It has all the ingredients to your perfect next destination...

Book Notes

Remote: Office Not Required, David Hansson & Jason Fried (5/10)

A series of blog-posts that comprehensively address common objections to remote work from a business-owners perspective