Book Notes, Ultralearning

This post was first sent to my newsletter on December 7th, 2020. You really ought to subscribe :) The beginning is always today. — Mary Shelley The biggest obstacle to ultralearning is simply that most people don’t care enough about their own self-education to get started Finding Time for Ultra learning What matters is the intensity, initiative, and commitment to effective learning, not the particulars of your timetable ...

January 25, 2021 · Mario Jason Braganza

What I Learnt from Antifragile (V)

This post was first sent to my newsletter on November 16th, 2020. You really ought to subscribe :) Teaching Birds How to Fly, & Skin in the Game! via pixabay This probably is the last post, I have on Antifragile, for now. These lessons over the past few weeks are those, that have sunk in for me, and something that I use on a daily basis. I’ll write more as I learn and internalise some new piece of wisdom (knowing the book, I’m sure I will). ...

January 18, 2021 · Mario Jason Braganza

Consolidating Websites

*Update: 15/01/2021. It’s done. I moved everything and it all seems to be working. If something is broken, let me know, on [the fediverse][cbj], or mailing me at jason at this domain. To my tech posse, no there is no forwarding of old links happening. The site is too small and I have no time. Nobody is going to miss this. And to that one little friend, who noticed that the site was dead and actually cried, I love you.* Happy New Year and welcome to the first newsletter of the year :) ...

January 15, 2021 · Mario Jason Braganza

My Plan for the New Year

My plan for the new year … A final thought from Atomic Habits as we start the new year: “Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are. The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader. The goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a runner. The goal is not to learn an instrument, the goal is to become a musician. ...

January 1, 2021 · Mario Jason Braganza

What I Learnt from Antifragile (IV)

This post was first sent to my newsletter on November 7th, 2020. You really ought to subscribe :) What I Learnt from Antifragile (IV) In a world with too much choice … Lindy is the cure via Screenrant So here’s a little distinction I learnt. We, who are about to die, mortals need to become antifragile. We know, we are going to die someday, and are always being buffeted by the storms of life, so we seek to get stronger. ...

December 28, 2020 · Mario Jason Braganza

No letters for a while, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

My email program, was somehow hacked into last week, and close to 3000 spam mails were sent out in the course of a few minutes. While I was able to serendipitously catch it as soon as it happened, I apologise if you were the recepient of unsavoury stuff from my email address. I am now in the process of rebuilding everything. letter at janusworx dot com is the new home from where these letters will be sent from. Please add this address to your contacts, so that I do not end up in your spam :) ...

December 21, 2020 · Mario Jason Braganza