Archive - Musty’s Newsletter

how to become a better speaker

why traditional speaking advice is bs

Sep 16, 2023 •

July 2023

13 creativity lessons from a failing creatorpreneur

Letter to myself

Jul 19, 2023 •

December 2022

No Agency Framework to Solve the World's Problems

Friends,Obesity, factory farming, climate change et al. — there are two solutions:1) High agency solutions: Everyone makes a conscious decision to…

Dec 26, 2022 •

November 2022

Algorithms, for life

Friends, In the Matrix, Neo sticks a USB stick into his brain — and just like that, he learns kung fu and how to fly a helicopter.

Nov 29, 2022 •

October 2022

Healthcare is a 1 star experience

Friends,Human perception is interesting. You can have it all, but still be miserable.Because having a perceived good experience is different from…

Oct 26, 2022 •

August 2022

Performing vs Being Real

Friends,Bullshitters suck. Here's how not to be one.

Aug 23, 2022 •

TikTok Psychopath Test

Friends,Here's why TikTok is the greatest data mining opportunity in history, a national security threat and will ultimately dump its creators — to…

Aug 9, 2022 •

July 2022

Transmissionism, Mastery and Rainman Memory 🧠

Friends,It may surprise you, but I spent every single Summer growing up playing football. I don't think I quite hit the 10,000 hours for mastery rule …

Jul 23, 2022 •

June 2022

How to Identify Winners

Friends,How do you take over the world?I think the first two steps are 1) finding the right people (co-founders, colleagues etc) and 2) money.Yet to…

Jun 20, 2022 •

Big Picture Vibe-Shift ⚡️

Friends,I think I've often been guilty of following artificial speed limits.At some point, I decided that I need caffeine to work. Now I don't put…

Jun 3, 2022 •

April 2022

A Young British Aristocrat

Friends,I don't know if it has a name — but there's a fetishisation of skills a young British aristocrat might have had in the 19th century. He might…

Apr 23, 2022 •

March 2022

The Hero License

Friends,I've been mulling over the Secrets of Great Families (found on Chris Lovejoy's newsletter).It's easy to dismiss the achievements of great…

Mar 29, 2022 •

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