Unknown Unknowns

🤯Unknown Unknowns #133 - I Saw The Sign

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been one of my favorite books since I was a kid. It combines amusing wordplay and narrative with interesting…

Jun 25 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #132 - Gold Medal

A couple of weeks ago I competed in my first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament.

Jun 11 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #131 - Total Eclipse of the Heart

The difference between a partial eclipse and a total eclipse is literally night and day. You don’t even notice a partial eclipse unless you wear the…

Apr 12 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #130 - Generalists and Specialists

“Battier’s game is a weird combination of obvious weaknesses and nearly invisible strengths.

Apr 2 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #129 - Thinking About Sports

This was the headline of ESPN a few days ago. The Yankees best pitcher, Gerrit Cole, had an MRI recently that was inconclusive but the prognosis was…

Mar 25 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #128 - There's No Need to Explain Your Joy

The specter of loss always lingers. In the last couple of months, my family had a loss and my friend’s mother passed. I spent the last two weeks in Utah…

Mar 13 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #127 - Updating the Matrix

Khe Hy left his finance job around eight years ago and he writes about discovering and examining our lives. I’ve been following him for years now and…

Feb 9 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #126 - Developing Taste vs Learning

A reader asked me what the difference is between developing taste and learning. Developing taste is a meta-level above learning. It’s figuring out what…

Jan 31 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #125 - Taste Setting

I’ve talked about finding taste, refining taste, and expressing taste. I had the opportunity to express my taste in a new way in December.

Jan 23 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #124 - Pride

“I'm proud of you.”

Jan 16 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #123 - Frustration

I spend decades catering to other people's tastes - parents, teachers, bosses.

Jan 9 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #122 - Happy New Year!

I’ve been a little inconsistent sending these out lately, but going to be more regular going forward. I like the idea of concept of “taste” that I…

Jan 2 •

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