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The Inner Game of Squash

I played squash with an investor at a private club in Singapore, and learned things.

Jan 2 • wimagguc

Recent posts

This Year's Misogi Challenge

Once a year, do something so difficult for one day that it reshapes the rest of your year.

Dec 15, 2025 • wimagguc

Half of London drives a Hummer

How psychology and invisible forces make us buy three-ton SUVs

Aug 5, 2025 • wimagguc

"My brain is open"

Being in the right network multiplies the reach of your ideas.

Jul 4, 2025 • wimagguc

What if you are very, very stupid?

Understanding a proof in a math textbook is one thing; being able to reconstruct it without help is a whole other beast entirely.

Jun 6, 2025 • wimagguc

Reinventing the axle

Nobody had even thought of a time machine until H.G. Wells first wrote about it in 1895.

May 2, 2025 • wimagguc

This stone has a soup in it

Startups that go badly often start like the stone soup story. Like that guy who got in trouble because his AI shopping app didn’t have any AI in it.

Apr 17, 2025 • wimagguc

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