Alex SaloBooks [|||] 20232023 has been an excellent year of finds! I spent a bit less time on economics, but delved into history and political/economic history, and…Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 2023
Alex SaloBooks [|||] 2022What reads changed your perspective this year? What reads were refreshing or sobering? I really enjoyed the adventure prose “In a Sunburned…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Alex SaloChallenge *is* the AdventureHave you noticed that the best stories and the most interesting memories usually come from the situations that involved some unexpected…Nov 26, 2022Nov 26, 2022
Alex SaloFalsifiability of Your ViewsA key piece of scientific revolution is the idea that theories need to be falsifiable to be scientific. If you make an argument that the…Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022
Alex SaloWhy I Hate American Four-Star HotelsI pretty much always stay at Airbnbs when traveling in USA. You get the novelty, uniqueness… and you avoid the nasty American hotels.Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Alex SaloIntellectual HonestyHere is one of the most valuable bettering mechanisms you can use in your professional and (to a some degree) personal life: think twice as…Oct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
Alex SaloUlu LFour days in, and I’ve learned that the Surfline forecast is not very specific to Uluwatu — it’s only regional, and spots are based on…Sep 25, 2022Sep 25, 2022
Alex SaloUluwatu StorytimeFirst morning, woke up — still dark, looked at the watch — 4:30am — perfect?Sep 10, 2022Sep 10, 2022
Alex SaloStop Patting Yourself on the Back for Recycling PlasticIt just does not work. The reality is, with some negligible caveats, recycling plastic just does not work. There is no real benefit for…Aug 20, 2022Aug 20, 2022
Alex SaloBalancing Act of LifeIt is often in life that we need to balance conflicting directions. How do you balance right? What to optimize for?Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022