I was working on a project over the past weekend using Claude, and I kept hitting my usage limit. I ended up buying more time so I could finish working on Sunday without interruption. The cost was low, $5, but as a percentage of my $20 monthly subscription, it was material (20%).

I thought about it and realized that between lost focus and productivity from hitting the usage limit repeatedly throughout the month and the likelihood that I’d keep buying à la carte time so I could keep working, the $20 plan wasn’t going to cut it. I did some rough math and realized that at 20x more usage, the $100-per-month plan is a good deal for my situation.

So, I upgraded. The product is good and brings way more value to me than $100 per month, so it’s a fair price. It might even be too cheap to be honest.

I’m looking forward to working with Claude interruption-free now!

Current Project: Reading books about entrepreneurs and sharing what I learned from them

Mission: Create a library of wisdom from notable entrepreneurs that current entrepreneurs can leverage to increase their chances of success

Cumulative metrics (since 4/1/24):

• Total books read: 109
• Total blog posts published: 728

This week’s metrics:

• Books read: 1
• Blog posts published: 7

What I completed in the week ending 4/5/26 (link to the previous week’s commitments):

• Read What Intelligence Tests Miss, a framework book that highlights the difference between intelligence and rationality; it discusses how the brain works and how cognitive biases impact most people’s ability to think and act rationally

What I’ll do next week:

• Read a biography, autobiography, or framework book

Asks:

• No ask this week

Week three hundred fourteen was another week of learning. Looking forward to next week!

Continuing with my new protocol, here I’m going to share content I consumed and learned from.

What I struggled with:

• No material struggles this week

What I consumed this week and what I learned from it:

• Nothing material this week

That’s what I consumed and learned from and struggled with last week.

So, I figured out what my challenge will be for this long Easter weekend. I’m going to keep it simple. I’m going to review my notes and highlights from a book I’ve read. Of course, that’s in addition to reading a new book this week. That’s it. Very simple. Wish me luck!

This weekend is a long one. For long weekends, especially holiday weekends, I like to challenge myself with a goal or project. I don’t always accomplish what I set out to do, but I always end up in a better place. Plus, it’s fun to challenge myself and, at the end of the weekend or holiday, have something to be proud of.

This holiday weekend snuck up on me a bit. I haven’t thought through exactly what I want to work on this weekend. I’ll spend the next day or so thinking about this and then share my challenge.

Current Project: Reading books about entrepreneurs and sharing what I learned from them

Mission: Create a library of wisdom from notable entrepreneurs that current entrepreneurs can leverage to increase their chances of success

Cumulative metrics (since 4/1/24):

• Total books read: 108
• Total blog posts published: 721

This week’s metrics:

• Books read: 1
• Blog posts published: 7

What I completed in the week ending 3/29/26 (link to the previous week’s commitments):

• Read Trillions, a book that gives a historical recount of the exchange-traded fund (ETF), including its origins and products that preceded it, and details how the biggest ETF providers (e.g., iShares) and the biggest ETF ($SPY) came to be, got so large, and changed how financial markets operate

What I’ll do next week:

• Read a biography, autobiography, or framework book

Asks:

• No ask this week

Week three hundred thirteenth was another week of learning. Looking forward to next week!

Continuing with my new protocol, here I’m going to share content I consumed and learned from.

What I struggled with:

• No material struggles this week

What I consumed this week and what I learned from it:

• Latticework of mental models – YouTube video with Mohnish Pabrai, where he talks about how using multiple mental models can help with clear thinking and improved decision-making in life, especially in investing. He describes some of the most impactful mental models he’s encountered. Interestingly, Pabrai is, or was, an avid blackjack player and describes the strategy that got him banned from Las Vegas casinos.
• Network effects drive your life – YouTube video with James Currier, Founding Partner at VC firm NFX. Currier talks about his journey from college to VC investor. He also describes how the networks we choose have an outsized impact on our lives. He argues that choices in life should heavily weight the networks that you’ll be a part of as a result of the decision. He dives deep into how network effects in business models impact a company’s success and how networks influence the trajectory of a person’s life.
• Warren Buffett’s hurdle rate – YouTube video with Danish investor Peter Gustafson. This interview is focused on value investing and what Gustafson has learned from his years as a value investor, including his mistakes. He goes into detail to describe how Warren Buffett’s hurdle rate for investments was 10% real pre-tax return. He also describes how Buffett goes as low as 7.5% for companies with attractive growth profiles.  

That’s what I consumed and learned from and struggled with last week.

Current Project: Reading books about entrepreneurs and sharing what I learned from them

Mission: Create a library of wisdom from notable entrepreneurs that current entrepreneurs can leverage to increase their chances of success

Cumulative metrics (since 4/1/24):

• Total books read: 107
• Total blog posts published: 714

This week’s metrics:

• Books read: 1
• Blog posts published: 7

What I completed in the week ending 3/22/26 (link to the previous week’s commitments):

• Read Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements, a framework that includes behind-the-scenes insights on what he focuses on when reading financial statements to find companies that have a durable moat

What I’ll do next week:

• Read a biography, autobiography, or framework book

Asks:

• No ask this week

Week three hundred twelve was another week of learning. Looking forward to next week!

Continuing with my new protocol, here I’m going to share content I consumed and learned from.

What I struggled with:

• No material struggles this week

What I consumed this week and what I learned from it:

• Stablecoins = Eurodollar 2.0 – YouTube video from Bankless where these podcasters interview Brent Johnson. I’m curious about stablecoins and want to learn more about them, and Johnson’s name popped up repeatedly. What stuck with me about this interview was the impact of the passage of the Genius Act, how stablecoins are a digital version of Eurodollars, and the global implications of this.
• Move from implicit intuition to explicit decision-making – YouTube video of an Odds on Open Podcast interview with Annie Duke. When you’re deciding in uncertainty, do an expected-value calculation. Write down your thinking about it. It’s easier to spot your own mistakes and for others to spot flaws in your thinking if you write it down. Writing down your decision logic reduces errors in your thinking and makes it easier to spot errors that creep in so you can fix them. Asking people who know you well to write down their thoughts about a decision you’re considering is a way of making decisions explicitly. Creating a pre-mortem is another example.
• Writing code is over – YouTube video from No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups interview with Andrej Karpathy. It’s a wide-ranging, helpful interview. My big takeaway is that even the people who’ve been immersed in AI for over a decade are drinking from a firehose the last few months. Also, managing multiple agents simultaneously is a difficult but valuable skill.

That’s what I consumed and learned from and struggled with last week.

Current Project: Reading books about entrepreneurs and sharing what I learned from them

Mission: Create a library of wisdom from notable entrepreneurs that current entrepreneurs can leverage to increase their chances of success

Cumulative metrics (since 4/1/24):

• Total books read: 106
• Total blog posts published: 707

This week’s metrics:

• Books read: 1
• Blog posts published: 7

What I completed in the week ending 3/15/26 (link to the previous week’s commitments):

• Read The Laws of Trading, a framework book about making decisions in highly competitive and uncertain environments. The title is misleading because the book is about improving decision-making and understanding how markets work.

What I’ll do next week:

• Read a biography, autobiography, or framework book

Asks:

• No ask this week

Week three hundred eleven was another week of learning. Looking forward to next week!