This is a visual story of where stuff is made, moved and consumed. From production to export, import to consumption, we'll explore the flows of the world's most crucial commodities and products. In Part 1 we covered $2.2T of agricultural products. Then in Part 2, we went over $6.6T of minerals, metals, and industrial materials. [...]
This is a visual story of where stuff is made, moved and consumed. From production to export, import to consumption, we'll explore the flows of the world's most crucial commodities and products. In Where Stuff Is Made Part 1 we covered $2.2T of agricultural products. Here in Part 2, we'll dig into $6.6T of minerals, [...]
This is a visual story of where stuff is made, moved and consumed. From production to export, import to consumption, we'll explore the flows of the world's most crucial commodities and products. Below is $21 trillion of global trade. Box size represents exports by dollar value. We'll dive into a hand-picked selection of the big [...]
This is a curation of charts and visuals that convey the state of global military power. The top 15 spenders: one of the best proxies for military strength and capabilities. And here's the top 40, better conveying the regional spheres of influence. Table of with various indicators of military strength. # Military personnel should account [...]
In keeping with yearly tradition, here are my single sentence 'summaries' for every book I read in 2022. Previous years versions: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. Rated 5/5: Sovereign Individual Rated 4.5/5: Hundred Year Marathon, Parasitic Mind The world should be paying more attention to China's "New Middle-Income Stratum" as it ponders on its [...]
No doubt 2022 was one of my most challenging years. I was consumed by work in ways I never thought was possible. I think I even lost myself for a while. One good thing (of many) that came out this experience was that it crystalized several career lessons that had long been on my mind. [...]
In keeping with tradition, here are my single sentence 'summaries' for every book I read in 2021. Rated 5/5: Man's Search for Meaning, Great Game, Righteous Mind, Destiny Disrupted. Rated 4.5/5: Misbehaviour of Markets, Thinking in Systems, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, Psychology of Money, Age of Revolution, Science, Strategy, and War, Changing World [...]
Many personal finance books recycle the same content: build frugal habits, buy assets not liabilities, dollar cost average into indexes, understand power of compound interest, reframe your mindset etc. Despite this, it's no surprise they continue to capture people's attention. Wealth, greed, and happiness are timeless themes that remain on the top of many people's [...]
So in recent years I've become a bit of a history fanatic. Weekday meals? 30 minutes of Youtube documentaries for lunch. 1 hour for dinner. Reading list? At least half are history books. Odd few minutes here and there? I'll be exhausting the question library on another history quiz app. We'll come back to this [...]
This is actually one of the best books I've ever read. Despite being published in 1946, this timeless classic grows increasingly relevant. In Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl presents a somewhat twisted perspective on suffering. This excerpt sums it up best: "If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be [...]
