Welcome to another Nugget of Wisdom! A free post I send out once a week. These are designed to be short and sweet, a quick read to (hopefully) impart some sort of wisdom, or at the very least to get you thinking about something interesting.
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I used to think that consuming more quality content would make me smarter. More newsletters, more X posts, more podcasts, more research reports, more whitepapers. It’s a natural thing to think, but eventually I realized I had it backwards.
Most people consume information the way they consume food. They start out with great intentions, but then life gets in the way, and they quickly devolve into consuming too much, and consuming too much junk. Then they wonder why they feel bloated and confused.
Here’s what I’ve noticed about the best decision-makers I know across crypto (and life). They all do some version of the same three things:
They’re ruthless about inputs. They don’t follow everyone. They don’t read everything. They pick a small number of high quality sources and ignore the rest. They understand that every bad input costs them twice. Once when they consume it, and again when it muddies their thinking. There’s an opportunity cost to information too.
They leave gaps. Time where they’re not consuming anything. Walking, driving, sitting around doing nothing. That’s when your brain actually does the work of connecting ideas, questioning assumptions, and forming original thoughts. If you fill every spare second with a podcast or a scroll session, you’re robbing yourself of your best thinking time. For me, I have my best thoughts when I am in the shower. Literally forced to have no external stimuli. Go figure.
They act on what they learn. This is the big one. Information without action is entertainment. There’s nothing wrong with entertainment, but don’t confuse it with research. If you read something and it doesn’t make you think or cause you to change something in your life, it’s entertainment. Be honest about which one you’re doing.
I’ve been guilty of all of this. I go through phases of following way too many people, bookmarking infinite posts (currently going through this with all the AI stuff), and it’s just not that productive.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed right now, if you’ve got 47 unread newsletters and a podcast backlog that would take a month to get through, here’s my suggestion: Unsubscribe from everything (if this newsletter doesn’t make the cut, well, I’m sad to see you go, but happy that you’re taking a step to own your information flow).
Seriously, unsubscribe from all of it. Then over the next month, subscribe back to the ones you actually miss. You’ll probably end up with about a quarter of what you started with. That’s your real information diet.
Your edge isn’t knowing more than everyone else. It’s thinking more clearly than everyone else. And you can’t think clearly when your brain is full of noise.
Thanks for reading! In case you missed it, check out Monday’s post below 👇
The last time I did a portfolio update it was December 9th. BTC was down 23% to $90k, and my portfolio had seen a drop of 44% over the previous five months. I had underperformed BTC.
Disclaimer: The content covered in this newsletter is not to be considered as investment advice. I’m not a financial adviser. These are only my own opinions and ideas. You should always consult with a professional/licensed financial adviser before trading or investing in any cryptocurrency related product. Some of the links shared may be referral links.
