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Oct 24, 2024 | 
newsletter.osv.llc | Jim O'Shaughnessy
“It’s 2024 and Hurricane Helen has devastated Hampton Roads, Virginia. Local naval facilities are paralyzed and crucial U.S. naval assets like the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier (CVN-79) are severely damaged. The hurricane and residual fallout from Covid-19 as well as labor unrest and economic concerns further complicate recovery efforts and future naval readiness. Private industry titans, government and defense representatives, union leaders and local media are all at the scene.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
newsletter.osv.llc | Jim O'Shaughnessy
“Ignoring what is obvious incurs a huge cost. It requires you to go about your day numbing yourself to the reality of who you are and what you want—which is a waste of time for you and everyone around you. By contrast, admitting what is obvious is freeing and motivating. But it’s terrifying to do it.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
newsletter.rationalwalk.com | John Huber |Dan Shuart |Jim O'Shaughnessy |Drew Holden
I recently published the following articles:Claim Checks, July 16, 2024.Warren Buffett has referred to his wealth as “claim checks” that can be exchanged for all sorts of goods and services. However, he has long had the wisdom to realize that many of the things that his claim checks can purchase will not do much to improve his level of happiness. Herodotus, July 17, 2024. Herodotus is often described as the father of history for his narrative of the Greco-Persian Wars of the fifth century BC.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Jim O'Shaughnessy
Friend-of-the-show Rob Henderson returns to discuss his powerful, moving and important debut book, Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class (published TODAY). We discuss Rob’s experience of the American foster care and adoption system, the life-changing impact of the military, the rise of Luxury Beliefs, the benefits of standardized testing, and MUCH more.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Jim O'Shaughnessy
Eric Jorgenson is (deep breath) an author, investor, writer, podcast host, online course creator, and the CEO of Scribe Media (breathe out).
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
open.substack.com | Jim O'Shaughnessy
Last week, I had a great Infinite Loops conversation with Chaotic Capital founder Julie Fredrickson (landing in your feeds tomorrow, 28 September). One (of many) topics we discussed was how we can develop agency by upgrading our outdated internal programming (or what I call our “humanOS”). Here’s Julie:“And the set of programming, I assume that I came in even straight out of my mother was… evolved to survive as an animal on the Savannah.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
newsletter.osv.llc | Jim O'Shaughnessy
During Luca Dellanna's recent episode, we touched upon a recurring Infinite Loops theme: the importance of writing down your beliefs. Hereās why this is something I advocate for so strongly. "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."ā Richard P. FeynmanFeynman is one of my heroes, a brilliant physicist who was also a Renaissance man.
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Jul 27, 2023 | 
podcasts.apple.com | Jim O'Shaughnessy
Dan Runcie is the Founder of Trapital, a company focused on music, media, and entertainment. Trapital’s output includes a podcast, weekly newsletter, and deep-dive essays breaking down trends in the music industry.
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Jun 29, 2023 | 
aisupremacy.substack.com | Michael Kevin Spencer |Ethan Mollick |Jim O'Shaughnessy |Paul Kingsnorth
Hello Everyone, It’s June 29th, 2023. Of all the topics I cover on A.I. Supremacy, one of the ones I keep coming back to is the Future of Work, Automation and the arrival of the Machine Economy. To read the first issue earlier this week go here. I’m not as optimistic as some people about the future of jobs with what A.I. will one day become. This wave of Generative A.I. is just offering us a glimpse into what will one day be possible with A.I. This movement is only 6 years old.
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Jun 26, 2023 | 
newsletter.osv.llc | Jim O'Shaughnessy
The brightest people I have met share a superpower: the ability to make inherently complex things simple and understandable. And yet, most humans naturally equate complexity with brilliance. Our HumanOS predisposes us to prefer the complex and artificial to the simple and unadorned. The more complex the explanation, the more likely we are to trust it. But there is something to be said for simplicity.
