2023-11-06 22:59
Summary: You will learn how to build watchlists based on a methodology that suits you. This will help you by comparing similar stocks and also save you a lot of time in the future. Possibly… Read More
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2023-06-20 16:51
Since making the Swedish finance course several years ago together with Mikael Syding, we’ve had a ton of people asking: “When is the English version coming?” -Soon! The In… Read More
2023-01-09 19:42
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2022-01-19 08:13
Last time it was all about Specialists, and how that’s probably the best thing to do before one is under the age of 30. The average person should choose a well-paid profession and spec… Read More
2021-12-17 01:23
Uranium: Precious like Spice on Arrakis The best Uranium Buy at $85-125/lbs DISCLOSURE: This article is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any information o… Read More
2021-09-06 13:31
Are you more of a specialist or a generalist? Plan your career accordingly. Let’s assume we have four categories when it comes to monetizable skills and career expertise: Low-skilled:… Read More
2021-08-30 13:55
This is a guest post by Daniel Richter, CEO of StrengthLog, a workout log app for tracking your strength training. In this article, Daniel outlines 7 benefits of keeping a workout log a… Read More
2021-03-11 22:21
Cathy Wood/ARK Invest bought some RoBlox yesterday. A 65-year old woman hyper-bullish on tech stocks and cryptocurrencies. Must be a rather remarkable woman? A Google search says she is one… Read More
2021-01-13 20:19
Last year this time I sat down and made a huge document of all possible things I could do. Then I prioritized them. In the next days I will do the same. I’m happy to say I’ve ove… Read More
2020-12-06 18:04
Hey! I just did this interview with Ryan Faulkner-Hogg. We talk about Investing, The Content Game, and Breaking out of Homeostasis. (…among many other things — I enjoyed the con… Read More
2020-03-10 00:14
The mark of an elite general is that he has an impeccable sense of timing. ========= As the market is in uproars and the Corona/Covid-19 virus is causing widespread panic, it seems pertinent… Read More
2020-03-02 13:03
In my last article I mentioned 9 Success Theories. But I sneakily left out what I believe is the single most important factor. In this follow-up article, I will deal with this 10th theory. … Read More
2020-02-25 14:01
Have you ever wondered what makes a person successful? So have I. I have read about this topic quite a lot and found many explanations. Sure, there are easy answers, but if you’ve read… Read More
2020-02-02 19:39
Happy New Year to you! First let me address the Updated version of Breaking out of Homeostasis. I’m working on it as we speak, but it’s taking longer than I thought. It should be… Read More
2019-12-02 13:42
(Globalization, Pop Culture, Dumbing-Down, Failed School System, and Participatory Democracy) If porn was allowed on YouTube the next president would be a pornstar. If the theme song of Home… Read More
2019-08-11 17:42
I know I’m slow. I wrote the original version when I was ~22-23. Then I wrote the current (Kindle) version when I was 26. That, right there, is three years of refining and expanding up… Read More
2019-07-19 19:01
If you had asked me one year ago, “Ludvig, could you maintain your body by spending a third of the time in the gym, and barely even getting sore?” I would have flat out told you… Read More
2019-04-22 16:30
I have written about history on multiple occasions in the past, and now it’s time again. Studying history is important because it gives you a broad understanding of human nature under… Read More
2019-04-10 11:50
Hi friends, I’m excited to tell you that we’ve now completed the Future Skills Program and will do our first (scaled-up) run of the program, starting on Sunday 14th. The past cou… Read More
2019-02-25 17:42
“For more than five years I maintained myself thus solely by the labor of my hands, and I found, that by working about six weeks in a year, I could meet all the expenses of living. The… Read More
2019-01-13 16:37
Accelerating change, progress, and innovation is not the status quo. The Aqueduct and functional sewage systems existed during the Roman Empire (300 BC – 300 AD). And then, when the Ro… Read More
2019-01-03 10:06
Hi there – I hope you’ve had a fruitful year. I thought I’d give a brief summary of 2018 and share some lessons. (Like I did in 2016) The year went ahead different than I h… Read More
2018-10-16 14:37
I’ve been fortunate to meet and talk to many interesting people. In a recent Q&A, a listener asked me & Mikael what we had learned from our podcasts, and how making them had im… Read More
2018-09-11 18:35
I count the fact that we’re evolutionary mismatched to much of the modern world as one of the most important mind-shifts I’ve had. One of the biggest evolutionary mismatches is t… Read More
2018-08-27 17:10
I just finished Martin Berkhan’s book The Leangains Method. It’s a great concept. It’s simple and it works. I’ve done it for 6 years. if I were to follow a template f… Read More
2018-07-31 15:56
Building a commonplace is one of the most useful things I’ve done in the past 5 years. It took a while until I had a structure that was easy to use in all areas of my life, but ever si… Read More
2018-07-19 08:29
I have now completed the Updated and (Final) version of The Ultimate Commonplace System. It includes 6 Parts and 6 Bonuses. Here is a summary: You can learn more by heading over to the produ… Read More
2018-06-14 08:26
Hey there, Just wanted to let you know that the new version of The Ultimate Commonplace System is nearly done. If you want to be first to know when it’s out, click the link b… Read More
2018-05-27 15:21
Have you ever wondered if you can trust your gut feeling? I have, many times. So many times I wrote a book about it. I recently talked to Poker Pro Annie Duke about this on Future Skills. In… Read More
2018-05-19 16:00
Do you want to build an online business? Do you know anyone who’s made it big? In the latest episode of Future Skills, we talk to my friend Casey Gauss, founder & CEO of Viral Laun… Read More
2018-04-21 11:32
If you’ve read my blog for any longer time, you may have asked yourself: “Who the heck is this Abgrund guy?” Well, you are about to find out. …. Sort of. Abgrund has… Read More
2018-04-03 20:09
“The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed.” ~William Gibson We live in interesting times. Like I said in my recent discussion with Billionaire Mar… Read More
2018-03-29 15:31
“I’m not really the entrepreneurial type but I always liked the independence of trading and also the fact that you’re always judged by just the market.” ~Martin Sandq… Read More
2018-03-24 15:28
I should think that the one most important thing I’ve done for improving my life was creating my commonplace system. Second to that, learning about the concept of Biological Prime Time… Read More
2018-03-20 13:40
Hi friend, I am happy to tell you that I’ve finally started a new podcast: Future Skills. And guess what? –This time, it’s in English. Let me give you the rundown. Like the… Read More
2018-02-18 19:35
In the last 2 years, my podcast “25 Minuter” with Mikael Syding has got +280 reviews and +2M downloads. This article will explain all my personal insights from doing the podcast… Read More
2018-01-25 12:56
“Read and reread the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustaphus Adolphus, Turene and Frederick; take them as your model; that is the only way of becoming a Great Captain, to o… Read More
2018-01-06 04:42
“If you make people perform a noble duty, it bores them. If you make them indulge themselves, it shames them, but combine the two and you’ve got them.” ~Gail Wynand When I… Read More
2018-01-02 19:38
This article is inspired by a review of Breaking out of Homeostasis on Amazon.UK, written by “MP“: The increased awareness of yourself and actions after you read it is amazi… Read More
2017-12-30 03:16
I am about to hop on a plane and fly all day long. This will give me lots of time and hopefully no distractions (knock on wood I am not seated next to a screaming kid) to write up the first… Read More
2017-12-21 17:26
Over the last 10 days I have been an unusually active correspondent. I have received many emails or messages on social media that have been the same. I’ve also gone through email that… Read More
2017-12-18 19:24
In my book Breaking out of Homeostasis, I have an early chapter titled “My Dark Prediction of the Future”. This article builds off that. * * * If you have to bet what someone wil… Read More
2017-12-15 12:08
A post shared by Martin Berkhan (@martinberkhan) on Dec 4, 2017 at 4:45am PST The one and only Martin Berkhan stopped by Stockholm and we hung out. Then he got drunk for two days straight, w… Read More
2017-12-12 15:40
“You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.” —Abraham Maslow Throughout history, starting with Socrates and Plato, many thinkers have… Read More
2017-12-11 10:24
I wrote the first version of Breaking out of Homeostasis fast. Because I was like a man possessed. And while I did succeed in getting many important ideas across, I was not satisfied with th… Read More
2017-12-07 18:07
Hey friend, Breaking out of Homeostasis will be released on Monday 11/12 next week. It is 300 pages long (was originally 700!) It will cost $9,99 on Amazon Kindle (for the first week, at lea… Read More
2017-09-01 22:10
[Mikael Syding & Ola Ahlvarsson] Brief message from Ludvig: Since many of you asked for more after the popular interview with billionaire investor Martin Sandquist, I’ve translated… Read More
2017-08-10 21:50
[Ludvig | Martin | Mikael] For the first time, the elusive Martin Sandquist gives an interview. Martin Sandquist is the founder of Lynx Asset Management. Lynx is one of the most successful h… Read More
2017-07-24 11:27
If being manipulated by horoscopes, fortune-telling, cold-reading, conspiracy theories, and comforting beliefs constitute the most primitive aspects of the neocortex’s craving for trut… Read More
2017-05-02 23:47
From my commonplace: “I went on troubling myself about general ideas until I learnt to understand the particular achievements of the best men.” –Goethe Trouble yours… Read More
2017-03-08 21:14
Hey friend, I had over 300 covers made for BOOH. I have already been helped by many cool folks from the book’s waiting list. I now have some finalists, and would greatly appreciate it… Read More
2017-01-14 09:34
Current Inspirations: 1) Alexander Hamilton: For his legislative genius, masterful administration, and for his breadth of knowledge. I just finished reading Ron Chernov’s biography abo… Read More
2016-12-08 12:55
Everyone who aspires to be good at business and investing should study history. (And not just the history of your industry.) But don’t take it from me. Take it from Warren Buffett: &ld&hell…Read More
2016-11-29 22:44
August 6, 1806. That was the date on which the Holy Roman Empire–first established by Charlemagne in AD 800–was dissolved by Austrian emperor Francis II, after getting his ass wh… Read More
2016-10-17 11:52
[Picture taken on top of a mountain by Lake Ashi, ~40 minutes from Mt. Fuji.] If you’ve ever been to Japan you’d know it’s just as beautiful as it is depicted in the movie… Read More
2016-07-18 23:20
[From: The Commonplace of Ludvig Sunström.] [Title: How Did Pokemon GO Become Popular?] [Tagged: Musings, Lollapalooza Effects.] 7 Overarching Reasons for the Popularity of Pokemon GO:… Read More
2016-07-09 18:37
Oskar Faarkrog has built the #1 site in his niche, with over 100,00 monthly visitors. Learn how he keeps a commonplace to scale his work effort and save time.
"The post Guest Post: How Oskar… Read More
2016-06-28 05:49
I’ve been asked by lots of SGM readers (and other English speaking people) about 25 Minuter, the podcast I do together with Mikael Syding. Unfortunately, all of our episodes are in Swe… Read More
2016-06-20 21:51
Friends, I’m very excited to announce that The Ultimate Commonplace System is finally out now. Everyone who is (or wants to become) a successful knowledge worker needs a robust commonp… Read More
2016-06-13 06:54
Alternate title: The best article ever written about optimizing your learning process and becoming smarter than 99% of people. I was watching the new X-Men movie with some friends recently… Read More
2016-04-06 06:19
The education system is in shambles, and it has been for quite some time now. This is not weird. Old things break or go obsolete all the time. Why should this be any different? What’s… Read More
2016-03-19 01:04
Alternate title: How to Fix Your Omega-6 to Omega-3 Imbalance and Rejuvenate Your Cell Membranes I currently have two main focuses in my life: Business and health. Without money, you can&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-03-10 15:31
Hey there! Lots of people have asked me about commonplacing over the last two-something years. Fair enough. I’m probably the biggest commonplacing master around. But I haven’t sa… Read More
2016-02-12 05:50
I Was Reminiscing the Other Day And Here’s What I Came Up With… It struck me that the main reason SGM is successful is not necessarily because of me, but because of. . . . . . t… Read More
2016-01-14 20:06
2016-01-14 20:06
Alternate title: My winner effect is taking on epic proportions. “You’re as cold as ice, willing to sacrifice.” –M.O.P [Friday, 9:58 PM] Inspired by Mikael Syding&rsq&hell…Read More
2015-12-11 23:03
Alternate title: Climb to the top or stay with the flock. I’m a contrarian. You can tell by the way I look–like a James Bond Villain (albeit without a white cat in my lap). But b… Read More
2015-11-15 14:25
We had just finished a 2-hour workout and got out of the gym. —Now I was going to pick Mikael’s brain: was he going to head a new billion-dollar hedge fund, take one of the CEO p… Read More
2015-10-26 12:42
It was my 5th day of the StartupBros Import Empire event and I was staying at the Marriott [as pictured above]. The Ritz-Carlton–where we stayed for the first 4 days–is better. I… Read More
2015-10-26 12:42
It was my 5th day of the StartupBros Import Empire event and I was staying at the Marriott [as pictured above]. The Ritz-Carlton–where we stayed for the first 4 days–is better. I… Read More
2015-09-22 22:06
The other day I was at an alumni event from my university. It was really good, and I met some interesting, accomplished people. –All of them twice my age or more. There were maybe 80 p… Read More
2015-08-18 10:43
The philosopher/author/artist–all-round brilliant fellow–Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said that: “Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.&rdqu&hell…Read More
2015-07-19 19:04
From: The commonplace of Sir Sunström. Section: Checklists. Topic: 10+ decision-making principles. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man wh… Read More
2015-06-22 09:11
I was in Norway (Stavanger) and climbed two mountains last week. It was physically challenging, because I’d done squats the day before (120 kg x 6 reps). When we hiked up one of those… Read More
2015-05-25 09:57
What impact does homeostasis have on your career as you get older? What are some of the practical implications of this? And, now that you have this information, how can you use it to become… Read More
2015-05-15 12:13
In medieval Japan there was something called Musha shugyō: a samurai’s path to mastery. Here’s how it used to work. . . A young man, wanting to become a samurai, embarked on… Read More
2015-04-29 12:57
What if I told you I had found an easy way to get rich and successful–would you be interested in knowing more? Sure you would. Alright, I will indulge your curiosity. Here’s what… Read More
2015-04-12 19:34
It strikes me that modern men are a lot like insects. You see, many insects protect themselves by mimicking the appearance of ‘badder insects’, the sort that you don’t want… Read More
2015-03-24 05:44
Friends, today is a sad day. One of the greatest men of the 20th (and 21st) century, a political genius, died today: Lee Kuan Yew. He became 91 years old, and remained sharp as a tack to his… Read More
2015-03-11 12:26
Once upon a time, James Bond was a genuine badass. Now, James Bond is only a symbol of manliness for the confused consumer, who doesn’t have any better role models in his life. The new… Read More
2015-02-28 20:28
Would you like to “put a tiger in your tank”? You see, I don’t own a car. That’s why I’m asking. Anyway, it turns out a lot of people were indeed interested in… Read More
2015-02-18 20:29
This ad (to the right) is highly “incorrect” in modern consumer culture. But that wasn’t the case 50+ years ago. Although it wasn’t her intention, Christine Frederick… Read More
2015-02-18 20:29
This ad (to the right) is highly “incorrect” in modern consumer culture. But that wasn’t the case 50+ years ago. Although it wasn’t her intention, Christine Frederick… Read More
2015-02-14 12:37
Alternative title: How Culture Got Hijacked to Sell You a Bunch of Stuff You Don’t Need Breakfast was invented to sell bacon. The catchphrase used–and regurgitated by all the con… Read More
2015-01-05 11:16
I don’t want to be a product of my environment. . . . And neither do you. I want my environment to be a product of ME. . . . And so do you. Because I feel this way I have now put toget… Read More
2014-12-15 13:12
“No. . . I don’t like this! Why can’t there be any happy news? This is no fun.” So said: (a) Britney Spears or (b) Robin Williams or (c) Nelson Mandela. The correct a… Read More
2014-12-03 00:25
I was talking to my friend Filip the other day (he’s the guy in the image). We were discussing some of the mindsets and best practices behind getting ripped and having great gym workou… Read More
2014-11-24 14:41
It’s 4 PM. That means it’s time to hit the gym. I’ve been looking forward to this all day long. I don’t need to get ready. I got ready an hour ago. I am already weari… Read More
2014-11-09 07:49
One of the questions I get asked most via email is if I have any good book recommendations. I do indeed. 23 of them actually. Note: If you’re reading this because you’re looking… Read More
2014-10-30 19:51
I was watching a video on YouTube of Warren Buffet giving a speech and I saw this comment. It made me snicker. Yes. It’s easy to be a smart-ass in hindsight. But it’s hard to be… Read More
2014-10-19 12:06
“An investor needs to make very few things right as long as he avoids big mistakes.” –Warren Buffett Charles Ellis wrote the now famous essay The Loser’s Game in 1946… Read More
2014-10-09 21:23
Today I saw an old man walking with a walker (the sort with wheels that you can hold on to for support). He must’ve been 90-100 years old. He was dressed sharp, wearing a suit and tie… Read More
2014-09-27 05:28
I hung out with Mikael of MikaelSyding.com a couple of days ago. We were discussing the topic of success, when Mikael said something smart. He said that there’s usually an elemen… Read More
2014-09-11 18:45
2014-09-11 18:45
I’m pretty sure Michael The Situation Sorrentino from the “reality” show Jersey Shore is sitting in the seat in front of me. Or it could just be his Doppelganger. I’m… Read More
2014-08-18 12:17
“You’re a machine!” “You’re always doing some stuff, it’s like you’re a machine man.” “You’re a freaking machine dude — you… Read More
2014-08-04 11:41
I’ve often had the bad luck of being trapped in the same room with irritating flies. This really annoyed me. . . . . .Until I learned a really smart method for killing those bastards… Read More
2014-07-28 11:40
Last week I told you. . . . . .That megastars aren’t just supported by the crowd. Except for their elite skill and their entertainment value, there is another a reason they’ve ha… Read More
2014-07-21 16:29
Greetings Friend, Welcome to part 3 of the unofficial series of ‘long-term life success strategies‘. Look, if you want to make good money (and achieve worldly fame). . . . . .You… Read More
2014-07-08 01:37
Our society is obsessed with so-called experts. From a young age, you are told to “study this” or “do that”. You’re told to apply to this college or that univer… Read More
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