A Year of Magical Thinking | Scarce Assets | Elephant in the Brain | Why Social Security Faces a Financial Reckoning Just a Few Years From Now | Has the Stock Market Really Been More Volatile Than Usual This Year?

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The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State I’ve been telling myself to do this for months… This week I finally deleted Facebook from my phone. This Isn’t Trading. It’s Theft from Your Retirement. More on the current grift scandals. David Brooks: America Has a Moral Problem, Not a Political One Great

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Heirs Beware: 42% Spend Inheritance Within a Year, Study Finds | How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors | We Shouldn’t Need Accountants | Is Your Index Fund Really Diversified? | Understanding Market Volatility: What History Teaches Us About Turbulent Times

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We live in an age obsessed with outcomes.

That part isn’t new… but the intensity of it is.

I see it every day in my work. A client walks in and asks, “What should I do right now?” What they really mean is, how do I get the result I want as quickly as possible?

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The Rise of the Anti Manosphere | Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury in antitrust trial finds | Trump’s Economy: You’re Either an Insider or a Chump | Trump’s Economy: You’re Either an Insider or a Chump | A macro explanation of high US stock valuations

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Just six weeks ago, the United States entered into direct military conflict with Iran.

The headlines were immediate and overwhelming. Escalation. Retaliation. Regional instability. Energy shocks.

The language was urgent, uncertain, and emotionally charged.

There was, of course, no end in sight.

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Good News Deprivation Syndrome | Want a raise? Read this first | Meditation changes brain activity quickly with a noticeable peak at 7 minutes | The Secret to Stronger Friendships | Long-Term Money

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A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator | How the Country has Changed in the Past 50 Years | Why is the S&P 500 Falling? | Should Mom Have Private Equity in her 401(k)? | Landon Donovan on Changing Youth Soccer

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Books and screens | Shoot the Messenger | Hijacking The Huckster’s Hypebook | How Do U.S. Men and Women Spend Their Time? | For the Best Long-Term Bet in the AI Economy, Look to the Past

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