Wei Zhang

Finished A Random Walk Down Wall Street via Book Drop and I keep coming back to this idea. A blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper's financial pages could select a portfolio that would do just as well as one carefully selected by experts. I’ve been rushing my goals for months — this made me rethink the systems underneath. Going to try one tiny daily habit this week and see what compounds.

This line stayed with me all week: “Omit needless words.”

Finished The Cold Start Problem via Book Drop and I keep coming back to this idea. Atomic networks. I’ve been rushing my goals for months — this made me rethink the systems underneath. Going to try one tiny daily habit this week and see what compounds.

🔥 To be steady while the world spins around you.

Longer thoughts on Fooled by Randomness: We underestimate the share of randomness in everything. I’ve recommended this idea to two friends already. One said it reframed how they plan their mornings; the other saved the quote for their journal. That’s the power of a good 10-minute summary. Dropping it here for the community 🌍

OK so Mating in Captivity hit different tonight 📚 Eroticism thrives in the space between self and other. Context: I was doomscrolling, opened Book Drop instead, and this quote basically described my whole week. Sharing because maybe someone else needs the nudge too. Also — that AI cover is gorgeous.