The Inexplicable Pull
I learned that I don’t want to build another business in an area where I lack domain expertise. I want to work on what pulls me intrinsically without the need for rational justification.
Game theory is what I’ve been doing my entire life, and it’s game theory I want to continue doing. I could come up with reasons why this matters or makes economic sense, but no matter how many I’d come up with, they would still never sufficiently justify my actions vis-a-vis the raw magnitude of the pull.
I also learned that I most enjoy work that allows for vast possibilities of out-of-the-box thinking, requires navigating large amounts of complexity and uncertainty, and rewards leveraged, risk-competent, and truthful execution.
In short, I like competing at the top of domains, investing, and being a founder attempting the outrageous.
It's funny to note in hindsight that all my life has been so coherent when simultaneously it’s been so unusual. But it's always been the same thing: feeling the inexplicable pull, committing in a way that borders insanity, grinding through the abyss, reaching the top, and pushing the frontier.