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The magic of small compounding
I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick ten thousand times.
Apr 9, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
There’s no such thing as an even playing field
Imagine playing the game of life on an even playing field. That’s about all you can do—imagine it. The game of life will always be uneven despite our attempts to make it…
Mar 20, 2025
Joram Mutenge
1 min
The two dimensions of authenticity
Everyone working on a personal brand today claims to be authentic because it’s fashionable to say you are. Authenticity is a buzzword, and everyone jumps on it, left and…
Mar 16, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Feeling pain and suffering is a moment of truth
Would you want to live in a world without pain?
Mar 14, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
The types of lies we tell
The singer Drake has a line that says:
Feb 21, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
To teach is to learn
When it comes to knowledge acquisition, teaching is undoubtedly one of the most effective hacks I’ve come across. I’ve discovered that when I learn something for my own use…
Feb 19, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Be clever when times are good
Have you ever noticed that you almost always come to your senses when things go wrong? There’s something about being in trouble—when things aren’t going your way—that forces…
Feb 15, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Advice to young Zambians wanting to study abroad
If you wrote your Grade 12 exams last year, you’ve likely received your results by now. If they’re strong, you may be considering studying abroad—a goal shared by many young…
Feb 3, 2025
Joram Mutenge
4 min
The smartest dumb kid in a dumb class
I grew up in a shanty compound and went to primary school in the ghetto. Most of the kids at my primary school were not book smart. They didn’t care about education and were…
Jan 26, 2025
Joram Mutenge
3 min
What you can learn from my experience watching The Social Network
movie
In 2014, as a young teenager, I watched
The Social Network
for the first time. I know the movie had come out four years earlier, but that’s beside the point. The point is…
Jan 18, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Do they know they’re competing with everyone in the world?
I haven’t lived in Zambia for many years now, but I grew up there. That’s why I feel a deep sense of connection to the circumstances of young people there, particularly…
Jan 3, 2025
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Don’t live your life on autopilot
The challenge of the modern world is to live a life of purpose. Many people today live their lives on autopilot. They give very little planning to their day or the…
Dec 17, 2024
Joram Mutenge
1 min
A lesson every young career person should know
career
This is meant for people just starting their careers or holding junior positions. Navigating work life can be challenging, especially when you want to make an impact. We all…
Dec 16, 2024
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Acquired podcast host Ben reveals the secret source behind their massive success
A few days ago, I had the privilege of attending the last LP call hosted by the
Acquired
podcast. For those unfamiliar with this podcast—what planet are you from? But…
Dec 14, 2024
Joram Mutenge
3 min
I keep learning new things from Jeff Bezos
business
Jeff Bezos rarely gives interviews, but whenever he does one, I drop everything and listen. So when the YouTube algorithm showed me an interview of him with Andrew Ross…
Dec 6, 2024
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Why pain is good for you
Anyone who has experienced pain in any form never misses it when it’s gone. Pain is one of those unavoidable aspects of life, even though we dislike experiencing it.…
Dec 4, 2024
Joram Mutenge
1 min
Did you win the genetic lottery?
essay
If there were a perfect human, that human would do no wrong. But since we’ve all done wrong things knowingly or unknowingly, it follows that none of us is perfect. And it’s…
Nov 28, 2024
Joram Mutenge
4 min
The three groups of people in the world
Having spent some time thinking about how the world works, I’ve come to believe there are three groups of people.
Nov 12, 2024
Joram Mutenge
2 min
The two types of assholes in your working career
career
Tony Fadell is a well-known figure in Silicon Valley, but what really put him on the map was the invention of the iPod. If you’re into entrepreneurship, specifically product…
Nov 5, 2024
Joram Mutenge
2 min
How to create an Economist-style chart with plotly
visualization
When it comes to static visualizations you can use in print, no publication does a better job creating them than
The Economist
. That’s because their charts are simple, yet…
Oct 29, 2024
Joram Mutenge
6 min
For men, the secret to longevity is marrying a wife much younger than you
visualization
Pop culture and the business world are full of older men marrying women who are way younger than them.
Oct 22, 2024
Joram Mutenge
5 min
Unicorn dropout founders are rare
Why you should start using action titles in your charts
visualization
Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates all dropped out of college and founded companies that are now among the most valuable companies in the world. There is nothing…
Oct 15, 2024
Joram Mutenge
9 min
On golf and machine learning
machine learning
A few weeks ago, I played golf for the first time. It’s an interesting sport, but it’s definitely not a sport for the impatient.
Oct 8, 2024
Joram Mutenge
2 min
Using variance in product development
Why you must understand variance to improve your business
data
Oct 1, 2024
Joram Mutenge
7 min
The scramble for .ai domain names
visualization
Before ChatGPT came out, AI was a joke. No one paid attention to it. In fact, the majority of people thought virtual reality (VR) was going to happen sooner. Remember the…
Sep 24, 2024
Joram Mutenge
5 min
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