3 ways to expand your worldview

Author

Mitchell Cohen
January 30, 2022

Hey Friends, 

My shaky memory gets supercharged when I do monthly reviews.

Don’t let the “review” part scare you. I just did January’s and it took 9 minutes. 

I type bullets for my favorite things of the month. Other people like Plus/Minus/Next journaling. 

Regardless of format, it’s helpful to zoom out each month. 

And if zooming out is your cup of tea… grab some low-carb crumpets and keep reading. 

The smartest investors use an “investment thesis” to validate their ideas. 

But in our lives, we make investments constantly. Yet most are without a supporting thesis.

So I wrote my “Life Investment Thesis” with four easy parts:

  1. Macro Trends and Observations

  2. Catalysts for Personal Growth

  3. Optimizing for Fun

  4. What Don’t I See?

Check it out here to draft your own life investment thesis. (It's actually fun)

🧠 Words That Don’t Translate

When translating languages, some words simply don’t translate.

Eunoia.world is a cool website listing these to better understand other cultures. 

A few of my favorites: 

  • Mangomoment (Dutch) - "What can I do now for you, to make you happy?"

  • Ikigai (Japanese) - Reason for being; thing that gets you up in the morning. 

  • Eunoia (Greek) - A well-mind; beautiful thinking 

Exploring new places and languages motivates me to expand my perspective. 

Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein put it best: “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”

Finally learned this quick trick. 

Have a great week, 

Mitchell 

Ps. New song for the writing playlist. 🎵