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The day golf became something bigger

Mar 24, 2026

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The day golf became something bigger

One player can sometimes change the scale of an entire sport.

Culture

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Why Steve Jobs hated ugly products

Mar 17, 2026

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4 min read

Why Steve Jobs hated ugly products

Even the invisible parts had to matter.

Culture

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The clause Ferrari refused to accept

Mar 7, 2026

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5 min read

The clause Ferrari refused to accept

When one clause changed the future of racing.

Culture

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Being poor is expensive

Feb 24, 2026

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Being poor is expensive

On why poverty is not a choice, but a system of higher financial and cognitive costs.

Culture

Income is only part of the story

Feb 20, 2026

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3 min read

Income is only part of the story

An essay on why you can be financially successful and still feel uncertain about money.

Culture

Poverty teaches money differently

Feb 17, 2026

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2 min read

Poverty teaches money differently

Two people with similar talent make different financial decisions. Their first experience with money explains more than education ever could.

Culture

Why nothing looks rare anymore

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

Why nothing looks rare anymore

A short thesis on why most rare things eventually stop being rare.

Culture

Visibility as proof

Feb 3, 2026

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3 min read

Visibility as proof

A short reflection on money, silence, and why the digital world distrusts what it cannot see.

Culture

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Why Nikola Tesla stayed poor

Jan 27, 2026

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4 min read

Why Nikola Tesla stayed poor

Talent alone rarely closes the distance to money or stability.

Culture

Why inherited capital avoids exposure

Jan 20, 2026

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4 min read

Why inherited capital avoids exposure

Culture

The solitude of position

Jan 13, 2026

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4 min read

The solitude of position

A structural consequence of distance, responsibility, and time.

Culture

The cost of being understood

Jan 6, 2026

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3 min read

The cost of being understood

A quiet observation on clarity and its consequences.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

Buffett and the discipline of silence

Dec 15, 2025

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3 min read

Buffett and the discipline of silence

How quiet decisions preserve clarity and strength.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

A brilliant aspect of Steve Jobs’ character

Dec 8, 2025

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4 min read

A brilliant aspect of Steve Jobs’ character

Lessons understood by only a handful of founders in the world.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

Eisenhower stayed calm

Dec 1, 2025

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4 min read

Eisenhower stayed calm

And why it still matters.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

The lesson Nixon never understood

Nov 24, 2025

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4 min read

The lesson Nixon never understood

A perspective worth revisiting now.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

Henry Ford was ruthless

Nov 20, 2025

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4 min read

Henry Ford was ruthless

And why you should be too

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

Architect of modern power

Nov 13, 2025

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4 min read

Architect of modern power

True power shapes beliefs and choices.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

How systems are built

Nov 6, 2025

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5 min read

How systems are built

A man who proved that true power doesn’t need attention.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

Elegance defined in every detail

Oct 30, 2025

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4 min read

Elegance defined in every detail

Man who changed fashion

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

The philosophy that made rolex iconic

Oct 23, 2025

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4 min read

The philosophy that made rolex iconic

Think differently, achieve more.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

Culture

Enzo Ferrari once lost everything

Oct 17, 2025

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3 min read

Enzo Ferrari once lost everything

The man who turned loss into legacy.

Michał Trzciński
Michał Trzciński

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