Speed also counts. I follow Sturgeon’s revelation: 90 percent of everything is crap. Ruthless efficiency outweighs the occasional false positive.

Create a narrative.

I try to weave together a series of (apparently) unrelated items, which often have a commonality. It is a puzzle, finding that common thread.

Consider the primary topics that work their way through my links. Listing the subject matter in order of prevalence looks something like this:

1. Markets

2. Investing

3. Economics, Fed

4. Data analysis

5. Behavioral psychology, cognitive errors

6. Regulation, policy, taxes