Investing
What would change if you learned to invest before you learned to spend?
We make investment decisions from a young age — where to put attention, who to trust, what to learn, when to act. But unless lucky or rarely motivated, nobody teaches the fundamentals of investing as sound decision making. Schools teach spending (consume this curriculum) not investing (compound this capability).
Investing is judgment applied across time. Every decision to invest time, energy, reputation, or money is a prediction about the future.
The Investment Stack
Not just money. Everything compounds or depletes.
| Investment | What You're Betting | Compounds Into |
|---|---|---|
| Attention | Where you look | Pattern recognition |
| Time | What you practice | Capability |
| Relationships | Who you trust | Social capital |
| Reputation | What you deliver | Goodwill |
| Money | What you believe | Financial capital |
Most education teaches the bottom of the stack. The top is where agency lives.
The Skill
| Investing Requires | What It Means | Maps To |
|---|---|---|
| Thesis | What do you believe about the future? | Conviction |
| Risk assessment | What can go wrong? | Critical thinking |
| Position sizing | How much to commit? | Focus |
| Time horizon | How long to wait? | Patience |
| Exit criteria | When to walk away? | Judgment |
Go Deeper
🗃️ Capital
4 items
📄️ Crypto Trading
Consolidated lessons for crypto investing from the perspective of the 1000x Podcast hosts.
🗃️ Investment Thesis
5 items
🗃️ Portfolio Management
9 items
Context
- Capital — What you have and how to convert it
- Crypto — Permissionless access to capital markets
- Predictions — Score your conviction
- Capabilities — The broader capability map
- Character — Patience and discipline under pressure