Henrik Ekenberg

hekenberg@iris.to

Trader // Small cap investor Sweden

The Innovator's Algorithm: A Deep Dive into Elon Musk's First Principles Thinking

To fully grasp the power of first principles thinking, one must understand that it is not a modern business-school fad or a Silicon Valley buzzword. It is a rigorous method of inquiry with a rich intellectual lineage stretching back over two millennia, used by many of history's most profound thinkers, from Aristotle to Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Its power lies in its timeless, disciplined approach to establishing true knowledge.

The Market Is Never Too Cheap or Too Expensive—It Just Is

Many traders and investors fall into a dangerous mindset: thinking the market is "too cheap" and should go up, or "too expensive" and should go down. This kind of thinking leads to forcing your view onto the market —which is one of the most expensive mistakes you can make. The market doesn’t care about your opinion . It moves based on supply, demand, liquidity, and psychology —not what you think it “should” do. If you want to succeed in trading, you must learn to read and follow the market, not fight it .