Essays Subscribe here. Subscribe Eric Markowitz 12/9/25 Eric Markowitz 12/9/25 How slime and dumb rocks can help us better define “smart” Read More Eric Markowitz 6/24/25 Eric Markowitz 6/24/25 The “quantum long game” Read More Eric Markowitz 5/27/25 Eric Markowitz 5/27/25 What Leonardo’s obsession with water teaches us about longevity Read More Eric Markowitz 4/29/25 Eric Markowitz 4/29/25 “Slack”: The key to resilience in a world that keeps breaking Read More Eric Markowitz 3/18/25 Eric Markowitz 3/18/25 What if we built something better? When disaster sparks reinvention Read More Eric Markowitz 3/4/25 Eric Markowitz 3/4/25 The hidden cost of AI: Trading long-term resilience for short-term efficiency Read More Eric Markowitz 2/5/25 Eric Markowitz 2/5/25 The lasting genius of “Swedish pragmatics” in soccer and startups Read More Eric Markowitz 1/14/25 Eric Markowitz 1/14/25 Lessons from the “pain cave”: What marathoners can teach investors Read More Eric Markowitz 12/17/24 Eric Markowitz 12/17/24 The art of outlasting: What we can learn from timeproof Japanese businesses Read More Eric Markowitz 11/19/24 Eric Markowitz 11/19/24 Why every long-term investor should study ancient architecture Read More Eric Markowitz 11/5/24 Eric Markowitz 11/5/24 Question: Are you asking the “right” questions? Read More Eric Markowitz 10/22/24 Eric Markowitz 10/22/24 “Move fast and break things”? Slow down and go long Read More Eric Markowitz 9/24/24 Eric Markowitz 9/24/24 Play it again: The causal link between fun and resilience Read More Eric Markowitz 9/10/24 Eric Markowitz 9/10/24 Business “immortality” and the art of focus Read More Eric Markowitz 8/27/24 Eric Markowitz 8/27/24 The golden strategy of stacked “marginal gains” Read More Eric Markowitz 8/13/24 Eric Markowitz 8/13/24 Why the “extremophyte mindset” is crucial to lasting success It all begins with an idea. Read More Eric Markowitz 7/30/24 Eric Markowitz 7/30/24 Conformity be damned: How to crack the “black sheep paradox” It all begins with an idea. Read More Eric Markowitz 7/16/24 Eric Markowitz 7/16/24 How a brush with death shaped my long game Read More Eric Markowitz 5/9/24 Eric Markowitz 5/9/24 Where the human brain (still) has an edge over AI Read More Eric Markowitz 2/15/24 Eric Markowitz 2/15/24 How to Generate Good Ideas Read More
Eric Markowitz 12/9/25 Eric Markowitz 12/9/25 How slime and dumb rocks can help us better define “smart” Read More
Eric Markowitz 5/27/25 Eric Markowitz 5/27/25 What Leonardo’s obsession with water teaches us about longevity Read More
Eric Markowitz 4/29/25 Eric Markowitz 4/29/25 “Slack”: The key to resilience in a world that keeps breaking Read More
Eric Markowitz 3/18/25 Eric Markowitz 3/18/25 What if we built something better? When disaster sparks reinvention Read More
Eric Markowitz 3/4/25 Eric Markowitz 3/4/25 The hidden cost of AI: Trading long-term resilience for short-term efficiency Read More
Eric Markowitz 2/5/25 Eric Markowitz 2/5/25 The lasting genius of “Swedish pragmatics” in soccer and startups Read More
Eric Markowitz 1/14/25 Eric Markowitz 1/14/25 Lessons from the “pain cave”: What marathoners can teach investors Read More
Eric Markowitz 12/17/24 Eric Markowitz 12/17/24 The art of outlasting: What we can learn from timeproof Japanese businesses Read More
Eric Markowitz 11/19/24 Eric Markowitz 11/19/24 Why every long-term investor should study ancient architecture Read More
Eric Markowitz 11/5/24 Eric Markowitz 11/5/24 Question: Are you asking the “right” questions? Read More
Eric Markowitz 10/22/24 Eric Markowitz 10/22/24 “Move fast and break things”? Slow down and go long Read More
Eric Markowitz 9/24/24 Eric Markowitz 9/24/24 Play it again: The causal link between fun and resilience Read More
Eric Markowitz 8/27/24 Eric Markowitz 8/27/24 The golden strategy of stacked “marginal gains” Read More
Eric Markowitz 8/13/24 Eric Markowitz 8/13/24 Why the “extremophyte mindset” is crucial to lasting success It all begins with an idea. Read More
Eric Markowitz 7/30/24 Eric Markowitz 7/30/24 Conformity be damned: How to crack the “black sheep paradox” It all begins with an idea. Read More
Eric Markowitz 5/9/24 Eric Markowitz 5/9/24 Where the human brain (still) has an edge over AI Read More