Content Diet Framework

A framework for optimizing your content consumption diet, focusing on quality information over trending content. Here's the detailed breakdown of the system:

Older is Better

  • Move away from news feed style content consumption
  • Focus on content with longer-term value
  • Key content types to prioritize:
    • Annual shareholder letters
    • Annual reviews from successful people
    • Company annual reports
  • Example highlighted: Nick Sleep letters
    • Legendary investor letters
    • Built wealth through concentrated positions (Amazon, Costco, Berkshire)
    • Shows power of long-term thinking and simplicity

Pay for Learning

  • Invest money directly in personal education
  • Example: Hiring an AI tutor
    • Pays $500/hour for personalized AI insights
    • Tutor presents 4 most interesting developments weekly
    • Saves 8-10 hours of personal research time
    • Provides focused, high-quality information
    • Allows for direct Q&A about specific problems

Early Arbitrage Exploit

  • Take advantage of new platforms early when quality is highest
  • Current example: Air Chat
    • Naval's new voice-based social platform
    • High-quality early users (Naval's network)
    • First 90 days provide unique opportunity
    • Similar to early Clubhouse days
  • Strategy:
    • Go all-in during first 7-90 days
    • Leverage smaller user base to stand out
    • Build connections with high-quality early adopters
    • Capitalize on curated community before dilution

Note: "Look to the left" and "More with less" weren't detailed in the transcript.

08:24 - 17:54
Full video: 46:39
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Shaan Puri

Host of MFM

Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.

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