Archive - Retrospectively Obvious

The Collapse of Centralization

A deep and structural socioeconomic shift has been brewing for decades. Centralized institutions are failing us. This pandemic is the beginning of the…

Jun 15, 2020 •

Santiago R Santos

January 2020

Jesters played a crucial role in courts throughout history. There's a reason why most rulers had them around. Have we forgotten the importance of…

Jan 24, 2020 •

Santiago R Santos

We are scarred by past experiences when we ask why and find unfulfilling answers. We stop asking why as we age. Have we traded our creativity for…

Jan 22, 2020 •

Santiago R Santos

December 2019

This year I had more time to read. Out of the 150+ books below are the ones I enjoyed the most (plus a few podcasts).

Dec 21, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

November 2019

Double Standards, (Mis)Aligned Incentives and What To Do About it

This excerpt from Think Twice got me thinking about incentives and the double standards between our personal and professional, or internal and external…

Nov 20, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

Superiority Complex

Musings on feelings of superiority, intelligence and consciousness

Nov 14, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

To move is human. Yet human migration has been limited for so long. That is changing...

Nov 10, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

October 2019

Is Silicon Valley Being Disrupted?

This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics has a theory that suggests it may

Oct 18, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

Innovation feels gradual before its exponential.

Welcome to Retrospectively Obvious by me, Santiago Roel Santos. I like investing in moonshots | Run fast and (maybe) break things 🏃🏼 | Ex investment…

Oct 18, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

September 2019

There ought to be a better way

A framework for converting bad experiences into investment ideas.

Sep 14, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

August 2019

Finite and Infinite Games

Which type of game are you playing?

Aug 27, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

Coincidence, or not?

Small world? We all have experienced at some point being in awe after meeting a stranger who turns out is connected to us in a special way — they may…

Aug 16, 2019 •

Santiago R Santos

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