Wealth Wisdom
When the Golden Armor Cracks: Reading China's Business Dynasties
Master Chi’s recent trip to Thailand lasted nearly a week. The only article written during that time was first a preview — warning everyone in …
Economy & Society
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Hysterical All-or-Nothing Bets Lead Only to a Bottomless Abyss — Only the Casual, Elegant Wager Wins the Fortune That Opens Stone
To this day, Master Chi has always believed that the world’s most skilled gamblers and investors — when facing their chosen positions — share a …
Personal Growth
To My Reader, My Teacher
This morning I woke to find my phone filled with messages of blessing. For a moment, I couldn’t quite understand why. Opening them, it became …
Personal Growth
Achievement Has Always Required Defying the Crowd
Introduction: Achievement has always required going against the crowd. Success is always born of decisive, independent action. As the saying goes — …
Wealth Wisdom
The Dragon City's Fading Fortune: On Hong Kong's Lost Generation and the Decline of the Great Families
Preamble: Many people don’t understand why Hong Kong under British colonial rule — a place that offered not even a fraction of democracy or …
Relationships
A Man Without Backbone Is Worth Less Than a Dog
As someone who moves through the world of the jianghu, Master Chi once told a woman who came seeking life guidance: A woman must ultimately find a …
Wealth Wisdom
See Heaven, See All Beings, See Yourself: A World Driven by Beast-Nature
Prelude: Our world has always harbored one colossal misconception — the belief, held firmly by many, that as people ascend through social tiers, those …
Wealth Wisdom
Stand Tall: On Dignity and Self-Respect Among Overseas Chinese
As someone who grew up and has lived for many years in Canada and the United States, Master Chi has long been puzzled by a strange phenomenon. It is …
Wealth Wisdom
A Message from Master Chi: Why Some People Stop Growing in Middle Age
Why do some people slow down in their progress once they reach middle age? Because they can no longer tolerate people who are more capable than …
Wealth Wisdom
A95: You've Misunderstood Putin!
Someone who habitually invokes Metternich has claimed that Putin is cut from the same cloth as the grandiose-but-underdelivering Mussolini. Anyone who …