AskNex
02Problems

Start from the problem, not the book.

The recurring situations AskNex has mapped across its sources: money, investing, trading, AI at work, habits, focus, negotiation and leadership. Each opens an orientation page built from the books.

30 problems10 topics

Money and wealth

Why a good income and a low net worth so often share a household.

  1. 01How do I build wealth when I already earn well?
  2. 02Why do I keep repeating money habits I know are bad?
  3. 03When should I take a big risk, and when should I protect what I have?

Investing and risk

Risk as permanent loss, not as a line on a chart.

  1. 04How should I think about investment risk?
  2. 05When should I take a big risk, and when should I protect what I have?
  3. 06How do I tell conviction from speculation?
  4. 07How do beliefs about money itself shape investment decisions?

Trading

Discipline, probabilities and the size of the loss you accept in advance.

  1. 08Why do I break my own trading rules?
  2. 09How do I stop trading on emotion?
  3. 10How should a trader think about risk and uncertainty?
  4. 11How much should I put into a single position?

Bitcoin and crypto

A monetary argument, a history, and the discipline volatility demands.

  1. 12How should I think about Bitcoin as an investment?
  2. 13How do beliefs about money itself shape investment decisions?
  3. 14How do I tell conviction from speculation?

AI and work

Leverage without dependence, in the office and in the codebase.

  1. 15How do I use AI at work without losing my own judgement?
  2. 16How do I keep software quality while coding with AI?
  3. 17How should a software engineering workflow change for AI?

Habits and behaviour

Why knowing changes nothing, and what does.

  1. 18Why do I know exactly what to do and still not do it?
  2. 19Why do I start well and stop after a few weeks?
  3. 20How do I break a habit I want to be rid of?
  4. 21Why do I keep repeating money habits I know are bad?
  5. 22How do I stop overthinking decisions?

Focus and time

Attention as the scarce resource inside a finite budget.

  1. 23Why am I busy all day and never finish what matters?
  2. 24Why can't I concentrate any more?
  3. 25How do I prioritise what actually matters?
  4. 26How do I become more effective without working longer hours?
  5. 27How do I build a system for achieving long-term goals?

Startups and building

What to build, when to commit, and how not to run out of cash doing it.

  1. 28How do I decide which business or direction to commit to?
  2. 29How do I grow revenue without running out of cash?

Communication and negotiation

Getting the true thing said without losing the relationship.

  1. 30How do I negotiate without damaging the relationship?
  2. 31How do I handle a difficult conversation?
  3. 32How do I respond when someone uses pressure tactics?
  4. 33Why do we keep having the same argument?

Work and leadership

Career capital, hard decisions, and effectiveness that does not need longer hours.

  1. 34How do I become a better manager without micromanaging?
  2. 35How do I become more effective without working longer hours?