The rules are different here
…because most people are playing a game they’ve never stopped to question.
Unstructured Notes is a newsletter about risk, return, and how to think for yourself — in money, and life.
Most people learn about investing too late. Fewer still see how it connects to how they think, decide, work, and live.
I write this newsletter to change that.
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old one obsolete.”
— Buckminster Fuller
In each edition, I share ideas, mental models, and lived experience to help you become a clearer thinker, a sharper decision-maker, and a more intentional builder.
I write about:
Money & investing — from core concepts to complex decisions, understanding risk and reward on your own terms;
Decision-making & trade-offs — first principles and frameworks for navigating uncertainty;
Performance & mindset — discipline, learning, and playing the long game.
Why it matters
Investing is risk.
Decision-making is risk.
Life is risk.
Most people avoid it.
Some people get better at navigating it.
This newsletter is for those who choose the latter.
I'm Alistair — I've spent 20+ years making real decisions about risk and return. This newsletter is where I apply that lens to everything.
Investing for Life
“You cannot connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.” –Steve Jobs
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