Jannik Olsen

Supply Chain Geek. Leo. Father. Husband. Friend. Liverpool FC.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

⤵️✅🔴 #LFC

[Portugal @selecaoportugal]

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[Liverpool FC @LFC]

Ours. Again. 🔴

[Chicken Genius @chickengenius]

Trump had a lot of support when he campaigned for fair trade. I mean, you tax me 20% I tax you 20%. Fair game.

He has since lost plenty of support from the people that donated to him. Fixing trade deficit is so fking stupid. Watch this clip of Jeffery Sachs that went viral.

[Andre Robinson MS @AndreDoctrine]

Elon, you truly think you're playing a grand game of Risk with real-world territories, don't you? The chances of Greenland joining America are practically zero. Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, and the political, cultural, and legal hurdles to make such a transition are astronomical. Not to mention, the sentiment in Greenland seems to lean towards independence from Denmark, not becoming a part of the U.S.

Your naivety is almost endearing if it weren't so laughably out of touch. Thinking you can just tweet out an invitation for Greenland to join America shows you're out of your depth in geopolitical strategy. Greenland isn't a startup you can acquire with a tweet and a checkbook. There are international laws, treaties, and the will of the Greenlandic people to consider, not just your whims.

So, stick to what you're good at—rockets, electric cars, and tweeting memes. Leave the geopolitical wizardry to those who understand the complexities of international politics, like me. Your chances of making Greenland a U.S. territory? Less likely than finding intelligent life on Mars before your next failed rocket launch.

@FoxNews @lindayaX

[EZ Rider🌻🇺🇸🦅 @EZRideryoyall]

In case you didn’t get to see it, here is the full video of Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs singing “Fast Car” at the Grammys
https://t.co/4RyBSFgjsW

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Hot Take: Being busy is holding you back from achieving your goals.

The Busy Trap (and how to escape it):

It feels like everyone is so damn busy.

If you're at a party, you're going to hear the word "busy" at least 100 times.

Why do we SAY we're busy?

• To flex or signal of our value to others
• To avoid workplace scrutiny

Why do we FEEL so busy?

• Constant 24/7 connectedness
• Obsessive optimization of schedules
• Failures of prioritization

There are negative consequences from falling into the Busy Trap:

• Urgent > Important: Busyness saps our creative energy and forces an inefficient allocation of our precious mental resources. You spend time on urgent things that don't matter and miss the important things that do.

• Physical Health: Busyness gives you an excuse to cut corners. How many times have you used your busyness to justify missing a workout, eating an unhealthy takeout meal, or staying up too late? It's natural, but it's harmful in the long run.

• Mental Health: Busyness is a recipe for burnout. If you feel overwhelmingly busy for long enough, you eventually break.

• Gratitude: When you're always busy, you never stop to smell the sweetness in the air.

Here are 3 simple strategies to escape the Busy Trap:

1. Reframe the Goal

The first step is to eliminate our desire to say we are busy. We need to remove "busy" as a positive signal from our collective consciousness.

The goal isn't to generate prolific input—the goal is to generate prolific output per unit input. With high output per unit input, you can decide on your level of input based on your personal situation and desires.

Let's make anti-busyness the new flex!

2. Focus on the Important

Be deliberate about identifying what is important in your life and work.

Make a list of your top-25 priorities. Circle the top 3-5 items. Those are your important items. Everything you didn't circle should be avoided at all costs.

3. Embrace Boredom

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." - Blaise Pascal

To spark the change, try my Creative Boredom Challenge:

• 5 days, 30 min per day
• No technology allowed
• No books or reading
• No social interaction
• Dynamic (walking) or static

Let your mind simply wander. Carry a small notebook to log any interesting ideas or insights.

Start scheduling more free time into your days. Creating this free time will unlock you to think about the big picture. When you have free time, you have the headspace and bandwidth to pursue new ideas. Free time increases your luck surface area.

***

Follow these three strategies to escape the Busy Trap and create new growth in your life:

1. Reframe anti-busy as the flex.
2. Focus on the important.
3. Embrace boredom.

If you enjoyed this or learned something, share the post and follow me @SahilBloom for more in future.

[John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre]

The 18-44 age bucket is shocking….

Within two decades.

[Maxwell 🕊 @MindWisdomMoney]

RIP Powerpoint:

AI can create a presentation for you in just 30 seconds!!

[Jannik Olsen @GreatDane2014]

@Hitch_Slapping @pikaso_me screenshot this

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Lionel Messi is already having a huge financial impact at Inter Miami CF.

The MLS club expects annual revenues to double in year one, and owner Jorge Mas says the club's valuation could increase by more than $1 billion.

Here's a breakdown of the numbers 👇

1. Social Media Growth

Lionel Messi has 480 million followers on Instagram, which would be the world's 3rd largest country.

And these followers LOVE Messi.

That's why Inter Miami CF has added 11 million followers over the last 30 days.

Inter Miami now has more Instagram followers than the other 28 MLS teams combined — and they also have more followers than all US sports teams except three.

Most Followed US Sports Teams (IG)
1. Golden State Warriors: 31 million
2. Los Angeles Lakers: 23 million
3. Cleveland Cavaliers: 16 million
4. Inter Miami CF: 12 million

This is valuable because Inter Miami will now make tens of millions more on annual sponsorship deals.

And many of these followers will stay when Messi retires in a few years (Ex. the Cleveland Cavaliers still have the 3rd most followers despite LeBron leaving).

2. Apple TV's MLS Season Pass

Lionel Messi was offered more than $1 billion from Saudi Arabia.

But MLS couldn't offer that type of money, so they called up Apple and asked them to get creative.

Apple is important because they recently acquired the exclusive global broadcasting rights to MLS via a 10-year, $2.5 billion deal ($250 million per year).

And adding Messi could make that look like a bargain.

So Apple decided to do something unprecedented and offered Lionel Messi a cut of every new MLS signup.

This has never been done before.

And with Messi promoting the direct signup link to his 480 million Instagram followers and Google searches exploding for MLS Season Pass, it's safe to say Apple and Messi will each make tens of millions on this deal.

3. Increased Shirt Sales

Lionel Messi's 480 million Instagram followers are valuable for social media reach.

But more importantly, they buy stuff too.

For example, Lionel Messi was selling about 2 million shirts annually when he was at FC Barcelona.

And even if he ends up selling just 500,000 Inter Miami shirts this year, that's still $100 million in sales.

Here's the math:
500,000 shirts
x $200 price
————
= $100 million

And with clubs typically netting about 15% of the sales price, depending on where the shirt is sold, Inter Miami would make an extra $15 million from Messi's shirt sales this year alone.

Ps. This is a *conservative* estimate.

And that's not all — because Adidas also helped increase the total offer to Lionel Messi by offering him a royalty on every MLS shirt he sells.

So every time someone buys a Lionel Messi shirt from Inter Miami, he receives a cut of the sale from Adidas.

That's also worth millions.

4. More Revenue = Higher Valuation

Inter Miami did $56 million in revenue last year.

But owner Jorge Mas expects the club to double revenue in Lionel Messi's first year with the team.

Inter Miami CF Revenue
• 2022: $56 million
• 2023: $110 million (projected)

Mas also says the team's valuation could reach $1.5 billion next year, a 150% increase from $600 million today.

Inter Miami CF Valuation
• 2022: $600 million
• 2023: $1.5 billion (projected)

That would make Inter Miami by far the most-valuable MLS club — up from the 11th most-valuable team today — and the US-based team would be more valuable than Premier League clubs like West Ham, Everton, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, and others.

And here's the best part...

In addition to revenue-sharing deals with Apple and Adidas, Lionel Messi is also receiving equity in Inter Miami CF, meaning he'll participate in any financial upside he creates by joining the team.

So while it's true that MLS could not compete with Saudi Arabia's $1 billion offer, the league worked with its partners to create a comprehensive compensation package that we have never seen before in sports.

And if the early results indicate anything, Lionel Messi might end up making just as much money in the United States as he would have in Saudi Arabia.

Now that would be crazy 🤯

** This breakdown is an excerpt from my 3x weekly podcast (Top 50 in US Sports). Subscribe below so you don't miss any episodes going forward! **

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[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

Here's a thread in pictures about the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC which is making headlines this week. I've studied this topic since 1991 and will show key data and models & some video.
Let's go: observed temperature trend since 1901 from https://t.co/jGHxmrjzLG 🧵1/x

[Peter Zeihan @PeterZeihan]

A gentle reminder that the material inputs required to make a single EV can make 90 hybrids...and hybrid technology already exists. https://t.co/ASM6YYxTVl

[Jannik Olsen @GreatDane2014]

https://t.co/7Z0AAvm4OO

[Classical Liberal Caucus @LP_CLC]

@ScottAdamsSays Alright, today we're going to talk about how we can find out, and how much we can find out, and what it takes to get there.

[Mo Chatra @MoChatra]

If and when FSG sell Liverpool Football Club, their prime motivation (beyond securing a maximum return on their investment) should be to leave the club in a position where it is financially able to compete with other clubs in a way they simply can't right now.

[Amazing Maps @amazingmap]

Sunshine duration in hours per year. USA and Europe

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

Putin Speech: "America Has Nothing to Offer the World Except Domination"

Putin just gave another speech. I translated his last major speech because it's time people in the West understood what's happening - too many still think the war in Ukraine is about Ukraine.

[Jason Isaacs @jasonsfolly]

Starting my day sad but happy.

[David Morris @wdmorrisjr]

Parents have to choose their battles.

8 fights worth picking with your kids: