The measure of a thing is what it serves.

The goal is simple: do things that are actually useful.

I believe in usefulness — the kind Swedenborg described, where the measure of something is how well it serves others. Not useful in a vague sense, but something that makes someone's work easier, solves a problem that matters, built to work, not to impress.

That principle applies across everything I do. In software, it means shipping complete tools people actually rely on — not demos. In accounting, it means understanding every number, then building systems to make the work faster and less error-prone. In trading, it means having a clear thesis, knowing exactly what would make you wrong, and sizing accordingly.

The thread is the same everywhere: understand the problem deeply, then build something that solves it well.