The scarcest resource is time.
And it is this scarcity that gives life meaning and urgency. No matter how rich or poor, we all have the same amount of time in a day. What we choose to spend it on determines what we become.
The Book
One to Zero
The Path to Material and Psychological Minimalism
We have been sold a lie about improvement — that progress is a dimmer switch we slowly turn down until “less” feels comfortable. One to Zero argues the opposite: for the high performer, moderation is a tax, and the decisive move is elimination. Not less. Zero.
It is a field guide to subtraction — clearing the physical, digital, professional, social, and financial clutter that quietly runs your life — so that what remains is attention, clarity, and time spent on what actually matters.
- The Biology of None — why moderation drains you and elimination frees you
- The Physical Zero — dismantling the “just in case” identity
- Digital Sobriety & the Diet of Information — reclaiming your attention
- Professional & Social Essentialism — cutting the noise that masquerades as importance
- Financial Minimalism — refusing to let a rising income expand your footprint
Essays
2026
Navigating the Modern Information Space
Critical ThinkingThe Unpreventable Inequity
Critical Thinking, FinanceThe Lion & The Antelope
PhilosophyThe Concept of Self
PhilosophyInflation: The Hidden Tax
FinanceIs More Better?
Critical Thinking, PhilosophyToday is THE Day
Philosophy2025
The Zero-Sum Game
Finance, PhilosophyMoney, Value and Valuation
Critical Thinking, Finance, PhilosophyTrue Value Survives Under Pressure
Critical Thinking, PhilosophyThe Good Ol’ Days
Critical Thinking, PhilosophyA Market Primer
FinanceUnderstanding Beyond Computation
Critical ThinkingThe News
PhilosophyEnvironmental Programing
PhilosophyYou Are Not Your Job
Philosophy2024
Collective Buy-In
Critical ThinkingThe Easy Life
PhilosophyPathological Scarcity of Gratitude
Critical Thinking, Philosophy2023
Chaos
PhilosophyCompounding Unequal Distribution
Critical Thinking, FinanceEfficiency
Philosophy2022
Computational Irreducibility
Philosophy2021
True Wealth
Philosophy2020
Minority Opinion
PhilosophyHedonic Adaptation
PhilosophyObjective Reality
Philosophy2019
Broad Views on Markets
FinanceThe Downside of Technology
Health and Wellness, Philosophy2017
You Are Just A Copy of A Copy of A Copy
Critical Thinking, PhilosophyCapitalism and Cancer
Critical Thinking, Finance, PhilosophyThe Myth of Free Markets
Finance, PhilosophyThe Relativity and Fluidity of Ethics
Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Self ImprovementMusings About Words, Language and Communication
Critical Thinking, PhilosophyDon’t Waste Time
Self ImprovementDeconstruct and Reassemble Yourself
PhilosophyAbout
Boris Mozer
I spend most of my time learning new concepts and skills with specific applications in mind. My broad interests include artificial intelligence, complexity theory, financial markets, jiujitsu, music, art, and health.
I write to clarify my thinking in an attempt to scrutinize my ideas from a first-principles perspective. My short essays are the record of that process.
- B.F.A. in Music and Audio Technology — The City College of New York
- B.S. in Nursing — SUNY Downstate
- Two decades trading in the financial markets