Boris Mozer

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

Cover of One to Zero: The Path to Material and Psychological Minimalism by Boris Mozer — a sculpted number one made of sand dissolving into a pile.

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
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About

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