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Encouraging mingling at a party.
“Recently a friend and I thew a little party, and wanted to layer on a format or gimmick that would get help people mix and mingle between groups more easily.” ~ learn more
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Why you shouldn’t keep stuff under your bed.
“The things we keep under our bed—suitcases, shoeboxes—are like dormant memories. They’re out of sight, but not out of mind. We know they exist. They live rent-free in our unconscious mind. They interfere with the important work our unconscious mind […]
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Toast my f-ing bagel.
This is a post about marketing, believe it or not. “I used to go get bagels and coffees on Saturday mornings with my wife. I would always order a toasted sesame bagel with cream cheese. The bagel always came out […]
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The case against morning yoga, daily routines, and endless meetings.
“This is the anti-routine essay, in which I refute the paradigm of fitter, happier, more productive routines as the secret to success. Our careers are defined by the highest moments of its biggest upside swings. The question is how to […]
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Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs.
Your “frog” is your big, important, and often unpleasant task. Productivity gurus often promote the strategy of “eating your frog” by forcing yourself to do it first. “All of this has been a long way of saying: if you’re forcing […]
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The Wright brothers missed a lot of school.
“So the boys missed some school but they read a lot of books. They missed some classes but they made the world their classroom. They were learning to trust their instincts, to follow projects through to conclusion and to lead […]
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Ergodicity economics — a history.
I first heard the term ergodicity in Nassim Taleb’s writing. I first learned of ergodicity economics from this article about its history. Definition from wikipedia: “Ergodicity economics is a school of thought that questions whether expected value is a reliable […]
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How philosophers think.
“Like intellectual boxers; they come to understand ideas by making them fight with each other. Their style of analysis is effective because it’s so bloody. One friend calls his style “violent thinking.” He talks about thinking like a soldier talks […]
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Take ownership of your future self.
This feels related to the idea of using a secret identity or alter-ego to enhance your performance. “Your personality, skills, likes, and dislikes change over time — but that change isn’t out of your control. What can you do to […]
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Do you really care?
A message for parents. “It seems like it’s really important to you. That the door not be slammed. That the chores be done a certain way. That everything be put away immediately. That feet go on the ground, not the […]