“In short, he [Marcus Aurelius] was like a lot of us who claim that our family comes first, that there’s no one more important to us…but then we promptly put so many other things before them. Sometimes that stuff is […]
This is about tennis, and also about more than tennis. “The key to successful tennis is to just keep coming back to the moment, no matter what! You cannot think about the mistake you just made or worry about the […]
They use their proprietary data and published research to assess state of the art work practices. “A summary of recent research from Microsoft and around the world that can help us create a new and better future of work with […]
Investment is broadly defined in this article, not just financial. Point #1: don’t use Expected Value. The framework Jason Cohen provides in this post looks valuable to me. ~ learn more
This is a brief and interesting assessment. “I’ve found it’s best to think of burnout not as a disease but as a symptom, with many different etiologies. The big three: permanent on-call, broken steering, and mission doubt.” ~ learn more
“The single biggest change is that memory is no longer a haphazard event, to be left to chance. Rather, I can guarantee I will remember something, with minimal effort: it makes memory a _choice_.” ~ learn more
The podcast host Shaan Puri went to one of Robbins’ seminars years ago that impacted his career. His excitement shines through this great interview. “Tony has built a $7 billion dollar empire and helped people like Ray Dalio, Connor McGregor […]
A point on the practical limitations of statistics and p values and such. “Hey dude, remember that statistics are just a tool for distinguishing signal from noise. If we really knew what was going on, we wouldn’t need statistics. It’s […]
“The bread-and-butter of modern news, politics, etc, is having a dramatic event happen, getting shocked and outraged, demanding that something be done, and then devoting a news cycle or Senate hearing to it. We can’t just throw all that out, […]
I’ve always struggled to truly understand Information Theory, and this article helped me get a bit closer. “Before finding my way to startups, I was a quantum physicist. One of the most fundamental concepts we learn in physics is entropy. […]