Rolled up into one page, this is a series of tweets by Gurwinder Bhogal describing important concepts with few words. Examples of concepts: causal reductionism, emergence, survivorship bias, concept creep, and streetlight effect (pictured above). | learn more
Written by Alex Iskold of 2048 Ventures, one of my favorite writers in early-stage tech. “Even the best companies that build products that early customers want need to carefully think through how to acquire more customers. Just throwing money at […]
Late last year, finance forums had an uptick in people trying to figure out how to lose money. Why? They wanted to get below the income threshold for health insurance subsidy. Dan Luu’s post offers more details a handful of […]
This is written to an audience of educators, yet applicable to most of us. Basically, the redundancy of written + spoken content creates cognitive overload that leads to less learning. Instead of text, use graphs and images to complement the […]
I imagine this is a controversial point of view. “Reaching 95%-ile isn’t very impressive because it’s not that hard to do. I think this is one of my most ridiculable ideas. It doesn’t help that, when stated nakedly, that sounds […]
“In a digital world that clamors for clicks, news is sensationalized, and “facts” change all the time, here’s how to discern what is trustworthy and what is hogwash.” | learn more
There’s a lot of content in here, so I’ve slowly been making my way through it since December. One sample: “Cancel the CEO’s favorite meeting.” | learn more
“Before you’ve noticed important details they are, of course, basically invisible. It’s hard to put your attention on them because you don’t even know what you’re looking for. But after you see them they quickly become so integrated into your […]
I probably read this a few years late. Author Mark Manson asked a bunch of people over 40 what they should have known at 30, then compiled the answers of over 600 responses. | learn more
“Studies have found the most effective note-taking techniques are active, whereas re-reading, highlighting, and underlining are passive techniques. We need to interact heavily with our notes and the material we’re trying to learn if we’re to remember it.” | learn more