“I ran an experiment with 1,500 people to find out how they would react to eight popular domain extensions (top-level domains): .com, .net, .org, .biz, .us, .co, .blog, and .io.” | learn more
A story about how being frugal with words works to your advantage. | learn more
“Most people think of tools as designed around their material, not materials around their tools. But in practice, tools and materials are constantly reshaping each other.” | learn more
On the set of Planet of the Apes, human nature took over during lunch break. “Charlton Heston noted ‘an instinctive segregation on the set. Not only would the apes eat together, but the chimpanzees ate with the chimpanzees, the gorillas […]
I just tried this. It was weird, but strangely effective. “[A] free virtual co-working service that pairs you with a complete stranger for 50 minutes of silent, mutual labor over a webcam” | learn more
Farnam Street combines a few disparate examples and ideas to make the point that in some games playing not to lose is the optimal strategy. Know what game you’re playing. | learn more
“How do we know whether our counterpart is serious or just taking a position to try to outmaneuver us? And how do we protect the relationship while we find out? The answer is simple—use this negotiation technique.” | learn more
This is way less boring than the title sounds. Shockley managed a team at Bell Labs and wanted to understand the factors that led to high productivity in terms of publishing papers. The insights are noteworthy. | learn more
“Confidence cannot be faked. You can fake and manufacture motivation, excitement, or even passion at the moment. Unlike motivation and other emotional states which are more surface level, confidence is deeper and more subconscious.” | learn more
“The idea is that you have to enter only a small amount of data and everything else is calculated automatically.” | learn more