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How likely do people think ‘likely’ is?
“Why you should use percentages, not words, to express probabilities.” | learn more
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Seneca on the shortness of time.
This post from Farnam Street covers a really important topic it’s easy to ignore: “Time is invisible so it’s easy to spend without proper consideration to its value.” | learn more
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Hunter S. Thompson’s letter on finding your purpose and living a meaningful life.
The famed author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas wrote a letter to his friend Hume Logan that’s worth reading. | learn more
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Hyperbolic discounting: why you make terrible life choices.
What a fun title :). “Hyperbolic discounting is a cognitive bias, where people choose smaller, immediate rewards rather than larger, later rewards.” | learn more
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Smarter, not harder: how to succeed at work.
“As I looked around, I noticed that the most successful people I know have one thing in common: they are masters at eliminating the unnecessary from their lives. The French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry hit on the same idea, writing […]
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The scientific argument for mastering one thing at a time.
The bottom line of this post is that by mastering one thing at a time to the point where it becomes second-nature (he calls it “automaticity”), you’re best able to master a lot of things over time. Steady progress over […]
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The heartbeat of a business.
Fred Wilson had a short and sweet blog post this week about what he calls “the heartbeat”. This is the regular pace at which a company operates. I have called this a cadence in the past, but I like the […]
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Rethinking how we manage people.
Patty McCord, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, helped build their strong culture of success. A few years ago, I saw a deck that outlined how they think about roles/employment and it blew my mind. Patty breaks down her BS-free […]
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Why your work environment matters.
Farnam Street Blog tackles the negative impact that most office environments have on decision quality. Thankfully, the post also offers actionable advice on how to fix the problem. | learn more
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Harsh truths that will make you a better person.
This is the first post I’ve read from Eric Barker, and it won’t be the last. I really enjoyed his writing style and his message. | learn more