What a provocative title! This post by Nir Eyal is nicely illustrated and a fun read. Just as important, it’s a reminder of a bias to look out for. And we all need reminders since we’re humans programmed for cognitive […]
Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans twice in battle, but at the expense of most of his men. Here’s a fun fact: I first learned the term Pyrrhic victory watching 90s movie 187 starring Samuel L Jackson. | learn more
A friendly reminder that even the best ideas take time to gain acceptance in the market. For example: doctors washing their hands before surgery. D. Casey Flaherty writes a hilarious and informative post about reminding us all of this fact […]
Do you know how many successful slave revolts there have been in history? ONE. It was led by Toussaint L’Ouverture in 1791. Something reminded me of this fact, and I went digging for the source where I learned it. It was this presentation […]
Are you ever frustrated with how statistics are abused in the media (and elsewhere)? So am I. So is Dr. Peter Attia. He wrote this as a reminder to look beyond the headline stats. | learn more
“Learn the 4-step process fighter pilots use to make split-second decisions when the stakes are at their highest.” |learn more
For the sake of my ego, I hope so! This is not a silly buzzfeed quiz, but it is a quiz. It’s definitely worth spending a few minutes on, given how eye-opening it was for me. | learn more
“In a new analysis of 1 million U.S. teens, my co-authors and I looked at how teens were spending their free time and which activities correlated with happiness, and which didn’t.” | learn more
We silly humans (aka slightly evolved apes) do not intuitively use expected value thinking, but it’s the best way to make decisions. So, we must train ourselves. This great Farnam Street post goes into details. | learn more
Interesting short post about how creativity is fostered by constraints. | learn more