“Polarizing people, like polarizing ideas, are those who disrupt the status quo. They’re inherently divisive, often loved and hated in equal measure. Socially, being polarizing can act as an invaluable filter—distancing you from people you wouldn’t get along with anyway, […]
The interview between Nick Szabo and Tim Ferriss inspired this author to dig into what the term means and why it’s useful. “To oversimplify, Szabo defined quantum thinking as the ability to see an issue from all sides.” | learn more
Time is a more finite resource than money, and research has shown that time-scarcity is a driver of unhappiness. This paper from researchers at Harvard Business School (among others) demonstrates that spending money to save time (i.e. hiring others to […]
Do you manage a team? Management is one of the hardest skills to learn because it’s like nothing else, and it’s rarely taught in any way that’s actionable. Delegation is one of the keys to successful management, and this article […]
Duolingo VP of Growth Gina Gotthilf discusses some of her favorite testing success stories and the ethos behind testing. I really appreciate her article in particular because she makes it clear that if you don’t have enough traffic (or users […]
This is an old post by Paul Graham about the difference between schedules of managers and makers. I recently reread it and recommend you do also if you interact with both types of people. | learn more
We all make decisions every day – many of them. Most are made by our “automatic” brain (aka System 1). To make better decisions, we need to slow down and use a process. It sounds boring, but it’s remarkably effective. Read […]
“I find for myself that my first thought is never my best thought. My first thought is always someone else’s; it’s always what I’ve already heard about the subject, always the conventional wisdom. It’s only by concentrating, sticking to the […]
“When you meet someone new and they start talking about a topic you know everything about, let them finish.” Side benefit – the embedded Top Gear clip of a VW Beetle Dropped from Helicopter Vs Porsche in 1 Mile Race Against Gravity. | learn […]
I already know you make great decisions – after all, you signed up for this newsletter! But you could probably do a little better. Read this – it’ll help. | learn more