better doing

Study seeks to find root of unhappiness. 

February 25, 2018

“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

better doing

Making decisions in an uncertain world. 

February 25, 2018

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

retail therapy

Amazon Go and the future. 

February 25, 2018

Ben Thompson of Stratechery offers his analysis of the business model behind Amazon Go. Amazon is moving variable costs to fixed costs. “The best way to build a moat, though, is to actually put in the effort to dig it, […]

on the blockchain

The state of the token market. 

February 25, 2018

A joint report by Fabric Ventures & TokenData (both groups are new to me). The report is quite interesting, summing up where the industry stands as we start 2018. | learn more

on the blockchain

An overview of stablecoins. 

February 25, 2018

Stablecoins are tokens with values that do not fluctuate wildly, unlike most cryptos today (ahem, bitcoin). Multicoin capital overviews the landscape of stablecoins and the different approaches to creating them. They’re on a roll of putting out some great writing! | learn […]

oh, chicago

Chicago’s mayor once lived in Cabrini-Green. 

February 25, 2018

“Thirty-seven years ago, Mayor Jane Byrne moved into the Cabrini-Green housing project to draw attention to the violence and poverty there. It would become one of the most famous—and factious—publicity stunts in the city’s history.” | learn more

fun facts

A brief history of shipping. 

February 25, 2018

The WSJ has produced a neat set of informational videos across some interesting topics. This one shares the history of shipping, including the invention of the ubiquitous shipping container. | learn more