I’ve posted one of the late Hans Rosling’s videos before. He’s an expert on population-level health data. In this article, Shane Parrish at Farnam Street helps summarize some of the biggest insights and misconceptions Rosling identified. | 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
Shane Parrish of Farnam Street Blog expands on Paul Graham’s schedule manifesto with examples including Haruki Murakami and Gary Vaynerchuk. Control your time to get the most out of it! | learn more
You’re familiar with the concepts of diminishing returns and compounding. This Farnam Street post gives you the broader scope – with each being a case of power laws. | learn more
Many people feel like they should be reading more, and more of the heady “classics”. Farnam Street advocates for reading as a habit, and for reading these types of books. But, in this article they make the very wise point […]
Farnam Street offers an excellent write-up that highlights the importance of incentives (you can never read too much about this), and the different systems of incentives and reinforcement. This is great learning for both business leaders and parents. | learn more
A Farnam Street article about Batesian Mimicry. This gets into a bit of biology, a bit of evolution, and a lot of thinking. | learn more
One of the most popular posts on Farnam Street. “Amateurs believe that the world should work the way they want it to. Professionals realize that they have to work with the world as they find it. Amateurs are scared — […]