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Episode 417
It's tempting to view the world in black and white.
Everyone wants you to do that. It's easier to do that. It's more comfortable to do that.
But the wo…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Paradox of Effort
Episode 416
Carlos Alcaraz is a tennis phenom.
The 22-year-old is the number one player in the world, having won 25 singles titles and 7 Grand Slams in his career…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Anti-To-Do List: A Major Life Hack
Episode 415
In the 19th century, a German mathematician named Carl Jacobi developed an interesting insight:
Many hard math problems become easier to solve when yo…
6 months ago
The Noise Bottleneck: The Subtle Trap of More Information
Episode 414
This is one of my favorites:
"If more information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs." - Derek SiversHumor aside, it's a c…
6 months ago
Solomon's Paradox: Why You Can't Take Your Own Advice
Episode 413
In the 10th century B.C., a young king was called upon to settle a seemingly impossible dispute.
Two women stood before him with a single child, both …
6 months, 1 week ago
The Doorman Fallacy
Episode 412
In his 2019 book, Alchemy, legendary British advertising executive Rory Sutherland offered an interesting lens on the perils of automation:
Imagine yo…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Think Week Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guide
Episode 411
The Think Week (or Day) is a ritual that will change your life.
The concept was first popularized by several world-renowned entrepreneurs and innovato…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Dangers of Survivorship Bias
Episode 410
In the early days of World War II, the U.S. military was losing too many of its planes in battle. To stem the tide, analysts started mapping the bull…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Are Low Expectations The Key To Life?
Episode 409
The late investor Charlie Munger was known for his prolific wisdom.
Perhaps his wisest insight of all came when he was asked to reflect on the source …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Pygmalion Effect: How Expectations Create Outcomes
Episode 408
In an ancient poem written by the Roman poet Ovid, a sculptor named Pygmalion grows disillusioned with the women of his society.
Rather than compromis…
6 months, 3 weeks ago