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Category Archives: Rationality
The World’s Most Valuable Skill
It’s not the ability to pick stocks or spot market trends. It’s not the ability to sniff out which wells will produce oil or which methods will cure cancer. It’s not the ability to mange people or leverage their talents … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Law, Negotiation, Photography, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Art, Awareness, Cooking, Curiosity, Photography, Self Improvement, Skill, Valuable, Value
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How To Make Good Decisions
There are a lot of people who seem to have miserable luck and tough lives. They end up with significant others that cheat on them or leave them. They make bad investments or get caught up in scams. They have … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Rationality, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Decision making, Happiness, How to be Happy
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When Precision Is Detrimental
Precision is generally good. It generally feels good. I’ve used camera lenses that have been precisely machined and mated to particular camera bodies. They’re about as perfect as can be and they were a joy to use. Peter Drucker famously … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Peter Drucker, Precision, Shipping, Vibrations
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Free Will Doesn’t Exist?
I would guess most people in the U.S. believe in free will. It’s nice to think that we actually have control over our thoughts, decisions, actions, and ultimately, our lives. But do we? This piece in the Atlantic seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Diet, Food For Thought, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Brain, Chemistry, Crime, Criminal Law, Free Will, irrationality, Neurology
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Why Atheists Need Church
I went to church today. Many churches, in fact. Walking around Vienna’s tiny Old City, it’s hard not to run into a church. My feet got tired, so I sat down in one of the few available seats, which happened … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Church, Enlightenment, Epiphany, Meditation, Religion
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Children: Master Behavioral Economists
People like Dan Ariely and BJ Fogg have made careers studying and explaining behavior and how to influence it. People who master these skills have massive success. Dealmakers like Scott Boras and Richard Lovett have made hundreds of millions of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Anchoring, Customer Service, HBR, irrationality
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Barely Hanging On? Count Backwards to Success
The explosion came from out of nowhere. Flames surround me. I couldn’t see through the glowing white light of burning magnesium. That’s how the “second half” of Dan Ariely’s life began. After sustaining third degree burns to over 70% of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Productivity, Rationality
Tagged Brain, Count down, Hack, Lifehack, Mind, Mindhack, Success
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Did Boredom Make Species Survival Possible?
Boredom may not be unique to humans, as it seems polar bears and other animals experience some kind of boredom, but did it help our species survive? Boredom is a fascinating thing. It’s so familiar to people that the dictionary … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Boredom, Boring, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology
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There Is Always An Excuse
“I had a bad day, I deserve this.” “I had a great day, I deserve this.” “Well, I’ve already done X. Y won’t hurt.” “Well, I haven’t done X yet, so I can do Y.” Your mind is disturbingly capable … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Brain, Excuse, Fallacy, Logic, Mind, Will Power, Willpower
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Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems?
I’m unabashedly pro-wealth. I think the recognition of personal freedoms that allow capitalist systems to function has done more to benefit mankind than any other development since humans discovered how to wield fire. That said, I’ve thought and written much … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality
Tagged buy, divorce, experience, luxury, Money, possessions, Psychology, relationships, Research, Root of all evil, Science, Studies, Wealth
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Advertising Works On You
Advertising makes you buy things. It makes you like things. It can even makes you remember things. Things that never actually happened to you: It turns out that vivid commercials are incredibly good at tricking the hippocampus (a center of … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Advertising, Communication, False Memories, Implant, Memory
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You’re Always Gonna Be Scared
We’re all scared. The difference is whether you’re gonna keep moving. An inspiring talk about fear by Merlin Mann: (starts slow, but it’s worth pushing through) What are you scared of?
Posted in Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Creating, Fear, Making, Moving, They Can't Eat You
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Want To Live Longer? Move
Steven Johnson, successful, middle-aged author and thinker, is moving from New York to San Francisco. His main reason for moving is to slow down time: Another old friend — my oldest, in fact — wrote an email to me after … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Travel
Tagged Biology, Brain, Neuroscience, Slo-mo, Slow Motion, Time, Travel
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Conquering Fear
Most people have irrational fears of some sort. Whether it’s of flying, or confined spaces, or water, or people, the best method is always facing those fears head on. Click here for an amazing write up of someone who overcame … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Band-Aid technique, Decency, Fear, good, Humanity, people
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