Tag Archives: Thought Process

Identifying Bias: It’s Not Just Bribes That Motivate

Posted on September 22, 2011 by AJ Kessler

I was reading the comments on this CNN article, titled “Experts Caution Against Stem Cell Treatments Abroad.”  They’re pretty typical of CNN comments: CorrDNEqCaus All I’m reading here is, “Don’t trust these treatments until we’re able to provide them and … Continue reading →

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Curiosity, or How Elon Musk Thinks

Posted on August 20, 2011 by AJ Kessler

ELON MUSK: I think, generally, their {other people’s} thinking process is too bound by convention or analogy to prior experiences.  So it’s very rare that people try to think of something on a first principles basis. They’ll say, “We’ll do … Continue reading →

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Obvious To You, Amazing To Others

Posted on August 2, 2011 by AJ Kessler

I love this old video from Derek Sivers.  It’s always easy to forget:

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