Scott Adams has this really memorable term for how to think about people: moist robots. Moist because — well, we’re wet and squishy. Robots because there are certain predictable behaviors that we repeat. In situations like A, most people do f(A). In situation; in situations like B, most people will do f(B). Sounds very robot-like…
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What’s the difference between a good bet and a winning bet? Let’s look at some examples: A good bet is betting $10 to win $15 in a fair coin flip; a winning bet is winning $10 by betting $15 in a fair coin flip. A good bet is getting a university degree; a winning bet…
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Imagine this scenario1 and see if there is something off about it: You get a chance to meet the world champion in Russian roulette. He has traveled across the globe, putting a gun to his own head and skillfully not shooting himself. He’s faced hundreds of opponents from every country you can name, including the…
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Preface: I wrote a post a while back titled: Lucky or Smart? Along those same lines, I pose another question: Luck or Passion? (hint: luck wins every time.) A very common piece of advice that keeps coming up, over and over again, is “follow your passion”1. While this advice is always well intentioned, and perhaps…
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When I was young, I was taught one universal truth: do well in school and you’ll be successful. While it’s a nice simplistic view of the world, it’s not entirely accurate. Let’s put that aside the fact that there are no universal truths for a second, and focus on the sentiment of the message: studying…