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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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…