One Way To Distract An Athlete On The Court
Author: Jonathan Frei
The psychology of priorities
A strategic approach to to-do lists from a general.
First I make a list of priorities: one, two, three, and so on. Then I cross out everything from three down.
There’s something different about smart people
There’s something different about smart people
Tommy MacWilliam:
Not only do smart people ask questions when they don’t understand something, but they also ask questions when the world thinks it understands something. Smart people challenge the very limit of human understanding, and push the envelope of what’s possible farther than many people would argue it’s meant to be pushed. Smart people don’t take claims at face value, and smart people don’t rest until they find an explanation they’re comfortable accepting and understanding.
Smart people are comfortable with the idea that they still have something to learn.
Free markets tend towards the complex
Free markets tend towards the complex
Scott Adams:
The free market favors complication over simplicity, because confusopolies are profitable. So the market isn’t likely to simplify anything on its own.
However, simplicity is also valuable, and people will pay a premium to companies that simplify the complex.