If you're not worried...
"The coronavirus panic is dumb." – Elon Musk "Saying the coronavirus panic is dumb is dumb." – Nassim Taleb * It was a bright, sunny...
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Mar 8, 20203 min read
The Outsider's Advantage
In their book Super Thinking, Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann write: "There is a reason why many startup companies that disrupt...
Feb 3, 20203 min read
Who do you know here?
"Who do you know here?" * Have you ever felt excluded? Or – in certain situations – that you don't quite "belong?" Maybe your significant...
Jan 19, 20202 min read
The Day Teaches the Day
Chuckie: Let me tell you what I do know. Every day I come by to pick you up. And we go out we have a few drinks, and a few laughs and...
Jan 14, 20206 min read
The Art of Investing in Yourself
Just as the biggest gains in your bank account over time come from financial investments – in stocks, bonds, and various funds, the...
Jan 2, 20202 min read
Embrace Your Weirdness
Lizzo: 2019's "defining star", a rapper, a singer, an icon, and a pretty awesome weirdo. * I don't think many people like getting called...
Dec 18, 20195 min read
The tools that shape us
"We shape our tools, and therefore they shape us." – John Culkin * Imagine asking twenty random strangers to name a single technology...
Nov 25, 20194 min read
For the brain, less can be more
"Take it easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy" – Eagles, "Take It Easy" (1972) * When managing my...
Nov 14, 20194 min read
Plant the Seeds
Willy: Tell me – is there a seed store in the neighborhood? Stanley: Seeds? You mean like to plant? Willy: Yes. Carrots, peas... Stanley:...
Oct 18, 20196 min read
Happiness: It's Always a Work in Progress
Alice looked round her in great surprise. "Why, I do believe we’ve been under this tree the whole time! Everything’s just as it was!" "Of...
Aug 28, 20196 min read
Investigating Deep Learning and the "Black Box Problem"
When I first learned about deep learning models, one of my initial concerns was their lack of interpretability. You feed in millions of...
Aug 8, 20193 min read
Hell Yeah! Or No.
“No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you.” – Robert Greene * One of the biggest...
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