A better world if
If on your way to making big, difficult changes to make the world better in future you repeatedly fail to do the small, mildly inconvenient… Read More »A better world if
May 2020
Tim Ferriss on negotiation, using writing to think, specialisation and some other stuff
These brief videos are worth watching: On negotiation On using writing to help you think On “vanity metrics” and creating worthwhile content On specialisation vs… Read More »Tim Ferriss on negotiation, using writing to think, specialisation and some other stuff
Do you talk…
To your customers the way you talk to your employees? To your colleagues the way you speak to customers? To your boss the way you… Read More »Do you talk…
Ben Dreyer on Good Writing and the Nonrules of English
Here’s rather a long extract – one I heartily agree with – to wet your whistle. Then go and get the book. I have nothing… Read More »Ben Dreyer on Good Writing and the Nonrules of English
Recommendation: Dreyer’s English
I could spend a long time typing out great lines from this book: it’s helpful, funny, and contains just the right amount of snark.* If… Read More »Recommendation: Dreyer’s English
Network theory: Matthew O. Jackson on four types of connectedness
Recommended – link below. 1. The most basic [type of connectedness] that we all think of is just popularity: how many people you connect with.… Read More »Network theory: Matthew O. Jackson on four types of connectedness
McDonald’s miracles and me
McDonald’s gets a lot of stick, much of it deserved. But critics of McDonald’s are often blind to the value it adds – in large… Read More »McDonald’s miracles and me
Who says?
Does it matter who says it? Science says: “It doesn’t matter who said it. What matters is the evidence and the reasoning.” Science is the… Read More »Who says?
Ready-made and the alternative
Most of the time buying something that’s been ready-made by professionals is cheaper – especially if you count the cost of your time – and… Read More »Ready-made and the alternative
Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
The real ability of the poorest to buy goods and services rose, 1800 to the present, by 3,000 percent. Literally. A factor of thirty. …… Read More »Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing