Decisions as bets
I’ve been listening to Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets. In it she emphasises the importance of separating judgements about the quality of your decisions from… Read More »Decisions as bets
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The monkey and the oranges
The monkey appeared by the fruit bowl, snaffled two armfuls of oranges and made a clean getaway before any of us could react. It legged… Read More »The monkey and the oranges
James Clear on habits as casting votes
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as… Read More »James Clear on habits as casting votes
Crazytime
There comes a time with almost everything that you start losing concentration, making silly mistakes, and generally going crazy. It’s almost never a mistake to… Read More »Crazytime
2019: Goals in review
Driverless Crocodile Goals for 2019: Here’s a review of the year’s goals: Goal 1: Keep it up. 600 posts on DC by the end of… Read More »2019: Goals in review
Tim Ferriss on time management as priority management
This is a piece of advice from The Four Hour Work Week that I need to re-learn and re-apply on a regular basis: Slow down… Read More »Tim Ferriss on time management as priority management
William Slim on operations and administration
To separate operational and administrative responsibility is to break a rule I have rarely seen violated without someone paying a heavy penalty. Viscount William Slim… Read More »William Slim on operations and administration
Easier than maybe
“Always” and “never” are easier than “maybe”. “Maybe” requires a decision, introduces ambiguity. Most of our decisions start as “maybes” (hence the need for a… Read More »Easier than maybe
The discipline death spiral
You make a bad decision (because everybody does).* You get busy fixing it – on top of all the other things you were already doing.… Read More »The discipline death spiral
Peter Drucker on balancing short and long term goals
If a manager does not take care of the next hundred days, there will be no next hundred years. Whatever the manager does should be… Read More »Peter Drucker on balancing short and long term goals