I picked up this book recommendation after listening to Duke on the podcast of the Norwegian Sovereign wealth fund (episode here). I notice as well now that Annie Duke has… Read More »Notes on Thinking in Bets – by Annie Duke
Works in Progress is a beautiful little booklet, published each quarter by a division of Stripe. Loosely paraphrasing from one of its editors – Sam Bowman – “our thinking is… Read More »Notes on Works in Progress Issue 15
Nir Eyal makes a somewhat contrarian point that mobile phones aren’t to blame for distraction. His view is that “you can’t call something a distraction unless you know what it’s distracting you from”.
Deutsch raises the question: “What is the basis for sustainability?” Should sustainability be based upon living standards of the 1800s or the 1900s or the 2000s? Or is sustainability the wrong approach? For Deutsch, the answer is not sustainability, it is infinite progress.
Humble words and increased preparations are signs that the enemy is about to advance. Violent language and driving forward as if to the attack are signs that he will retreat.