Questions to help you see through the lens of opportunity cost: 1. And then what? 2. Compared to what? 3. At the expense of what? Most people focus on what something costs today. These “direct costs” are easy to see and measure. Looking through an opportunity lens takes these direct costs into consideration but also…
Read more
Memory is an intrinsic part of our life experience. It is critical for learning, and without memories we would have no sense of self. Understanding why some memories stick better than others, as well as accepting their fluidity, helps us reduce conflict and better appreciate just how much our memories impact our lives. Farnam Street
“Don’t look at the scoreboard; play the next play.” Nick Saban
Interesting review with lots of tidbits on Amazon.
A partial return to open protocols and application infrastructures over the next years/decades might be upon us. Stunningly convincing argument.
Risk: micromorts, microCOVIDs, and skydiving http://interconnected.org/home/2020/09/01/microcovids. Solar energy’s dramatically falling cost https://rameznaam.com/2020/05/14/solars-future-is-insanely-cheap-2020/. Fun list. My favorite ones: Cash transfers improved well-being, psychotherapy did not. This lending app publicly shames you when you’re late on loan payment. Okash, a popular fintech app in Kenya and Nigeria, threatens users to notify everyone on their contact list when…
Read more
Beautiful Steve Jobs quote and anecdote. So much in there in just a minute.
Indeed. A lot.
Reid Hoffmann on how he came to invest into Airbnb: And Paul Graham with his perspective:
Recent Comments