The Information: You Will Be Surprised by What Comes Next
After reading The Information by James Gleick, this idea — Information is Surprise — is forever stuck in my head. Continue reading The Information: You Will Be Surprised by What Comes Next
Category: Mental Models
The Cheap $12 Bottle of Water
Spillin’ free wine, now my tux is ruined — Kanye West, Real Friends Should you pay $12 for a bottle of water? It felt wrong. I woke up at the W Hotel in Austin, Texas and I was severely hungover. The Fiji water was sitting there on the mini bar. It was $12. This was … Continue reading The Cheap $12 Bottle of Water
Listen Rigorously.
Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe, Vincent van Gogh (1889) It can be stated, with practically no qualification, that people in general do not know how to listen. They have ears that hear very well, but seldom have they acquired the necessary aural skills which would allow those ears to be used effectively for what … Continue reading Listen Rigorously.
Facilitating an Experience
Wow. That single syllable, above all else, is what sells homes in the Goldbergs’ neighborhood in Potomac, Maryland. — Daniel McGinn, House Lust: America’s Obsession With Our Homes Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things…I am tempted to think…there are no little things. — Bruce Barton Several years ago, I was … Continue reading Facilitating an Experience
Of Course You’re Right…
The frequency of correctness does not matter; it is the magnitude of correctness that matters. — Michael Mauboussin, The Babe Ruth Effect A simple example makes the point: You and I are playing Blackjack at the ARIA in Vegas. We bet $10 per hand and win 100 hands in a row. We may get interviewed … Continue reading Of Course You’re Right…
The Dictator’s Handbook (Book Review)
A relentless focus on one thing by enough people will always lead to change. Continue reading The Dictator’s Handbook (Book Review)
Thinking Inside the Box
Take a simple idea and take it seriously. — Charlie Munger At first glance, this is going to seem too simple and obvious to be useful. However, the war drum I have been beating for the past few years is that the simple and obvious is underrated. I will give some high stakes examples to … Continue reading Thinking Inside the Box
The Basics
People would rather pay (with money or their attention) for tips and secrets than eat salads and sleep eight hours each night. Continue reading The Basics
This Salad Tastes Too Good
Truth never damages a cause that is just. — Mahatma Gandhi It is a fact of life that the healthier a salad is, the worse it tastes. You already know how the majority of people cope with this. They dump cheese and dressing on it until it tastes good. Uninterested with a detailed consideration of the … Continue reading This Salad Tastes Too Good
The Most Important Question
So there’s an iron rule that just as you want to start getting worldly wisdom by asking why, why, why, in communicating with other people about everything, you want to include why, why, why. Even if it’s obvious, it’s wise to stick in the why. — Charlie Munger The most important question we can ask … Continue reading The Most Important Question
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