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April 13, 2023

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299. Why Make Predictions? (and How)
April 06, 2023

Making, recording, and evaluating predictions is a simple way to improve your thinking and decision-making. But the way to properly make and record predictions isnt obvious. In this article, Ill sha

298. Kellogg's 6-Hour Day
March 23, 2023

In the midst of the Great Depression, cereal manufacturer Kelloggs switched to a shorter, six-hour day. This continued a trend that seemed inevitable: people would work less and less. But economic po

297. Desire Paths
March 09, 2023

Desire paths are trails left on the ground, by anything that frequently travels along a route. There are subcultures fascinated by desire paths as symbols of collective wisdom, disregard for authority

296. Beyond Vulnerability
February 23, 2023

The term, vulnerability has spread into realms where its not an accurate description of whats going on. The case for being vulnerable often doesnt make sense. In the creative realm and possibly

295. Summary: The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
February 09, 2023

The Prince is a political treatise, written by Niccol Machiavelli, first distributed in 1513. Its infamous for its apparent advice to political leaders to lie, murder, and manipulate. Its still a f

294. Sure Bets and Wildcards
January 26, 2023

Which would you rather have? Mild success, or wild success? Most of us would prefer wild success. But we pursue mild success. And you cant have one when youre going for the other. The struggle of an

293. Carrots, Sticks, and Blinders
January 12, 2023

You cant get through a project on momentum alone. But there are mechanisms you can use to tweak your motivation and make better use of what momentum you have. These motivation mechanisms arent one-s

292. Summary: The Network: The Battle for the Airwaves and the Birth of the Communications Age, by Scott Woolley
November 17, 2022

The Network, by Scott Woolley, tells the history of wireless communications, and the stories of the characters that were a part of it. Its the first book strictly about media history that Im summari

291. The Project Halfpipe
November 03, 2022

A creative project is like a halfpipe. The depth of the halfpipe from which you must ascend to finish a project is equal to the height of the optimism that prompted you to begin. But theres a way to