Book Club

Jun 21, 2026

Consumption or Leisure

When we make more we buy more and end up with less.

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Jun 14, 2026

Utopia Isn't a Failure of Imagination

We know what Utopia could be, but can we get there under our current economic and political climate?

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May 24, 2026

Skip rewards and subtract distractions for desired behaviour

You can get desired behaviour with rewards, but sometimes subtracting is a better way to get the same results.

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May 17, 2026

I can't subtract

Subtraction is hard when you figure the opportunity is awesome.

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May 10, 2026

Putting Subtraction on the table

How do we put subtraction on the table?

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May 03, 2026

Recency Bias and Rosy Retrospection

We suffer from both recency bias and rosy retrospection and should work to combat these tendencies.

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Apr 26, 2026

Should You Read The Perils of Perception by Bobby Duffy?

It's got some interesting facts, but it doesn't add much to the discussion.

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Apr 19, 2026

Education Doesn't Insulate us from Misperceptions

Just because you went to school doesn't mean you can avoid mistaken ideas. In fact it may make you hang onto them longer.

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Apr 12, 2026

Ignore the zebra's

Don't pay attention to the zebra's. It's never a zebra.

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Apr 05, 2026

Don't Tie Ideas to Identity

When we tie an idea to tightly to our identity we're unwilling to revisit it in the face of new information.

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