Book Club
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.
READMay 03, 2026
Recency Bias and Rosy Retrospection
We suffer from both recency bias and rosy retrospection and should work to combat these tendencies.
READApr 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.
READApr 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.
READApr 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.
READMar 29, 2026
Should you read The Seven Rules of Trust by Jimmy Wales?
I good book that was hampered by an early flaw. I just couldn't stop thinking about what other flaws in logic I may have missed in the good points.
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