Curiosity Depends on What You Already Know
...The Sweet Spot of Surprise: Like choosing a good book, curiosity leads us toward information that’s new, but not so new that it’s indecipherable...
Who's Influenced by Behavioral Biases? Everyone
...We’re all a little biased. When it comes to our finances, we’ve found that they can do real harm...
The wisdom of the water tower
...Adding a reservoir to a high-demand system creates slack, resilience and efficiency...
Talent - Recommended Book
...People who have had to endure hardships have a chip on their shoulder and thus a need to prove themselves, and he has found this to be correlated with success...
Advice for Young Scientists—and Curious People in General
...If you want to make progress in any area, you need to be willing to give up your best ideas from time to time...
(Mostly) raw brownies
...They’re not sweet. They’re a bit chocolately. They’re vaguely savory, except that they’re a brownie...
When the 80/20 Rule Fails: The Downside of Being Effective
...The process of learning a new skill or starting a new company or taking on a new adventure of any sort will often appear to be an ineffective use of time at first. Compared to the other things you already know how to do, the new thing will seem like a waste of time. It will never win the 80/20 analysis...But that doesn’t mean it’s the wrong decision...
Did You Get My Slack/Email/Text?
...it’s essential for managers to establish norms around digital communication with their teams...
Indispensable or irreplaceable
...But if we work at it, we might become indispensable...
13 Strategies That Will Make You A Better Reader
...To be a great reader, it is not enough that you read, it’s how you read...
Lifespan - Recommended Book
...Together, all the DNA in our body, if laid end to end, would stretch twice the diameter of the solar system...
What’s going on here, with this human?
...I recommend trying to hold a handful of frameworks in your mind simultaneously in order to maintain flexibility...
Grilled S’mores Pizza
...This dessert pizza is an ideal summer dessert...
Choices - The verb decide
...decide is connected because when you make a choice, you cut out all the other possible choices...
Waiting for a miracle?
...Neither of these outcomes requires a miracle. The first might have low odds, and the second requires persistence...
The Pygmalion Effect: Proving Them Right
...A lot of what we accomplish in life is done in groups. Individual success is often dependent on some degree of team success. Thus, we have a better chance of succeeding when we are around others who succeed. If you want the people around you to have success, you can try raising your expectations...
Focus on Shifting Mindsets and Practices for Hybrid Work
...The people making the decisions about how to return to the office have concerns, especially about whether managers will be able to pull it off...
Hacking Darwin - Recommended Book
...The vast majority of our traits are determined by tens, hundreds, or thousands of genes, in many cases each only playing a small role relative to the others...
The Key to Retaining Young Workers? Better Onboarding
...The authors offer ten ways employers can improve young workers’ onboarding experiences to sustain a mutually beneficial relationship...
BBQ Chicken Salad
...you can use your favorite Ranch and BBQ dressings and pile on those crisp tortilla strips...
