Why read books at all? Our ability to learn is one of our defining traits as humans. Learning makes us valuable in the world. Being valuable and using our acquired mastery to exchange value with others is one of the most rewarding human experiences. As well, learning, remixing, and building on top of existing structures,…
Ray Dalio’s Principle for Making Tough Decisions In his 2017 book, entrepreneur-billionaire Ray Dalio explained his principles for life and work that he’s learned over a 40-year career while growing Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s most important investment management firms. One principle, which was developed to help him make complex decisions with the highest…
[trp_language language=”pt_BR”] Uma Estrutura para Tomar Decisões Melhores Como você toma decisões na sua vida? Escuta seu coração? Pensa superficialmente sobre suas opções e escolhe aquela que parece melhor na hora? Já pensou em estruturar melhor o processo com o qual você toma decisões? Toda decisão na sua vida pode ser modelada como um problema…
[trp_language language=”en_US”] How to Act in a World of Pseudoscience How do we know if we’re being rational or just rationalizing? If we can explain something with facts and arguments does that make it true? In 1963, scientific philosopher Karl Popper attempted to answer these questions and his conclusions are even more relevant today than…
A Short Guide to Sniffing Out Bullshit in Yourself and Others The Story of the Arrogant Homeless Man Two homeless guys sat down next to me at an open-air gym near the waterfront in Florianopolis, Brazil. For the next 30 minutes as I continued to do my training, they conversed on a variety of subjects…
How Well Do You Know Your Limits? A Quick Look at 8 Situations That Break Everyone Back in University I knew a girl that always walked around with a big smile on her face. We were good acquaintances and when things were going well she was extremely pleasant. Frequently though, when something would happen that…