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Passion into Profits: Pursue Your Interests for Income
Learn how to tell if a hobby is marketable and then how to craft a business plan to grow your brand.
The Entropy Of Social Media
Finding order within the digital chaos of social media is akin to desiring clarity amid a storm. But it is possible. Here’s how.
Stop trying to be perfect: The 70% Solution
Preparation is essential, but after a certain point, the only thing left to do is act. All you need is 70% certainty. Here’s why.
3 frameworks for making better decisions
Here are my three frameworks for making decisions—with a bonus fourth. Following these frameworks has made everything great in my life.
How to get rid of bad luck
These are the things you need to do to stop having bad luck and have more good luck. Good things happen when bad things stop.
Confirmation Bias, Cherry-Picking, and Echo Chambers
The three-headed-dragon of cherry-picking, confirmation bias, and echo chambering make you stupid and unable to deal with reality. Learn how to defeat it.
The Ethics of Uncertainty, Survivors Bias, And The Law of Large Numbers
A great line from “Narcos” illustrates the law of large numbers. “The bad guys have to keep getting lucky. We only have to get lucky once.”
Expected Value: An Old Way To Make New Decisions
Learn how to use the probability concept of expected value to make better decisions, manage risk, and improve your relationships.
From 2-D for 4-D: Beyond the surface area of luck
The original concept of the “surface area of luck” is useful, but there is more to it. Read on to change your life with great serenity and better outcomes.
How to learn calculus (even if you’re bad at math)
I failed calculus three times. On the 4th try, it clicked. I now have a BA in physics and a minor in math. Here’s how I finally learned calculus.
How to do betting odds work
Betting odds look perplexing to most people who are not involved in the sports betting or gambling scene. However, they are actually quite simple.
7 ways to improve numeracy skills
This is bigger than just being good at math. Numbers are essential to life. Learn how to improve your numeracy skills in this lesson.
Drinking, college sexual assault, and cultural resistance to change
Drinking culture is especially dangerous for young women. However, efforts to change it are often resisted by the very people it’s meant to help.
12 great quotes from Annie Duke’s “Thinking in Bets”
Here are 12 great quotes from “Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts” by former professional poker player Annie Duke.
12 reasons why math is important (and how to get better)
If one of these reasons to learn math motivates you to be a better student or makes your job as a teacher easier, then this list has done its job,
8 unexpected reasons why math is so hard
Math can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. Part of making it easier is to understand why it’s challenging in the first place. This post explains it all.
6 powerful reasons to bet on yourself
Betting on yourself is the fastest way to success. Now it’s time for you to learn how and why you need to do this as well.
Life’s not fair. How to deal with it.
Life is fair because it’s unfair to everyone. Learn how to take the unfair lemons in life and make lemonade. This is a skill that will change your life.
Is physics hard? How to learn basic physics
Physics isn’t hard. You just need a special approach to the math and theory involved. Here’s what you must do if you want to learn basic physics.
Going back to school at 30: 4 things to know
If you’re thinking about going back to school, read this first. I detail my observations and experiences being an adult student in college.
How to get better at math in 7 simple steps
How did I go from being a poor math student in high school to getting a degree in physics? This article teaches the method I used to improve my math skills.