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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.
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.
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.