Book Summary: Why Are the Prices So D*mn High? by Eric Helland and Alex Tabarrok
This summary of Why Are the Prices So D*mn High? Health, Education and the Baumol Effect seeks to explain why it seems […]
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Book Summary: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
In The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness, Morgan Housel explains why success with money has more to […]
Book Summary: Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky
This summary of Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck by Eliezer Yudkowsky sets out two competing views on the question: […]
Book Summary: Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
In Principles: Life and Work, Ray Dalio reflects on his life and career, setting out the principles that helped him succeed and […]
My quick review of the “Principles in Action” app
Estimated reading time: 3 mins As mentioned in my summary of Principles: Life and Work, Ray Dalio released a Principles in Action […]
Book Summary: The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
In The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t, Julia Galef argues that we don’t need to deceive […]
Criticisms of The Case Against Education (Pt 3 — Checking the Math)
Estimated reading time: 12 mins This is my final criticism post for Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan. (Click here for my […]
Criticisms of “The Case Against Education” by Bryan Caplan (Pt 2 — Inflated Signalling Estimates)
Estimated reading time: 11 mins This is the second of three posts criticising Bryan Caplan’s book, The Case Against Education (Click here […]
Criticisms of “The Case Against Education” by Bryan Caplan (Pt 1 — it’s The Case Against Higher Education)
Estimated reading time: 15 mins (or see my conclusion for the 1-min summary) This is the first of three posts criticising The […]
Book Summary: The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan
I didn’t plan this, but my latest summary for The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time […]