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: […]
Tag: decision-making
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” 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 […]
Calculating the Selfish Return to Education
In The Case Against Education, Bryan Caplan walks through detailed calculations on the expected selfish or private return to education for different […]
Book Summary: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
You’re probably familiar with bad strategy. It’s full of fluff, lofty visions and desirable outcomes, with no clue on how to achieve […]
The most underrated part of Costco’s business model
Not long ago, I had my very first Costco visit. The friend who took me was a massive Costco fan, and referred […]
11 heuristics for better project leadership
At the end of How Big Things Get Done, the authors set out a bunch of heuristics to improve the chances of […]
Book Summary: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
Why did the Sydney Opera House ruin its architect’s career? What can we learn about megaprojects from Pixar’s movies? This summary of […]