These are essays from the wayback machine. The topics are varied. Some are about business, but mostly rumination on current events and whatever caught my attention at the time.
Experiments Are Failures We Learn From
Experiments are “failures” we learn from. “Failure” is another word for “not what I expected.” Expectations help keep us going. Dopamine levels increase when we
Don’t Be Clickbait
A headline is an advertisement for an article. It makes a promise: New, better, cheaper, faster, Going Fast, fascinating, shocking. The lead (or lede) sets
Vote, Voice, Visibility
Every decision needs a Decision Owner. Especially decisions involving multiple stakeholders. The Decision Owner is responsible for deciding and communicating how he or she wants
The Value of Others
Some decisions just involve you. In those cases, you can usually improve the quality of your decision by seeking out different points of view. To
“Facts” vs Uncertainty
We naturally gravitate toward information that is easy to collect, inside our comfort zone or that confirms our biases and preferences. This consumes time and
The End of the World, Again and Again
Without thinking too hard about it, I can recall thinking that each of the following events, all of which happened during my working life, were