"Games were created to give nonheroes the illusion of winning. In real life, you don’t know who really won or lost (except too late), but you can tell who is heroic and who is not." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Procrustes

I stole this idea and now use it with every single employee. It’s the best illustration I’ve seen of teaching someone to be high agency. It says there are 5 levels of work: Level 1: “There is a problem.” Level 2: “There is a problem, and I’ve found some causes.” Level 3:

Before dismissing a tradition as "irrational," try to understand the deeper human need it serves. Often, the surface logic isn't the point; it’s an excuse for connection.

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The modern application of chivalry: never ever twist your opponent's position, just be as faithful in representing it as if it were your own. That was Popper's modus. It is good policy because it makes you reliable as a scholar. #Hasbara https://t.co/zxiOmzAc0D

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“Neo-toddlerism” is a perfect term. The belief that every problem is only a problem of neglect, and we just need adults to divert their attention to us a bit more. Then, tantrum as THE problem-solving technique makes sense. But in the real world, problems are problems of

A sad day Danny Kahneman, 1934-2024 Most people knew him as a thinker. I knew him as a person.

The desire for God comes from our deeply evolved desire for security. We want to be safe from randomness of life, the accidents, the evil, and the suffering. A higher being having our interests in mind gives immense security. Atheists hit themselves in the foot…

Modi Opens a Giant Temple, a Triumph Toward a Hindu-First India. ~ NYT Curious how the headline is worded. Would the NY Times ever care to call any Middle-Eastern country 'Islam-first'? Because they absolutely are. No Muslim will ever understand the importance of the sacredness

I am a 90s kid who used to turn on the TV to watch Sachin, Sehwag, Ganguly, Dravid and VVS bat. I now turn on the TV to watch Bumrah, Shami and Siraj bowl. My generation was jealous of watching Wasim, Waqar, Ambrose, Walsh, McGrath, Lee and Donald bowl, wondering if we'll ever

The moment that you rest, thinking that you have attained the level you desire, a part of your mind enters a phase of decay.

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Rashid Khan said "Cricket is the only source of happiness in Afghanistan, recently there was an Earthquake, many lost everything, this will give them some happiness - this is for them".

Do not share Hamas beheading and execution videos. It’s psychological warfare. It’s what they want.

New Zealand team, please take the World Cup already 😭 NZ world cup Men's 2023 squad names announced by their Family Members

Microservices are a way to scale teams, not to scale software

"software engineering is just moving data around"

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Snapchat AI has problem with 'Jai Shree Ram' But comfortable with 'Wa-Alaikum-Salam'