Everyone is influenced by ideology and self-interest, except for me. I see things clearly. It’s a quote from one of my favorite books; The happiness hypothesis. It made me once again realize that we, in most cases, don’t understand our brain, the thing that controls our life. We are not aware of all the (self) […]
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1.super interesting read about risk management some highlights I took: here seems to be some probabilistic confusion,leading towards the so-called delay fallacy [13]: “if we waitwe will know more about X, hence no decision about X should be made now.” In front of potentially fat-tailed random variables, moreevidence is not necessarily needed. Extra (usually imprecise)observations, […]
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In crazy times we need simple rules.
On the internet, in the news, there are so many discussions and opinions about everything that is going on. In some cases, it’s almost impossible for me not to engage. Luckily I’ve one heuristic that reminds me that in most cases, it’s completely useless. My rule: “Never listen to people without skin in the game.” […]
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Taking it slow
Since the pandemic work, life has been crazy. It’s the uncertainty that brings a lot of pressure on everyone while life is moving on. The world around us became quiet, so we’re forced to listen to ourselves. We can’t hold on the future plans, so we are forced to live in the present. “When you […]
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Listen! This is going to be huge.
This post was part of my newsletter: A new future. Subscribe here Audio and podcasts are growing fast, the biggest reason for this is that they are easy to consume. You can’t read an article while running or driving a car. Last week Joe Rogan announced he closed an exclusive deal with Spotify worth more than […]
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The future is E-commerce
It doesn’t come as a big surprise, but e-commerce seems to be doing great. What I especially like is the growth of Shopify. In a series of tweets, Shopify COO Harley Finkelstein point out that between March 13 and April 24, the number of consumers who bought something for the first time “from any Shopify […]
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What I’ve been reading
The Three Sides of Risk This is best story you will read this week. The tail-end consequences of risk – like pandemics, and depressions – are what make the pages of history books. They’re all that matter. They’re all you should focus on. Tail-end events are all that matter. The Sickness in Our Food Supply “Only […]
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Remote work is going mainstream
Last week Jack Dorsey (CEO Twitter) announced that people don’t have to return to the office. No, they are not fired, they will have the freedom to work from anywhere. The other company Jack founded, Square, will also be a remote company from now on. This week some companies you might know made the exact same announcement. Shopify, […]
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What I’m reading
Last weekend I did some research on the coronavirus. (I’m definitely not an expert in this field). My filter bubble. Naval Ravikant (brilliant guy) created this twitter list, and after following it for the last couple of days, I learned a lot. Bill Gates shared his perspective in his latest article; Now we also face […]
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Zoom, third places, and the coronavirus
While working remotely for the past 10 years I spend a lot of time in apps like skype – which we now replaced with zoom – to communicate with our clients and team members around the world. But also for companies closer to home, it’s getting more usual to set up a zoom meeting, instead […]