With less than an hour until the first presidential debate, here’s how I predict it will unfold: Despite never holding public office and his possible naivete on certain issues, Trump surpasses expectations and puts on a very strong performance, and I’m saying this not because I support him but because he will use his charisma… Continue reading Trump v. Clinton Debate Prediction
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Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work
On sites like Reddit, 4chan, and College Confidential, stories of college graduates saddled with piles of debt and poor job prospects, are becoming commonplace: Many on the ‘left’ (and I say ‘left’ because it’s mainly democrats who raise this issue) complain about student loan debt being too high, as well as poor job prospects for… Continue reading Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work
Introverts Rule the World
In 2012 Susan Cain, formerly a Wall Street attorney, published Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. The book was a smash success, selling millions of copies and getting thousands of reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, eventually leading to a TED talk that was also equally successful and critically acclaimed,… Continue reading Introverts Rule the World
Putting White on Black Murders in Perspective
Excellent tweet that puts white on black murders in perspective: pic.twitter.com/UcVNCs06xS — Aristocratic Trad (@Aristotrad) September 18, 2016
Flight 93 Election (analysis)
A couple weeks ago, when I first came across the now famous ‘Flight 93‘ article, I skimmed the first few paragraphs without giving it much further consideration…the crux of the article is that America is doomed if Hillary becomes president, but with Trump there is at least a fighting chance, even if the odds are… Continue reading Flight 93 Election (analysis)
Amazon, Google, and Facebook: Bigger is Better
Why giants thrive The power of technology, globalisation and regulation This is why a simple investing strategy that goes ‘long’ equal weight the three biggest, fastest growing, and most successful tech companies (AMZN FB and GOOG) has done so well. Is past performance indicative of future results? No, but as far as strategies go, it’s… Continue reading Amazon, Google, and Facebook: Bigger is Better
Millennials and Misconceptions
This is going viral: College Advice from a 75-Year-Old Who Went to School for 55 Years and Got 30 Degrees Note how a comment that was critical was heavily down-voted and subsequently deleted, while comments praising the man were up-voted: The story went viral because Millennials believe that, despite high student loan debt and weak… Continue reading Millennials and Misconceptions
How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math (response)
How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math They should just call it nauseo.us magazine because some of these articles are so wrong as to induce vomiting. There is no disagreement about the absurdity that playing basketball will make you taller but many people willingly believe ‘brain puzzles’ or ‘rewiring’ will make them… Continue reading How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math (response)
Tooleb becomes self-aware, part 2
It looks like Nassim Nicholas Tooleb is becoming self-aware again in a recent Medium post appropriately titled The Intellectual Yet Idiot (in which he expands on his original Facebook post). Just replace all instances of ‘IYI’ with ‘Tooleb’ and it’s a perfect description of him. For those who think Tooleb is part of the alt-right,… Continue reading Tooleb becomes self-aware, part 2
Behavioral Psychology and Influence
I’m skeptical that this persuasion stuff works on anyone who is remotely competent, such as gatekeepers and employers. It’s all flimsy social pop pseudoscience, much like Daniel Kahneman and Dan Ariely books that tell a message that people want to read despite the actual science being lacking, fabricated, or nonexistent. Of the six items on… Continue reading Behavioral Psychology and Influence