Good Advice: Wisdom, Timing and Mimesis
Question: What makes good advice?Answer: It comes from Gandalf.“Read more Tolkien” is a piece of ad(d)vice, but it is good? […]
Choosing a good level of abstraction
Is opening the black box a valuable use of my time? Or is it nuance in the pejorative use of
How to make a habit stick
Starting small, add a tiny step after the other, and staying motivated with a clear goal and a supporting environment
Economize your attention
Goal directed behavior differentiates us humans from lower forms of sentient species. Not only do we rely on instincts and
Economics of giving gifts
Although giving gifts has a prestige and social status function and is therefor not entirely “rational” in the classical sense
Basic electricity economics
Electricity is an energy resource like any other, with two major exceptions, the high cost of storage and inelastic demand.
Data Aphorisms
Over the years I collected some valuable data aphorisms. Let me share them. Some of them might save your career,