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Newsletter Week of April 19th, 2021
A CASE OF MISTAKING IDENTITY:
The enduring popularity of the dubious Myers-Briggs Personality Test — A recent take by Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
Newsletter: Rethinking the question: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Newsletter Week of April 5th, 2021 RETHINKING THE QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?The interaction of “Be” and “When you
Newsletter: Fake news lands on Mars
Fake news lands on Mars New research about inoculating ourselves against misinformation. By now, you’ve probably seen a video of NASA’s Perseverance rover on the Martian landscape.
NEWSLETTER: “What i’ve been reading”
I’ve been deep into the research for my next book and thought I would share some of what I am reading for it. Check out my newsletter today for recommendations. 👇🏻
Perhaps you can surmise the topic from the books I am recommending!
Newsletter:🏈 A Headline You Won’t See: Chiefs Coach Andy Reid DOESN’T Make the Worst Call in NFL Playoff History
Happy Friday!I’m coming to you today with some thoughts on the *not* worst call in NFL history, a recent interview I did for Forbes CryptoAsset &
EMAIL NEWSLETTER: September 10th, 2020
Hello! As most of you have heard by now, due to a printer snafu How to Decide is delayed until October 13th. This is certainly frustrating but
“Hazardous Waste: We Bury Our Mistakes” — Annie’s Newsletter, April 5, 2019
HAZARDOUS WASTE: WE BURY OUR MISTAKESThe dangers of selective memory THE RACE FOR HAPPINESS IS FREQUENTLY RUN ON A TREADMILLThe perils of benchmarking WHAT “GAMING
“The Benchmarks We Choose Determine Whether We Win or Lose”
THE BENCHMARKS WE CHOOSE DETERMINE WHETHER WE WIN OR LOSE…
THE GOAT SOLUTION: Benchmark against process, not outcomes
WHAT PROBABILITIES SOUND LIKE: Illustrated by Math with Bad Drawings
WHAT PROBABILITIES FEEL LIKE: Seeing Theory, for visualizing probability
“Don’t Have a Crystal Ball?” — Annie’s Newsletter, January 18, 2019
DON’T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL? – Base rates are the next best thing.
“WANNA BET?” ON THE STOCK MARKET – An illustration of thinking in bets when you have little knowledge or expertise.
THE PARADOX OF UNCERTAINTY- Counterintuitively, being more uncertain leads to greater accuracy.
CIVIL DISAGREEMENT? ON THE INTERNET? – Reddit’s Change My View forum.
“Different Kinds of Bad Luck” — Annie’s Newsletter, December 14, 2018
DIFFERENT KINDS OF BAD LUCK – When luck keeps information hidden from view
BLIND TO LUCK – How WE keep luck hidden from view
BEING SMART MAKES IT WORSE, REDUX – And how science curiosity helps
THE STRONG BOND OF DISLIKE – Liking things gets you admiration, but disliking things gets you everywhere