Decision-making

These posts cover how we make decisions, and how to make better decisions.
May
05
Front steps leading to Healy Hall, Georgetown University

A Truly Reliable Way To Increase Your Earnings

Successfully educating yourself will more reliably improve your lifelong earnings than anything else you do.
5 min read
Apr
21
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The Overwhelming Case for Optimism — Read on to Feel Better Immediately

Bellerjeau’s Law of Human Potential explains why humanity’s future has never looked better
4 min read
Apr
07
Man holding cheesy burger in front of large stomach

I Predict an Epic Lawsuit Against Food Companies

We’re unhealthier than ever and someone’s going to pay a staggering amount in damages
5 min read
Feb
24
What I Learned Negotiating for a Living

What I Learned Negotiating for a Living

I learned how to get what I wanted most of the time. More important than winning, I learned when not to win
4 min read
Feb
17
Water pouring briskly from silver faucet into overflowing glass

The Best Lawyers Are More Plumbers Than Professors

The lawyers who go on to great service realize that learning more theory is not the hard part. The hard part is solving problems in the real world
7 min read
Feb
03
Mural of pear and apple wearing sunglasses above grafitti

Would You Consider Becoming a Criminal?

Fraud is one of the fastest-growing segments of the economy. How many fraudsters are out there?
5 min read
Jan
27
Crowd of people on a city street

The West Owes this Couple a Huge Thank You

The Population Bomb was entirely wrong, but it helped persuade our greatest competitor to curb their growth
4 min read
Jan
13
Top-down view of the globe with swirling blue-green colors indicating ozone concentrations

The Healing Ozone Layer is a Warning, Not a Blessing

The good news is also a warning because it reminds us how incentives drive behavior
3 min read
Dec
16
Pink neon letters in front of deep red background: This present moment used to be the unimaginab

Effective Altruism Begins Close to Home

There's a way to significantly contribute to the human condition while helping yourself in the bargain
6 min read
Dec
09
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I'm Going to Share my Secret to Success

This simple concept explains why the world is divided into an elite one percent, a highly effective 10 percent, and everyone else.
6 min read