Decision-making

These posts cover how we make decisions, and how to make better decisions.
Sep
21
Achieve Better Outcomes by Being Humble

Achieve Better Outcomes by Being Humble

When we get into the habit of considering what could go wrong before we act, we can improve our odds of future success without having to first personally experience failure.
7 min read
Sep
13
Nothing Bad that Happens is your Fault

Nothing Bad that Happens is your Fault

What are you supposed to do? Not go out to eat? Not take your vacations? Not relieve your stress by on-line shopping? I think not. To do otherwise is to deny your very worth as a person.
4 min read
Aug
12
Don’t Worry About Greed (Newsletter 059)

Don’t Worry About Greed (Newsletter 059)

Fairness is relative and situational, which means that what we think is fair changes over time and changes depending on who is doing the comparing.
6 min read
Aug
05
Try Using Economics To Steer Your Life (Newsletter 058)

Try Using Economics To Steer Your Life (Newsletter 058)

The basic rules of competition apply in many areas of life beyond buying goods and services.
5 min read
Jul
29
Your Attitude is the Best Predictor of Success (Newsletter 057)

Your Attitude is the Best Predictor of Success (Newsletter 057)

A person of average abilities but a superior attitude will outperform a person with great abilities and a poor attitude.
5 min read
Jul
22
You Are What You Eat (Newsletter 056)

You Are What You Eat (Newsletter 056)

We humans are profoundly affected by another type of consumption besides what we put in our mouths, and that is what we put in our minds.
7 min read
Jul
01
What if Ray Dalio is Right? (Newsletter 053)

What if Ray Dalio is Right? (Newsletter 053)

Do you think we can face our challenges honestly? Will we allow division and internal struggles to lead to decline?
5 min read
Jun
10
How's Your Moral Hygiene? (Newsletter 050)

How's Your Moral Hygiene? (Newsletter 050)

When it comes to achieving good health, people have followed physical hygiene practices for over a century with good results, dietary hygiene practices for half that time with decidedly mixed results, and mental hygiene practices for a few decades with promising results.
6 min read
Jun
03
What the Heck Were they Thinking? (Newsletter 049)

What the Heck Were they Thinking? (Newsletter 049)

Although it's true we sometimes learn from our own mistakes, it's considerably less embarrassing to use other people's screwups for our teachable moments.
6 min read
May
06
Who's Running The Show? (Newsletter 045)

Who's Running The Show? (Newsletter 045)

Let’s call the first group the Shit Happens adherents and the other group I Make Things Happen. Do you count yourself among either group? Here’s how to tell.
6 min read