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Being Interesting Means You’ll Attract Controversy
By contrast, courting controversy is no guarantee of being interesting. Many controversial stories are not interesting
Thinking
These posts cover topics relating to thinking: how we do it well, and what can drive us to make mistakes.
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Reports of Society's Collapse Are Premature (and I Can Prove It)
Greetings friends! Over the weekend, I went on a short trip to Hendersonville, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about an hour from where I live in South Carolina. My wife and I were visiting a venue in Flat Rock, a converted 150-year-old grist
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Smart, Well-Meaning People Don’t Decide Elections
Suddenly, the baffling process by which we elect leaders makes sense. As do voters’ awful choices and terrible outcomes
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Pity the Doomed Backers of Biden’s Campaign
Don't be so sure we wouldn't fall into the same trap they have
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Billionaire Battles: Life’s a Breeze When You Outsource Decisions
Why Taylor Swift's endorsement of Trump¹ was so helpful
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How Being Humble Can Help You Be Wrong Less Often
A person can be smart, well-intentioned, and sincere while also being dangerously wrong
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Why You Should Doubt Yourself
I still believe what I believe is true, but I will now often add to the end of a statement the words, "…but I could be wrong."
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I Think, Therefore, You’re Wrong
If you disagree with something I’ve written the odds are quite good that I’m right. While I came to my approach accidentally, you can do it purposefully
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Failing the Marshmallow Test, Over and Over
If we continue to spend more than we earn, eventually we will find that we need to sell assets to generate cash flow. Trouble awaits the unwary spender
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Do You Have Enough To Be Happy?
The chances are good the answer is yes. So why are so many people grouchy about "the rich"?
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If We Are What We Eat, Be Worried
We seem indifferent to the impact of the ideas we consume because we assume we can control what we think
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Biden's Public Deterioration Does Not Put the U.S. at Immediate Risk
The worry that the President's now public infirmities create an opening for our enemies is misguided