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June 15, 2025June 14, 2025 andreweverett360

The Destructive Power of Unbridled Optimism

Jonathan Dunnett wrote an article titled The Secret, Destructive Power of Unbridled Optimism.

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September 24, 2024 andreweverett360

So this is what’s happened to the world: optimization trumps human preference

Rory Sutherland wrote an article for Behavioral Scientist titled Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent? (17 September 2024).

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February 26, 2023 andreweverett360

Doug Garnett on Complexity, Bias, and Reasoning

Doug Garnett wrote a blog post titled Complexity: Bias and Reasoning (25 February 2023).

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February 19, 2023 andreweverett360

Slow down

Sue Heatherington wrote a blog post titled Intentionally slowing down the conversation (21 May 2022).

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September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 andreweverett360

Good thinking

Jessica Stillman wrote an article for Inc. titled How Not to Be Stupid, based on advice from psychology professor David Dunning, who is famous for his research known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. Continue reading “Good thinking” →

September 2, 2020 andreweverett360

The Elements of Good Judgment

Sir Andrew Likierman wrote an article for Harvard Business Review titled The Elements of Good Judgment. Continue reading “The Elements of Good Judgment” →

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 andreweverett360

The Bikeshed Effect: Parkinson’s Law of Triviality

Farnham Street posted an article titled Why We Focus on Trivial Things: The Bikeshed Effect. Continue reading “The Bikeshed Effect: Parkinson’s Law of Triviality” →

October 8, 2019October 5, 2019 andreweverett360

A Guide to Smarter Decisions and Reducing Errors

Farnam Street published an article titled Decision Making: A Guide to Smarter Decisions and Reducing Errors.

« What distinguishes consistently good decision makers from poor ones is a series of diverse mental frameworks and tools (as well as relevant specific information). » Continue reading “A Guide to Smarter Decisions and Reducing Errors” →

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