It’s no secret I’ve taken a lot of online courses. I’ve bought hundreds, perhaps thousands of books. I’ve also bought quite a few online courses ranging from helping improve my business, languages, networking and even painting. In this article, I’d like to talk about how I make the decision to buy information products. Making those […]
Are Anti-Vaxxers Rational? More Thoughts on the Power of Copying
My last post sparked some debate when I suggested that trying to think through a rational answer for every practical problem is likely unwise. Duncan Smith comments: This may be good advice for people with the discipline to distinguish between problems that can be solved with a completely rational approach and those that are complex […]
Deep Work
I just finished reading Cal Newport’s latest book, Deep Work. It is well-written and argues a compelling thesis: deep, focused work is necessary for creative and professional accomplishment. Also this type of work is becoming more valuable at exactly the time it is becoming rarer. I work closely with Cal in the course we teach, […]
What I’ve Been Reading
Here’s some good books I’ve read recently: The Problem with Political Authority – Michael Huemer Do governments have a special right to coerce? Do citizens have an obligation to obey? Starting from uncontroversial assumptions about everyday morality almost everyone would accept, Huemer ends with a radical conclusion: government is a great and unnecessary evil. Like […]
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