Previously, I explained the difference between learning bounded and unbounded subjects. School is bounded. Life is unbounded. The difference is critical. In today’s lesson, I’d like to shift from search strategies to routines. What’s the best routine for studying? The correct answer is that the perfect routine is one you can stick to and will […]

There’s something unnatural about how you’ve been taught to learn all your life. Consider a typical class. You show up and the professor hands you a syllabus. It lists all the topics you’re going to study. At the end, you’ll take an exam based on that list. What’s unnatural is that life has no such […]

Measuring productivity is hard. A lot of the form and (dys)function of working life can be derived from this fact. Consider this perspective on Japanese salaryman work culture: Your first obligation, in all things, will be to your company. You will work incredibly hard (90+ hour weeks barely even occasion comment) on their behalf. The […]

I just finished the excellent, Good Work if You Can Get It, by Jason Brennan. An insider’s account into academia, the book shares what it takes to become a professor, backed by statistics. What jumped out at me from the book was how surprisingly narrow the path to becoming a professor at a good school […]