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brandonadams (37)in #communication • 8 years ago
Ignoring requests is the path to simplicity. New offers are usually not good for you.
An error asymmetry can result when you take on (or don’t take on) additional complexity. If you choose not to take on additional complexity, you will tend to: a) do a better job…
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brandonadams (37)in #reviews • 8 years ago
Review: Grave New World: The End of Globalization, The Return of History Stephen D. King
Rating: 8.5/10 Everyone should buy this book solely to read Chapter 10, “Debasing the Coinage”, p190-212. This chapter alone is easily worth full retail, and this is not…
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brandonadams (37)in #books • 8 years ago
Review: The Complacent Class by Tyler Cohen
Rating: 9/10 This is the first of a series of book reviews I hope to host on this blog. I’ll strive to be fierce and unbiased in general, though in this case I’ll disclaim…
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brandonadams (37)in #organization • 8 years ago
Personal Organization for Degenerates: Gratuitous Risk without Edge can be Ruinous
At a poker table once, someone I respect said, “Everyone I know who’s ever bet on props has gone broke at some point.” I puzzled over this, because a prop bet, in poker…
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brandonadams (37)in #bitcoin • 8 years ago
Bitcoin Macroeconomics
Let me start by saying that I’m not, at present, a long-term optimist on the alternative currency space. I’ll spell out my case for pessimism as clearly as I can here. My…
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brandonadams (37)in #tilt • 8 years ago
Personal Organization for Degenerates: Overcoming Tilt and Regret
In poker, the word “tilt” is used to describe a state of irritation that affects one’s play adversely. Severe tilt happens in poker, but anyone prone to it can’t last long in the…
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