Everyone has a bias, because that’s the only way to survive in a world where we have insufficient information.
Seth’s Blog: We are all biased, December 21, 2016 at 11:09AM
When our bias keeps us from exploring options that will move us forward, it needs to be replaced.
When our bias cripples a society we care about,
when it gets in the way of fairness, it must be re-examined.
Don’t try to do things when everyone else is doing them.
The harder it is to resist the pressure to join the crowd, the more it’s worth.
Seth’s Blog: Avoiding bottlenecks, December 22, 2016 at 11:43AM
Breakfast cereal, originally a wholegrain health food, evolved into “breakfast candy”—sugar-coated flakes and puffs hawked to children by cartoon pitchmen like Tony the Tiger and Sugar Bear.
Why sugar is bad for you, December 21, 2016 at 11:46AM
China’s deep-seated bureaucratic traditions of coercion and paternalism. The government feels that it has a right to intrude on citizens’ lives.
China’s digital dictatorship, December 21, 2016 at 12:54AM
Not very different from India in this matter 🙁
“Party leaders love the anti-defection rule,” says Mr Madhavan, “but it means MPs have no choice but to follow orders—they represent neither their own conscience nor constituents.”
Mr Tharoor: “but there are many MPs who see their job as performers in a theatre, since the outcome of voting is anyway preordained.”
Everyone is talking about demonetisation in India—except parliament, December 20, 2016 at 03:41PM
You know enough to know you don’t know everything.
You know enough to know that there might be a pitfall or a trap ahead, and that you need to tread carefully.
You know enough to reach out and ask for help.
That’s three things, things that others less thoughtful than you don’t know.
Seth’s Blog: “I don’t know the first thing about this issue”, December 20, 2016 at 12:07PM
So, give yourself some credit and begin.”
Use my marker 