Here’s a quote from Audrey Hepburn on being alone. I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel. The year was 1960. As was tradition, almost three quarters of a million Americans were preparing to head … Read more
You are only as strong as your weakest link. A different kind of chip scarcity “The end of the world (as we know it) is here,” claimed a rather dramatic post in December 2021. The post wasn’t referring to the Covid-19 crisis, but instead was a response to McDonald’s announcement that they’d ration French fries … Read more
The “planning fallacy” is that you make a plan, which is usually a best-case scenario. Then you assume that the outcome will follow your plan, even when you should know better. Daniel Kahneman. Estimator: An individual who does precision guess-work based on unreliable data provided by those with questionable knowledge. In 1957, the Aussie government … Read more
Most of us don’t need more time. We just need more deadlines. On Sunday, April 3, 2005, Michigan State and North Carolina were battling out in the final four of the NCAA basketball tournament. The Detroit Free Press published an article about the game, in which columnist Mitch Albom alluded to the presence of two … Read more