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The Oppressive Culture of Air Travel

Put it into perspective: Back in the 1930s, you’d spend tens of thousands in today’s money crossing the Atlantic from New York to the UK. …

The Secret Behind Successful New Year’s Resolutions

Only 16% of people manage to keep their New Year’s Resolutions, according to the Washington Post and the Economic Times India. That’s pretty low, and a host …

The Message is the Message

Advertising is killing advertising, and it’s all because of the law of supply and demand. When advertising works, companies buy more advertising. When companies buy …

Show Me the Incentives

As the great Charlie Munger said in 1995 in his famous Psychology of Human Misjudgment speech at Harvard: “Show me the incentives, and I’ll show …

The Power of Changing Your Mind

As Emperor Palpatine said in a galaxy far far away, “your arrogance blinds you.” While it may be odd to hear the Dark Lord of …

Today’s Hottest Job

They say that the most sought-after job title from Gen-Z is not nurse, fireman or astronaut, but online “Influencer.” This explains why places like the …

Must We Hate Our Jobs?

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” -Mark Twain. So are the reports of everyone hating their jobs, apparently. It turns out “The Great …

Nobody Likes Playing Tennis with the Net Down

In advertising, “The Brief” is the written marching orders that an agency gives to its creative department for an assignment. Usually it’s only one or …

The Silent Killer

The word on the street is the latest Disney animated movie, “Wish” is a box office disaster. And it was by no means the first, …

You Can’t Fake It

Most of us know about the recent brouhaha of Sam Altman and OpenAI. [TLDR: Since 2019, he’s been the CEO of OpenAI, the group behind …

The Psychology of Scaling Culture

Smoked Brisket tastes better in Texas. Bagels taste better in New York. Haggis tastes better in Scotland. Coffee tastes better in Santo Domingo. Yes, a …