Archive for March, 2008
Friday, March 14th, 2008
This is the third article in the Mind Your Decisions “week of skepticism.” See the older articles on buying used products and self-serving financial advice.
Today I merely reflect on how humbling it can be to be wrong.
In Africa, two men stand at a river that they are about to cross ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
This is the second article in the Mind Your Decisions “week of skepticism.” All this week I am discussing misguided or crooked financial advice. The general theme is to be more careful about advice from people who sell you products or don’t consider strategic implications. See the first article on ...
Posted in Investing | 11 Comments »
Monday, March 10th, 2008
Every Tuesday is a Game Theory article at Mind Your Decisions.
Two Introductory Announcements
First, welcome to the Mind Your Decisions “week of skepticism.” All this week I will address misguided or crooked financial advice. The general theme is to be more careful about advice from people who sell you products or ...
Posted in Business, Game Theory, Life | 7 Comments »
Friday, March 7th, 2008
The lesson of today: don’t speak behind other people's back. It’s stupid to write bad things in an email because text has permanence and manages to get forwarded around. But it’s even bad form when you're casually joking around with a friend.
Stephen R. Covey, author of 7 Habits of Highly ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
I put the garbage out yesterday and came back to my room quickly. I had been concentrating on an article, so I wanted to start drafting right away. Just before my fingers touched my keyboard, I started to doubt myself. Did I wash my hands after taking out the trash?
My ...
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