Overpaying

Why do people overpay? Understand that and you can be a better seller. The publishing industry apparently mints new novelists each year and pays them say $30k advances for novels. But each year, says my friend the novelist, a few

Overpaying

Why do people overpay? Understand that and you can be a better seller. The publishing industry apparently mints new novelists each year and pays them say $30k advances for novels. But each year, says my friend the novelist, a few

Go Trello!

We use Trello a ton at Knotable so we are psyched to see Joel announce grand plans. Check out some of our inspiration drawn from them here at the Knotable Knotes blog.

Go Trello!

We use Trello a ton at Knotable so we are psyched to see Joel announce grand plans. Check out some of our inspiration drawn from them here at the Knotable Knotes blog.

Foxlife and Keith Richards

I have been giving a number of people a short speech about the Isaiah Berlin paper about the fox and the hedgehog. Here is a fox, Keith Richards, explaining what it is like to be a fox and how it

Foxlife and Keith Richards

I have been giving a number of people a short speech about the Isaiah Berlin paper about the fox and the hedgehog. Here is a fox, Keith Richards, explaining what it is like to be a fox and how it

Shorter Drucker: Know your strengths

Picking back up some great chapters from the _Effective Executive_. “Know your strengths” because in the knowledge economy the worker must manage themself. You will outlast your company/job by 3x. At Knotable recently, we raised some topics on how “we”

Shorter Drucker: Know your strengths

Picking back up some great chapters from the _Effective Executive_. “Know your strengths” because in the knowledge economy the worker must manage themself. You will outlast your company/job by 3x. At Knotable recently, we raised some topics on how “we”

MCT experiment

Try: coconut MCT oil 1 tablespoon in AM with coffee. Aim: brain function and lower glycemic flux/appetite. Result: it tastes in your mouth for hours. Not sure if it smells.

MCT experiment

Try: coconut MCT oil 1 tablespoon in AM with coffee. Aim: brain function and lower glycemic flux/appetite. Result: it tastes in your mouth for hours. Not sure if it smells.

Amazon and Xerox

In the news lately is the war between Amazon and publishers, and the NYT has an awesome detail piece on it. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/technology/amazon-a-friendly-giant-as-long-as-its-fed.html?_r=0 Makes Amazon look very good I think, and Hachette look like a PR agency, and makes one worry

Amazon and Xerox

In the news lately is the war between Amazon and publishers, and the NYT has an awesome detail piece on it. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/technology/amazon-a-friendly-giant-as-long-as-its-fed.html?_r=0 Makes Amazon look very good I think, and Hachette look like a PR agency, and makes one worry

Shorter “Adventures in Business.”

Shorter “Adventures in Business.” I read in the WSJ today that Bill Gates’ favorite business book, as recommended to him by Warren Buffet as his own favorite business book back in 1992 but originally published in the 1960s, is Business

Shorter “Adventures in Business.”

Shorter “Adventures in Business.” I read in the WSJ today that Bill Gates’ favorite business book, as recommended to him by Warren Buffet as his own favorite business book back in 1992 but originally published in the 1960s, is Business

The Trouble With Brain Scientists

Famous brain scientist Gary Marcus opines today that neuroscience needs more theory– http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/12/opinion/the-trouble-with-brain-science.html?_r=0 Not more data, apparently. As a philosopher who read most of the theory of mind books written and wrote my own, I am very sure this guy

The Trouble With Brain Scientists

Famous brain scientist Gary Marcus opines today that neuroscience needs more theory– http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/12/opinion/the-trouble-with-brain-science.html?_r=0 Not more data, apparently. As a philosopher who read most of the theory of mind books written and wrote my own, I am very sure this guy

Tapping that email gusher

> > > > > > Weekly update for Jul 9, 2014 > > > > > Hi Amol! Welcome to your Conspire update. > > Below is a summary of your email activity over the past week, along with

Tapping that email gusher

> > > > > > Weekly update for Jul 9, 2014 > > > > > Hi Amol! Welcome to your Conspire update. > > Below is a summary of your email activity over the past week, along with

Dutch Goalkeeper Brain Hacking. Wow.

> Dutch Goalkeeper Brain Hacking: > He correctly influenced/predicted the direction of each kick. It may have had to do with the subtle cues he was giving in terms of where he wandered before each kick; See below (each row

Dutch Goalkeeper Brain Hacking. Wow.

> Dutch Goalkeeper Brain Hacking: > He correctly influenced/predicted the direction of each kick. It may have had to do with the subtle cues he was giving in terms of where he wandered before each kick; See below (each row