I partake in the ancient tradition of blogging about productivity systems instead of getting actual work done.
Ada Palmer's novel made me study the French enlightenment, sympathize with Trump voters, and write my first book review.
Is rationality a religion? If so, it's a really crappy one.
I like arguments for capitalism, but not when they're based on flimsy numbers. And if the numbers are flimsy, I may need to invent my own macroeconomic indicator to improve them.
Everyone is writing about stuff I wrote about, just better.
For the hardest choices we make in life, our gut is not enough. We also need a chart with numbers in it.
People have lent money to family and friends since money was invented, and I have been doing it since I was a teenager. So why is the internet unanimous in saying that it's a terrible idea?
Putanumonit's simple and suboptimal guide to personal finance and investment.
An anecdote from investment banking shows how bad statistics hide in every industry, and what makes people learn to avoid them.
Using data analysis to decide what this post should be like (long and nerdy) and when to use p-values (never).
