Master Poo’s thoughts on my notes from this summer’s podcasts.
If you can’t understand a politician, it’s probably BS (Trevor Noah on the Bill Simmons Podcast).
If you can understand a politician, it’s probably BS.
Some people say it's better to have some data than none – I disagree, since you might think you know something about something when you don’t. (EconTalk, episode unknown)
Before collecting data, set the threshold where more than none is relevant.
Positive thinking implies things are your fault. (Call Your Girlfriend, episode unknown)
Positive thinking implies a limited grasp of cause and effect.
You get better at typing with a metronome that slightly pushes you to type faster. (David Epstein on EconTalk )
This technique makes you better at typing faster, not better at typing.
It's hard to get students to respond to work beyond sharing their own immediate emotional response. (BookFight, episode unknown)
An unmet need for emotional expression impairs the mind from calculation.
