Weekly Reports February 2021

February 21, 2021

Weekly Report 21-17

  • FOR MOST PEOPLE, “NO MEANINGFUL LIFE IS STRESS-FREE, but the big challenge in managing stress, which can otherwise “open the door to ‘Burnout’ – a toxic mix of exhaustion, reduced efficacy and increased cynicism about work, affecting some 2/3 of... Continue
  • February 17, 2021

    Weekly Report 21-16

  • FOR MOST PEOPLE, CAUTION IN DECISION MAKING IS THE RULE – a phenomenon called Loss Aversion, the idea (supported by years of psychological & economic research) that coin flips are never better than 50:50 and that “losses loom larger than... Continue
  • February 15, 2021

    Weekly Report 21-15

  • “ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE OTHERS IS NOW THE PREVAILING ETHOS IN CORPORATE ‘JOURNALISM’ by the three most influential corporate media outlets, searching for online spaces where their believed speech & conduct rules are being violated, then pleading that punitive action be... Continue
  • February 12, 2021

    Weekly Report 21-14

  • “DELIBERATION IS ESSENTIAL TO DECISION-MAKING FOR OPTIMAL OUTCOMES, but “there comes a point when contemplation turns into overthinking which squanders valuable time & energy instead of taking action steps” which impedes both efficiency and effectiveness. A cycle of overthinking can... Continue
  • February 8, 2021

    Weekly Report 21-13

  • “THE ONLY THING MESSIER THAN A BARELY REGULATED INTERNET, is one regulated by the people who would like to regulate it… Big Tech is one of the menaces of the age, with a power that exceeds anything in the history... Continue