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I couldn’t look away from the Titan documentary. As someone who’s built teams and pushed boundaries, watching Stockton Rush felt uncomfortably familiar—the drive, impatience with bureaucracy, absolute conviction you’re revolutionizing an industry. But Rush crossed a line that cost five lives, showing how passion can become perilous.
The next time you see a leader who is calm, steady, and quietly resilient, give them the ultimate compliment: call them a donkey. Donkeys are often dismissed as slow, stubborn, or even ‘dumb.’ But they are intelligent, disciplined, and take pride in keeping their space clean and orderly.
The race to “solve all diseases” has begun, and AI is leading the charge. A Historic Moment in Medicine Something remarkable is happening in pharmaceutical labs around the world. For the first time in history, drugs designed entirely by artificial intelligence are about to be tested in humans. Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs will begin these groundbreaking […]
Tokyo vs Bengaluru transport comparison reveals more than infrastructure gaps—it exposes how private vehicles serve as status symbols in developing economies, while mature cities embrace shared mobility as civic responsibility
Like origami masters who transform simple paper into art through deliberate folds, successful businesses grow through Sterner’s 4S principles: Simplify complexity, Start small, Move slow, Practice short bursts.
Achievement isn’t about having the best ideas or talent—it’s about developing the right habits. Stanford professor Bernard Roth reveals how design thinking can redesign your life, turning ‘trying’ into ‘doing’ through consistent action.
Explore 10 common cognitive biases that quietly shape our decisions—from optimism and survivorship bias to anchoring and plan continuation. This quick guide links to detailed posts, helping leaders and professionals recognize and counter these mental shortcuts for smarter, more objective choices.
Who isn’t answering your survey might matter more than who is—non-response bias silently distorts our data.
Looking beyond what survived to understand the complete picture Introduction When we study history, we naturally focus on what remains: the buildings still standing, the books preserved through centuries, the businesses that thrived, the medical treatments that worked. This tendency creates what statisticians call “survival bias” – a logical error where we concentrate on people […]
You know that moment in a business review where someone says, “We’ll definitely hit the target. It’s only September.” That’s optimism bias. It’s not just a mindset—it’s a recurring guest star in strategy decks, project timelines, and sales forecasts. What Is Optimism Bias? Optimism bias is the human tendency to believe that we’re less likely […]