A Visual Guide to Cognitive Biases

Check out this priceless visual study guide by the Royal Society of Account Planning. This is akin to the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path for rationalists:
 
The 19 social biases
The 42 decision- making biases
The 8 memory biases
The 36 probability / belief biases
I’d say more about it, but I’m biased.
 

iPad: Gutenberg 2.0?

The iPad’s true target might just be to offer high-end print publishing to the masses. More than an eBook reader: The new printing press.

Holiday Usability Tips

Holiday Usability Tips:
1. Use a “one-click” switch for all your holiday lights.
2. Gifts should be no more than two layers deep from the  wrapping paper.
3. • Make your greeting cards shorter, • highlight key words in bold, and • use bulleted lists.
4. If writing a long letter, don’t use a roll of parchment (Don’t make [...]

The tales are told.

This past sunday was the final performance of the Ten Buddhist Tales. The show was excellent, the audience reaction was excellent, and the spirits were high. I was transformed and elevated by the experience of assembling, leading, motivating and supporting a diverse team. What gives me the most pride however, is that I believe all of [...]

Top ten things most likely to be said by a Buddhist programmer

Coding is suffering.
Suffering is embodied in the endless wheel of the product life-cycle.
You cannot escape the wheel of the product life-cycle, because your mind is clouded by desire for a better framework.
Users cannot escape the wheel of the product life-cycle, because their minds are clouded by desire for features.
To be free of suffering, one must [...]

Got Much Think Work

An interesting web-based tool for exploration of the english language, WORDCOUNT by Jonathan Harris shows you all the words of the english language, ordered by popularity. Skip over to the 100th word… 
…and you’ll find this:

#100: Got #101: Much #102: Think [...]