According to Greek mythology, the goddess Pallas Athena was ‘birthed’ from the head of Zeus, skipping childhood to emerge as a fully formed, powerful goddess. Wouldn’t it be nice if our decisions emerged like that—fully formed and ready to act […]
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The blunt approach of betting markets has been much more accurate in predicting the outcome of the 2024 U.S. election than the vast majority of sophisticated professional polls. Why is that? A simple and straightforward explanation is that every participant […]
I’m colorblind. In normal life, this is seldom an issue. I used to make the occasional faux pas by combining red and green clothes, but we’ve solved that by choosing only complementary colors for my entire wardrobe. The rare exception […]
My favorite dish is pizza. While munching on a crunchy pizza slice last week, I started thinking. Let’s take a look at the ingredients of two popular, yet very different pizzas: the classic Italian-style Pizza Margherita and the rich, non-Italian-style Supreme Pizza. Pizza Margherita Ingredients Supreme Pizza Ingredients Pizza dough Pizza dough Tomato […]
While watching archery at the Olympics, I noticed something fascinating about the power of an arrow. Its ability to penetrate a target comes down to four key factors: To increase an arrow’s penetration power, you can: Now, consider how these […]
If you want to buy a Ferrari Purosangue, you need to wait at least two years. Incidentally, you have to bring a lot of money as well. If you wanted to buy a Trabant, the notoriously awful car produced in […]
Very few leaders and professionals have a deliberate plan for self-promotion. I define self-promotion, or personal marketing, as a specific set of activities that enable ideal clients to find you and recognize the value you create. If you excel in marketing […]
As a young doctor in Vienna, Ignaz Semmelweis observed that the habit of washing hands by medical staff significantly decreased the mortality rate of women giving birth in the Vienna hospital. Since bacteria would not be discovered by Louis Pasteur […]
What did you try last week that made you uncomfortable? If you want to build muscle, you need to push it beyond the breaking point—the point where the muscle gets slightly damaged. Once the body has had time to repair […]
Over the centuries, humanity has witnessed an avalanche of medical advancements. Yet, it’s astonishing to realize that the lion’s share of lives saved can be attributed to just three monumental breakthroughs: vaccines, antibiotics, and sterilization. Bluntly speaking, every other medical […]
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