It turns out that facing the hard facts is something that human beings are remarkably bad at doing. We “shoot the messengers” who bring us bad news; we seek, remember, and act on bad evidence that supports our dearly held beliefs; we avoid, forget, and fail to act on evidence that clashes with our ingrained […]

Tim Ferris (4 Hour Work Week fame) has a Not-To-Do List. 1. Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers 2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night 3. Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time 4. Do not let people ramble […]

Pankajbhai of Bookland gifted me The Daily Drucker on my wedding. The subtitle of the book is “366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done”, and it’s got Drucker’s thoughts for each day in the year. The piece on 20th February says that there are no underdeveloped countries in the world, […]