Understanding Survivorship Bias
Survivorship bias happens when we only see the successes (survivors) individuals and businesses have, which can lead to a warped perception of success rates.
Social media creates constant survivorship bias because people only share the good and successful parts of their lives in order to make themselves look better and trustworthy, naturally hiding the parts they don’t want us to see.
Most of the time, success takes a lot of effort and failure, but people on the outside don’t see behind the scenes. Don’t be fooled - continue to put in the work if you want to improve!
You Can Do Your Best Work In Your Underwear
I’m tired of elitism about when the best time to work is, or when the best time to sleep is, or what the ideal daily schedule looks like. Here’s why you shouldn’t care.
The Real Reason My Business Succeeded
There's no single reason why business projects, creative projects, or self-improvement projects succeed or fail. But at the same time, there is actually one absolute prerequisite that most people miss.
Following The Money
There's a lot of free services out there - but almost all of them are making money somehow. One valuable skill for sorting the good info from the bad is the skill of "following the money", figuring out how these free services make their money. Money has a powerful ability to bias the type and quality of information that people provide.
I Became An Entrepreneur Because I Had No Other Choice
I was recently congratulated for my success in developing a small business. At the same time, I don't feel like I did anything more than I had to, in order to pay my bills. Here's a bit more about the ups and downs of starting your own business.