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Sympathetic magic and the church of positive thinking

Published in September 10th, 2022
Posted by in Health, Philosophy
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Magical thinking is the cognitive mistake of confusing correlation with causation. It is a very common mistake and is due to a lack of critical thinking. A person is particular prone to this mistake if he is incapable of thinking “statistically”. To think statistically one must be able to reason alternative scenarios leading to alternative […]

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How to be happy in the long run

Published in August 20th, 2012
Posted by in Finance, Health, How to, Philosophy, Strategy, Work
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The following is a list of the things I’ve learned during my first 30 years about how to live a good life. Take it for what it’s worth. 1) Decide what your priorities are Your main priorities are your health, food, shelter, and who/if you marry in that order. Your other priorities are your children, […]

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Budget reduction survey results

Published in December 1st, 2011
Posted by in Finance, Health, Transportation, Work
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Here are the results, in a graph, showing which budget categories, responders have the biggest problems reducing. A few days after posting the survey, I realized that the question was a bit ambiguously phrased. For example, housing costs may be hard to reduce further because they have already been significantly reduced (why athletes will lose […]

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