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Strong-Link Problems
The first of two parts on seeking a fat-tailed life.
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Incentivized Stupidity
Stupidity comes in different flavors.
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Always Invert
In honor of the new book by Barry Ritholz.
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Everybody Needs Accountability
Are you accountable?
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House of Mirrors
We ought to test and keep testing our ideas. Doing so is hard.
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The Index Mindset
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Always Invert
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The Better Letter: Addition by Subtraction
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The Better Letter: Rhyming Set to Music
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Bracketology (2025 Edition)
I love March Madness.
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Not Totally Worthless
I hated being an attorney, but I gained a lot from it.
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How You Doin'?
Benchmarking, in essence, is asking, "How you doin'?"
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What They Do...
...(and who they do it to).
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Things Change
Things change more and faster than we think.
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2024 Forecasting Follies
TBL's annual look at the "best" in human forecasting.
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Miss Me?
Merry Christmas from TBL.
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Only Human
How to start getting better.
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Value for Money
The most difficult investment problem in the world.
Jun 7, 2024 • 
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