“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” - Alice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

@RobertGreene @sapinker @CeliaHeyes @AnnieDuke @amychua @RobertCialdini @mattwridley @NAChristakis @SteveStuWill Sex, Power and Partisanship amzn.to/2QcMNE0 “primates lower on the hierarchy have a fitness incentive to adopt political philosophies that seek to right power imbalances..those same primates also have an incentive to revert to a hierarchical order once they assume power” pic.twitter.com/kQLOeo1LLY

Reading Kahneman's newly released book "Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment" at the exact time universities are eliminating standardized testing requirements reminds me of this distinction @robinhanson made between experts and elites twitter.com/robkhenderson/…

The most telling moment in Animal Farm was when the animals came out and saw Squealer literally changing the words of one of the commandments in the middle of the night. And they went along with it.

Best books I read in 2020 1. Atomic Habits by @JamesClear “If you show up at the gym 5 days in a row—even for 2 minutes—you're casting votes for your new identity. You’re not worried about getting in shape. Youre focused on becoming the type of person who doesn’t miss workouts” pic.twitter.com/EpW9tgdiHi