I used to read nonfiction books exclusively. I'm not sure when it started. Probably sometime in college when I - like so many delusional …
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The Business & Life Metagames of Netflix’s “The Devil’s Plan”
You have to watch The Devil's Plan on Netflix. It's a Korean reality TV series where 10 contestants face off playing games of strategy and …
What Driving In Jeju Taught Me About Growth
A quick note before we begin: Hello! I know it's been awhile. I've had a lot happening in my life in the past couple of months including …
Why Does Everything Look The Same?
When I was in Tokyo last month, I walked past a department store near the Shibuya Scramble Square. I stopped and did a double take because I …
How We Messed Up Leisure (And How To Fix It)
“What does it profit a man if he gains the entire world and loses his soul?” Matthew 16:26 Last night, after an exhausting day at work, I …
Where Are All The Interesting People?
What do you talk about when you're with your friends? Work? Kids? Holidays? Investments? Gossip? If you're like me, 90% of your …
Pascal’s Wager and Strategic Betting
It’s 1.30pm and you’re just stepping out of the office for lunch. You’re slightly annoyed at yourself for scheduling a 12pm meeting. In the …
Teach Your Kids To Gamble
This Chinese New Year, one of the coolest things I saw was watching my 6-year old relative play blackjack. She played hand after hand, …
What A Hip-Hop Dance Group Taught Me About Rejection
A friend texted me saying that he thought of me when he watched Jia Jiang’s TED talk "What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection": (If you …