How does the underdog win? Or put another way…
How can the favorite lose?
Monday, February 8th, 2010
How does the underdog win?
- I am reminded of the butterfly effect in chaos theory - wherein a small seemingly insignificant event can change the course of life - "For want of a nail, a battle was lost". Maybe the "best quarterback" had an off day because a dog barked in the night and woke him up, or he ate shellfish that led to some ...Read more >
- And that's why they play the games. Life is stochastic, not deterministic. The Colts were favored because the bookies judged that if this game were played ten times, the Colts would win six or seven or maybe even eight times. (I keep my distance from bookies.) But very few contests are decided by skill alone. ...Read more >
- This reminds me once again of that beautiful reflection that the difference between rain and snow... between hot water and boiling water... is but one degree. A seemingly inconsequential measure, yet that one extra degree is transformational. Gladwell highlighted this in the Tipping Point. What would happen if we all gave one extra degree of effort each day? Read more >
Monday, February 1st, 2010
People are people
Have you ever been optimized?
Have you ever been dynamically served?
Have you ever been experientially immersed?
- Maybe out of curiosity, to see how far it can go, and if it makes sense to me as a human:-). But I see the next few generations getting more and more comfortable with computers, maybe till it all leads to a Butlerian Jihad?
- I will still place my bet on the Human Factor -- does not negate progress or suggest that we cant optimize better and better -- I am just curious about how many of you think that you will be driven to buy or interact well beyond where you want to by any computer --
- Neural networks and quantum computers may yet conquer all, and predict behaviour from one nano second to another. And yet there is one promise that works across all barriers and segments, any time of the day, or hour. "FREE"
Monday, January 25th, 2010
What causes failure?
What causes failure?
We plan, we work hard, we are sure that we have done it all right – and then WHAM!!! – it all falls apart, like we had no idea of what we were doing or where we were going.
- I am a big fan of checklists – following them lets you to free your brain from the question "What do I do next?" and allows you to dedicate more mental capacity to using your intuition, passion, and creativity. Just this weekend my roommate was poking fun at me for having a checklist on my night side table with the first ...
- Not sure I want a passionate virtuoso as a surgeon. I'm imagining a knee surgeon playing my MCL like a Cello. Maybe? I don't know - I feel like some things need a checklist and some things need that passionate virtuosity.
