

Cause and Correlation, or the Pirate Problem
As you can see from the above graph, global warming is pirate-based. It's something I think we all suspected, but were hesitant to...


Wisdom, Socrates, and the McRibb (not necessarily in that order)
Information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom. This simple truth is often ignored. Maybe it's not surprising. After all, it...


The Unbalanced Brain: a Cautionary Tale
Last week, I talked about whole brain strategy. This week, a look at what happens inside a workplace when a company or organization tries...


How to Run Your Company Like Da Vinci
It's hard to overestimate the power of whole-brain thinking. Sometimes defined as "systems thinking", it occurs when your creative right...


The science of dreaming: the latest in unconventional wisdom
Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it, and so do humans. I’m talking, of course, about sleep. We spend roughly 33% of our...


Why your brain is no match for Vegas
Thanks to modern jet travel, I am currently high above the American Great Plains, winging my way to Las Vegas tonight to speak at a...


Cheating the Ten Thousand Hour Rule
The 10,000 hour rule helped to make Malcom Gladwell’s book, Outliers a smashing success. Gladwell got the idea from the work done by Dr....


The D'Oh Effect, the Heath Brothers, and the Secrets to Good Decision-Making
Buyer's remorse is a terrible thing. It occurs when you have the realization that you've bought the wrong thing and now you can't return...


Gaming the memory: the 'Peak-end' Rule
How do you decide on whether to go back to the same restaurant again, buy the same breakfast cereal, or even whether to read this blog...


The Reality Gap and the Power of Self-Myth
You are not you. By that, I mean that the idea of Self -- the single arbitrator of decisions and sole captain of your wants and desires...























