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28 May, 8 tweets, 5 min read
Today’s Curiosity Chronicle newsletter includes curiosity-inducing content from some of my favorite creators.

Tweet by @businessbarista & @polina_marinova
Article by @packyM
Podcast from @guyraz @HowIBuiltThis @MarcLore
Bonus from @jackbutcher & @visualizevalue

Check it out!👇
One Quote - David Foster Wallace

“A huge percentage of the stuff that I tend to be automatically certain of is, it turns out, totally wrong and deluded."
One Tweet - @businessbarista & @polina_marinova
One Article - @packyM notboring.co/p/own-the-inte…
One Podcast - @guyraz @HowIBuiltThis @MarcLore npr.org/2021/05/14/996…
One Bonus - @jackbutcher @visualizevalue
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29 May
Humans are astonishingly bad at setting goals.

We consistently establish targets that invite manipulation.

THREAD: A mental model on goal setting and unintended consequences:
Goodhart’s Law is a simple mental model:

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

If a measure of performance becomes a stated goal, humans tend to optimize for it, regardless of any associated consequences.

The measure loses its value as a measure!
Goodhart’s Law is named after British economist Charles Goodhart, who referenced the concept in a 1975 article on British monetary policy.

Goodhart wrote that, “Any observed statistical regularity will tend to collapse once pressure is placed upon it for control purposes.”
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23 May
The recruiting and hiring process needs a revamp.

Lack of transparency in the application process is a barrier to equal opportunity and access to unique, attractive jobs is uneven at best. The traditional “gatekeepers” are ripe for disruption.

We can do better...
In this vein, in the weeks to come, I am going to be launching a job board, where I will curate and share the most exciting new jobs in finance, media, and technology.

This job board will be free for all candidates, so anyone can browse and apply to these amazing opportunities.
I will be sharing featured roles every week via Twitter and my newsletter.

Companies will gain direct access to a unique, growing pool of talent and have their exciting new roles and brands highlighted to a large audience.
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22 May
A great commencement speech is filled with wisdom.

On careers, startups, business, or life.

10 powerful lessons from the best commencement speeches of all time:
Connecting the Dots

"You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future." - Steve Jobs, Stanford 2005

Life is uncertain.

Have faith that your dots will somehow connect.
Master the Rescue

"The difference between triumph and defeat, you’ll find, isn’t about willingness to take risks. It’s about mastery of rescue." - Atul Gawande, Williams 2012

Failures are a given.

The greatest don't fail less, they just succeed in rescuing more.
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18 May
THREAD: The story of the last few weeks in business has been the ransomwear attack that took down the Colonial Pipeline.

On ransomwear-as-a-service, DarkSide, and what happens when publicity becomes really bad for business:
1/ First, a few definitions...

What is ransomwear?

Ransomware is a type of malware - a software designed to cause harm to a computer, server, or network.

Ransomwear is used to encrypt the files on your system and hold it “hostage” until the demanded ransom is paid.
2/ Ransomwear is not new, but ransomwear attacks are most definitely on the rise.

With the world increasingly moving online, the cyber-attackers have experienced a windfall.

Both the frequency of attacks and the size of the average ransom payments have increased dramatically.
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15 May
Intellectual curiosity is a competitive advantage.

But contrary to what you’ve been told, it has nothing to do with intelligence.

10 ways to start developing your intellectual curiosity today:
Scrub Your Windows

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.” - Isaac Asimov

Curiosity is a light that can only enter when your mental windows are clean.

Scrub them off now and then.

Let the light in.
Embrace “I Don’t Know”

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” - Socrates

Avoid false confidence (and the people that display it!).

Embracing what you do not know is a superpower.

Recognize your gaps and blind spots.

Slowly, methodically fill them in.
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8 May
1 year ago, I wrote my first Twitter thread.

100 threads and 70,000+ words later, I’m just getting started.

10 favorites (on business, finance, mental models, and life):
Competitive Advantages

10 competitive advantages that don’t require talent.

(Note: This may be the subject of a future book...)
The Feynman Technique

A method for learning through teaching.

Complexity and jargon are often used to mask a lack of deep understanding.

Find beauty in simplicity.
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