Archive for February 2022

Communication Genius - Lesson 7 - I-message

Communication Genius - Lesson 7 - I-message

Translations: RU

It is impossible to live without conflicts. But how to make the conflict constructive?

Thomas Gordon, author of “Parent Effectiveness Training”, invented the “I-message” that is now taught in many business education programs. Lesson 8 of Communication Genius describes I-message in detail:

  • What NOT to say during conflicts
  • What is the I-message
  • What is the structure of the I-message
Thinking in Bets - Chapter 1 - Life is Poker, not Chess

Thinking in Bets - Chapter 1 - Life is Poker, not Chess

Translations: RU

Our Rational Answer books club has selected a book for February. It is “Thinking in Bets” by Annie Duke: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Bets-Making-Smarter-Decisions-ebook/dp/B074DG9LQF

This book is written by a multi-million dollar poker tournaments winner (and her brother is also a multi-million dollar poker tournaments winner - so it’s a family business ;))

She teaches how to apply poker thinking to make decisions in financial markets, strategic planning, human resources, law, entrepreneurship…

Ethereum and Solidity - Lesson 01 - What is Ethereum

Ethereum and Solidity - Lesson 01 - What is Ethereum

Translations: RU

There is quite a high demand for blockchain development these days. We do some experience with it as a company (one complex multi-year project), but personally I only had high-level knowledge and I wanted to improve it…

So me and few of my colleagues have started the course “Ethereum and Solidity: The Complete Developer’s Guide” (https://www.udemy.com/course/ethereum-and-solidity-the-complete-developers-guide/)

Noise - Part III - Noise in Predictive Judgments

Noise - Part III - Noise in Predictive Judgments

Translations: RU

How to measure the noise in our daily decisions?

Which is better - expert judgment or mechanical prediction using very simple models/rules? Surprisingly, the model of you beats you! Even a simple regression model based on your past decisions!

How to make rules/models even less noisy? How can rules/models become more biased sometimes?

Why don’t people always use models (if they are so good) and still rely on their bad judgment?

When do we not need models?