The Two Kinds of Useful Books
1. Technical, scientific, mathematical
2. Hurts your feelings
Feb 282019
Feb 272019
The Fundamental Law of Psychology: The more objectionable the finding, the likelier it is to be replicated.
Feb 262019
Nothing is more depressing than an unceasing barrage of uplift.
Feb 252019
Fiction: imaginary people, real problems. Sports: imaginary problems, real people.
Feb 222019
The more you believe in the moral worth of your cause, the more willing you are to commit dubious deeds in its behalf; and perfect righteousness implies complete fluidity.
Feb 212019
The market may not be smarter than everyone — just everyone I know.
Feb 202019
Blessed are the literal, exasperating yet indispensable.
Feb 192019
Only the perfect bore never bores himself.
Feb 182019
We can be sure, when we are told that all interpretation is biased, that an egregiously biased interpretation will shortly follow.
Feb 152019
Today’s atrocities are committed for Equality and Justice; tomorrow’s will be committed for Love.