Every Friday, I share other great content (with some added context) to dive into over the weekend.

a16z Podcast: How to Decide, Convey vs. Convince, & More w/ Annie Duke

Annie Duke is a former professional poker player with over $4 million in career earnings. She’s since turned into a decision strategist.

In her interview on the a16z podcast she breaks down some tried and true tools for making better decisions. It’s based on her new book, “How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices.”

You’ll learn about the paradox of experience, resulting bias, and having good decision hygiene. I liked the part on the paradox of experience [3:53 mark]. Often times we extrapolate big lessons from one data point, which is the paradox of experience.

Learn more here. [44 mins]

How This Chair Conquered the World

We’ve all seen this chair, but how did it come to be so ubiquitous? The Monobloc is both a feat of engineering when it was created and an environmental concern today.

This is one of the most  interesting short documentaries that I’ve seen in a while.

Watch here. [8 mins]

** Bonus: Learn about the most famous wicker chair of all-time (The Peacock chair).

4 Life-Changing Quotes from Benjamin Hardy

Having commitment issues? Here are four quotes that can help you move forward with greater commitment.

1. “Commitment is a statement of what is. From our perspective, you can know your commitments by your results, not by what you say your commitments are.”
2. “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. […]”
3. “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”
4. “We are kept from our goal not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal.”

From psychology, there are two orientations. You’re either approaching something or avoiding something. Being committed is taking on an approach orientation.

Watch here. [7 mins]

Leave today better than yesterday ✌️.

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