sagewords (57)in #blockchain • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Why Governance Matters (Part One)There’s a crisis in Bitcoin. Or you could say there’ve been a series of crises in Bitcoin over the last several…sagewords (57)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoSign Here To Scale Up Bitcoin, PleaseWhat’s the most commonly cited problem with Bitcoin? Scalability! According to just about anyone you’d care to…sagewords (57)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoWhat's the deal with Bitcoin Gold?The new Bitcoin Gold fork set to occur on October 25th hopes it shakes things up. The result could be a new burst of…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoGet Off The Treadmill: How We Change FastEverybody knows hedonic adaptation. Better known as the hedonic treadmill, this is our natural inclination to quickly…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoCharismatic AuthorityThe eminent sociologist Max Weber devised a useful way to understand how authority figures get and keep power. He…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoA Few Words About GroupthinkGroupthink has been around for as long as humans have formed groups and made decisions together, yet this foundational…sagewords (57)in #money • 7 years agoOn Defense With Your MoneyTaking a breather from thinking other topics, this is something I wrote recently about personal finance. I should note…sagewords (57)in #life • 7 years agoSimple Gratitude ExerciseI wrote down about twenty-five things I’m grateful for earlier today. This exercise is something I think everyone…sagewords (57)in #life • 7 years agoStepping Into the Same Culture TwiceYou know what an expat is, but have you met a repat? This is what I’ve come to think is a good--and the most…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoChoosing What's Hard But WorthwhileLoss aversion is one of the most popular cognitive biases we have. Most people have heard of it, or at least know how…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoMaking Room for Achieving FlowWe’ve all probably heard of flow. We know that reaching a state of flow is good, making us more likely to do good…sagewords (57)in #life • 7 years agoDo Relationships Have Hype Cycles?There’s a concept out there called the hype cycle. It’s a simple yet meaningful idea taken from this graphical image…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoThe Latest News Won't Help You With MoneyTo the human mind, there’s nothing better than a goose chase, even a wild one. Novelty thrills us while routine feels…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoKeeping Simple RulesMostly, I drink coffee and water. Most of the time, that’s it, usually black coffee the first half of the day and…sagewords (57)in #life • 7 years agoBroken Windows, Broken BudgetsWhen it comes to personal finance, many people think that small expenses don’t matter. People share advice along the…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Explore First, Exploit LaterThe explore/exploit tradeoff is something I read about recently in Algorithms to Live By , a recent book bringing…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 7 years agoProgress in the Way of ObstaclesYou and I, we have something in common. We both hate to see our time wasted. Neither one of us wants to waste energy…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 8 years agoOn the internet, nobody knows you’re a debtorHere’s a story: Once there was a man who went to websites. He had a habit of putting things in a shopping cart…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 8 years agoTake two servings of learning a week for egocentrismWe humans are self-interested creatures. Our concern is focused on what affects us and we naturally see the world…sagewords (57)in #psychology • 8 years agoLearn from People, See the FutureAh, I’ve missed my target! I was aiming for one post a week on a different cognitive bias, since making something…