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April monthly round-up
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April's been quieter than I expected. I only published one book summary—and the two posts I managed to put out were offshoots from that summary. I hope to get back to publishing two summaries in May. Book summaries
Blog posts
My next summary will be for Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind. It's a thought-provoking book about moral psychology that I found pretty persuasive on my first read, but a lot less so as I'm working my way through a summary of it. So I'll probably publish an accompanying post explaining why. Thanks and until next time, To Summarise |
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I didn’t plan this, but my latest summary for The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money by Bryan Caplan comes right as the school year begins for those in the Northern Hemisphere. As usual, the key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by clicking the link above. A word of warning: although Caplan makes some great points, I've also found multiple flaws with his arguments, particularly when he tries to calculate the social return and...
In August, I posted 2 book summaries and 1 blog post: Book summaries The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich - a very interesting but dense explanation of how WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic) cultures are different, and how they got to be that way. Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt - covers how to spot the far-too-common examples of "bad strategy" and develop good strategy instead. Blog posts Is it better to be WEIRD? - a long-ish...
You’re probably familiar with bad strategy. It’s full of fluff, lofty visions and desirable outcomes, with no clue on how to achieve these things. In Good Strategy, Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters, Richard Rumelt explains how good strategy is different. As usual, the key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by clicking the link above. KEY TAKEAWAYS The word “strategy” has been so misused that many people don’t even know what it means. Bad strategy fails to...