Mike's Notes

The transition from physical to digital is currently happening, this episode looks at examples so far, and tries to raise an awareness for noticing things in the future.
Digital is not better than physical, but digital does improve things relative to certain jobs to be done.

In this episode, we'll look at the numbers (from A or Z to A to Z), the world (it changes), and the brain (it's fast). I'll also suggest some solutions like getting distance, asking 'What's cheaper than a helicopter?', and the advantages of travel.

Hans Rosling's is a nice contribution to the literature of books like A Field Guide to Lies, The Half-Life of Facts, How to Lie with Statistics, and How Not to Be Wrong. What makes Rosling's book different (and excellent) is the gusto. It's a book written by calloused hands. The words on the page are the same that he spoke in Davos. The thoughts are important and the thinking is too.

from the 5/2/18 Wharton Moneyball Podcast
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"In Gladwell's book, he pointed out in the NHL all these great players were all born in January and February. The leagues are all by age, and so they're older than the other kids and they get the best coaches, and they do the best early, and they go in the best leagues so there's a huge skew toward hockey players born early in the year. Well, in horse racing, every horses's birthday is officially January first. So you're a three-year-old on January first but they're born anywhere from January through June. Since they are only three years old and aren't mature till five you're talking about adolescence. A horse that was born in January is almost forty months old and a horse that was born in May or June is thirty-five or thirty-six months. (In people) it's like fourteen-year-olds versus sixteen-year-olds. It's a big deal." Jeff Seder

"Teams need to be thoughtful in the way they present this information and they need to allow for different players to want data in different ways. They need to be flexible to really make a difference." Cade Massey
"I remember Sam Hinkie talking about how he conveys information to the organization. Back when he was working for Daryl Morey as assistant GM of the Rockets, Sam would give information to his head coach one way, to Daryl in a different way, to the players in a third way altogether. You're going to be dramatically more effective as an analyst if you can communicate in different ways tailored to the audience." Cade Massey
From the 5/2/18 Wharton Moneyball Podcast

1/ Adapting your thesis
2/ Crypto-currency and techno-economic changes.
3/ Wolrd After Capital

How do you make Billions? Spend two hours a day six days a week writing in a storage locker with one chair with your best friend and then repeat that (kinda) for twenty years.

OODA WHAT? by MIKE

OQ: Dan Carlin on the History on Fire podcast
1/ What job does this service/product do? What job are YOU hired for?
2/ Good decision makers put their thoughts down on paper. One way to do that is with checklists.
3/ To learn, find relevance not information.
4/ Common principles to wealth and health. (https://thewaiterspad.com/2017/05/15/finances-and-fitness/)

Intro: Tools of Titans, but for classical education
1/ 20 year technology cycles
2/ Using the 51% solution at Soulcycle
3/ Reading advice from president Obama's Chief of Staff

How to learn algebra.

What does flipping burgers and "plain vanilla stock picking" have in common?

Can you get paid more for the work you love? (Sisyphus)

A couple lessons from Danny Meyer.

All NBA edition, mostly based on Daryl Morey's interview with Zach Lowe at MIT Sloan.
Questions? 559-464-5393 or @mikedariano

Judd Apatow explains Loss Aversion on The Adam Carolla Show by MIKE