sagewords (57)in #blockchain • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • NoneWhy 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 ago • NoneSign 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 ago • NoneWhat'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 ago • NoneGet 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 ago • NoneCharismatic 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 ago • NoneA 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 ago • NoneOn 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 ago • NoneSimple 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 ago • NoneStepping 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 ago • NoneChoosing 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 • 8 years ago • NoneMaking 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 • 8 years ago • NoneDo 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 • 8 years ago • NoneThe 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 • 8 years ago • NoneKeeping 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 • 8 years ago • NoneBroken 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 • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch. • NoneExplore 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 • 8 years ago • NoneProgress 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 ago • NoneOn 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 ago • NoneTake 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 ago • NoneLearn 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…