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it might be “wiser … to confine the referendum to questions involving general principles alone, and to the class of matters where the public is normally familiar with the facts required for a decision, than to extend it promiscuously to questions where a rational opinion can be formed only by a knowledge of details with which the ordinary man does not readily become acquainted”
Democracy for Realists
Christopher H. Achen, Larry M. Bartels
The Law of Very Large Numbers: Given a wide enough dataset, any pattern can be observed. A million to one odds happen 8 times a day in NYC (population 8 million). The world hasn't become crazier, we're just seeing more of everything.
My Peoples, the Time Has...
@G_S_Bhogal on Twitter
The Productivity Paradox
Work longer, accomplish less.
Parkinson's Law says that work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
When you establish fixed hours to work, you'll find unproductive ways to fill it.
Work like a lion instead—sprint, rest, repeat.
These Paradoxes Will Cha...
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