
The Fourth Exception: Rory McIlroy and the Math He Wasn't Supposed to Beat
Regression to the mean: why Rory McIlroy's back-to-back wins at Augusta is even more remarkable than it already appears.
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Regression to the mean: why Rory McIlroy's back-to-back wins at Augusta is even more remarkable than it already appears.

Mimetic desire: Exploring why those UGG Slippers you want, and the ex-founder hiring spree might be rooted in the same thing

Creative Destruction: destroying the old to make way for the new, and why now isn’t the time to blink

Borrowed Wisdom: Ideas age like fine wine. They get richer each time they change hands.

Psychological bias: why pessimism is the default, and optimism can feel lonely

Finite & Infinite games: Is it more fun to win the game, or to keep playing?

First Principles: How to stop following the play book, and start playing the field

Dunbar’s Principle: a human's natural limit to forming, norming, and connecting

Diversification & opportunity cost: treating your career like investment capital

Don’t worry, I still got a mental model for you this week