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Reading Time: 12 minutes As a student of Economics I have watched the GameStop mania unfold in recent weeks with great interest and I wanted to do an article around aspects of the bubble from a behavioural economics/finance point of view since I haven’t really seen much out there on this aspect.

Reading Time: 9 minutes Make it stick is really a two sided book. Pulling apart the conventional wisdom of how to learn effectively on the one hand, and on the other providing techniques backed by cognitive science for becoming a more productive learner. I found this book personally useful as a new university student because like most students I fell straight into the go-to study habits of highlighting, rereading, cramming and so on.

Reading Time: 5 minutes This is definitely a book for those who enjoy a more serendipitous existence – those who prefer to read broadly, have many interests, and explore life. Developing what the author David Epstein calls ‘Range’ in the process.

Reading Time: 12 minutes Today we’re living through the equivalent of a Cambrian explosion of information and new knowledge. The Internet puts the sum total of humanities knowledge in front of us and that total is expanding faster than at any time in history. The rate of expansion itself is also increasing. It has become the norm to get lost in a daily tsunami of information and distraction. How do we get ahead of this curve or even hope to stand still?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hello, welcome to my blog. If you’re new here don’t worry so am I. The purpose of this introduction is just to give a brief overview of the vision and direction this blog is likely to take. If you find it interesting please do follow along. Chances are few will ever read it. Be one of those few please.