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  • Math-y Board Games

    Playing board games which involve fair amounts of mathematical understanding are by nature hard to balance. After all, if someone in the group is a lot better at statistics, or understanding conditional probability, it’s likely… Read more

  • Staying Execution in Courts of Public Opinion

    The drama between Mr. Beast and Dogpack404 showcases what’s commonly referred to in domestic violence circles as a smear campaign. This is where a fire hose of accusations are shot at someone, by someone who… Read more

  • Solace

    You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? Quiet and boring are two key features that need to exist in order to be able to focus effectively. I think… Read more

  • Rapid Up-Skilling is Compound Interest

    You learn by doing things and getting prompt feedback on how well you’re doing them. The longer the time you have to utilize an increasing set of specialized skills, the better you’re able to take… Read more

  • Jared Kushner is REALLY competent

    I’m going to go out and say it, but I think the most competent person in the Trump presidency, and the one to focus most on to understand what’s going on is probably Jared Kushner,… Read more

  • Pleasantly Impressed by Kazuo Ishiguro

    If I find something I like a lot about an author, I try to devour their entire ouvre, to understand exactly what I like about their style. I’ve been captivated by Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of… Read more

  • The Genius / Productivity Tradeoff

    I’ve noticed that works of genius come from extended periods of not-busy time. Being able to produce a staggering work comes from the ability to be absorbed in it. Inconvenient for the rest of us,… Read more

  • Measuring the Wrong Things (a minor mea culpa)

    During the height of my arrogance T-3 months ago, I believed it was possible to write a reasonable rough draft of my book after starting a full time job, while breezing through a masters program,… Read more

  • Relationship Building Assorted Tips

    The ability to build relationships is ultimately based on your overall comfort interacting with other people. If you’re consistently spending time with others, and having positive interactions, it’s a lot easier to do social things… Read more

  • Mission BullFrog

    A close friend of mine visited me today all the way from the mean streets of Wisconsin. I was struck with such appreciation for the time I get to spend with him. We can talk… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Isadore. I love critical thinking, rationalism, contradiction, vitriol, ad-hominem, philosophy and all those other things that the kids are into nowadays. I hate sloppy thinking, those who love the Oxford Comma, and humorlessness

Find more about me here.

If you want to hire me to help you implement a large scale IT transformation, help with a PR nightmare, or generally improve your public speaking skills, reach out to me directly at 1isadorejohnson4me@gmail.com.