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  • Misterwives, certainly better than sister wives.

    What was the last live performance you saw? The last musician I heard live was Misterwives, a poppy indie-rock band. This was a magical performance and the energy was impeccable. The new album they have… Read more

  • Suspicious of Kaldor-Hicks as Optimality Conditions

    Wikipedia explains that the Kaldor-Hicks improvement criteria is essentially a less stringent version of a Pareto improvement, something where in practice, everyone is made better off. In the Kaldor-Hicks view, merely the ability of the… Read more

  • Self-Actualizing My Interests

    What do you do to be involved in the community? One barrier that many people find to making friends is that they don’t prioritize doing things they enjoy. Typically, friendship revolving around a shared interest,… Read more

  • What can I help you with? I’m building a male friendship course and I want your feedback

    I recently learned that 53% of men are dissatisfied in their relationships with their friends and that 1/7 men have no close friends. This number is frightening to me, because a lack of friendships makes… Read more

  • Contextualize, Recontextualize, Repeat

    Oddly, one of the best ways to build momentum is to believe you’ve already started building momentum. If you imagine yourself as talented and able to solve any problem that gets in your way, you… Read more

  • Applying Economic Analysis to Common Law

    Economic analysis of law looks at how law as an institution shapes the incentives of individuals and firms, looks at how risk is allocated, and how resources are segregated. The figure most associated in law… Read more

  • Why I Don’t Vote 🗳️

    Do you vote in political elections? Habits repeat and reinforce each other. The more one engages in an activity, the stronger they’ll hold the beliefs that correspond with that activity. The more they’ll hold the… Read more

  • The Seth Godin Formula: Assessing Seth’s Books

    I’ve read 3 of of Seth Godin’s books at this point, Tribes, Linchpin, and Purple Cow. Tribes is about the idea that you must become a leader. Linchpin argues that in order to be appreciated,… Read more

  • What thoughts are holding you back?

    Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? What’s Preventing You From Achieving Your Ten Year Goals in Six Months? – Peter Thiel I love when you ask yourself… Read more

  • Smite 2 Player Experience Predictions

    Smite 2, a longtime meme in the Smite Ranked Community has been confirmed, and is coming out in alpha testing this weekend. From a veteran player perspective, it’s unclear if this offers many practical benefits.… 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

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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.