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Blind Spots in Decision Making: Relying on family and friends

Blind Spots in Decision Making: Relying on family and friends

We all rely on loved ones for advice, but what happens when their input clouds our judgment?

George Pillari
George Pillari
FOMOFOMO
+6+6
Soviet General Petrov and the (almost) End of the World

Soviet General Petrov and the (almost) End of the World

Petrov stared down all seven of the stupidities

George Pillari
George Pillari
Measure TwiceMeasure Twice
Measuring Twice and Going Big: Starbucks

Measuring Twice and Going Big: Starbucks

Going with a gut feeling, but verifying it with data

George Pillari
George Pillari
Measure TwiceMeasure Twice
WeWork and WeBurn Cash

WeWork and WeBurn Cash

Flawed business model and billions of cash burned

George Pillari
George Pillari
Blinded by UpsideBlinded by Upside
How a 15-Second Phone Call Can Ruin Your Life

How a 15-Second Phone Call Can Ruin Your Life

Insider trading is a great way to make money, and go to prison

George Pillari
George Pillari
Quick & DirtyQuick & Dirty
You're Not So Smart: Misguided Use of Rules of Thumb

You're Not So Smart: Misguided Use of Rules of Thumb

We all love going for the shortcut answer

FOMOFOMO
Taylor Swift? How does she figure into this?

Taylor Swift? How does she figure into this?

Its all about developing your FOMO radar

George Pillari
George Pillari
Trusting MediaTrusting Media
Avoiding the Stupidity of Trusting the Media

Avoiding the Stupidity of Trusting the Media

Can we trust any information soruce?

George Pillari
George Pillari
Measure TwiceMeasure Twice
Avoiding the Stupidity of Not Measuring Twice

Avoiding the Stupidity of Not Measuring Twice

Something was broken and nobody dared to fix it

George Pillari
George Pillari
FOMOFOMO
+6+6
Putting It All Together

Putting It All Together

Who are our stupidity-defying heroes?

George Pillari
George Pillari
Measure TwiceMeasure Twice
Unstable Genius: Jeff Skilling and Enron

Unstable Genius: Jeff Skilling and Enron

Being the smartest is great, unless it lands you in prison

George Pillari
George Pillari
MoonshotMoonshot
Thomas Edison: Moonshot Inventor?

Thomas Edison: Moonshot Inventor?

There is ample evidence that Edison was a great inventor, but much of his work built on existing technologies.

George Pillari
George Pillari
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