Posts Tagged ‘chance’

10 Best Productivity Books of 2009

Granted, the year’s not done yet, but publishers start to slow down new releases right about now, so it’s not likely we’ll see another contender for “best of 2009” until January. Plus, Christmas is coming up, and I wanted to give you plenty of time to read some of these books before you give copies to your friends and relatives.But really? It’s never the wrong time to recommend a list… Continue reading

November 18 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: book, book review, chance, gift, gtd, luck, motivation | 15 comments»

Luck, Accidents, and the (Mistaken) Sense of Control

What in your life can you control?Not much, as it happens. In fact, most of the areas we feel most in control of are riddled with uncertainty and unpredictability: business, health, parenting, finances. In a lot of cases – like picking which stocks to invest in – the average person actually underperforms random selection. That is, when it comes to picking stocks, a monkey with a dart board and a… Continue reading

March 5 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: chance, control, decision, risk, undcertaimty | 17 comments»