Being willing to try things is great. Being sure the next thing is the secret to life might mean closets full of gadgets you never use. This is the smart shopping edition of Doing What Works.

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Confirmation bias is the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with your existing beliefs.

A low-probability, high-consequence event is a risk you don’t necessarily want to take.

Derek Sivers says if you trust the source you don’t need the argument.

We contain multitudes.

Garrison Keillor says what keeps us going is the hope tomorrow will be different.