In this episode of Stop To Think, we discuss how creating customer friction, for whatever reason, is stupid. Examples of customer friction are things like product failures, not being user-friendly, being hard to purchase, and other such things that decrease the end-user experience.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we discuss how decreasing product quality to cut costs is usually a stupid decision for long-term business success.

Woo, episode 100! In this episode of Stop To Think, we continue the discussion from last week. This episode focuses more on the consequences of underpaying your workforce. Your workers feel undervalued, they often leave for other opportunities, and the quality of your company decreases because of decreasing worker quality. The best way to compensate your workers is by paying them north of fair (Ray Dalio). Find out what a fair price would be and then pay them a little extra.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we start a discussion about stupid business decisions. The conversation kicks off with an example from where I work. This episode discusses the consequences of HR trying to save money on personnel costs by offering below the market rate.

Note: Known Audio Issue Episode - To be deleted a week or so after release.

In this episode of Stop To Think, I address some audio issues and some of the stuff that's going on in the background.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we continue the discussion from the last two weeks. A well-functioning society is hierarchical, with many more professional useful people than professional useless people. Moreover, the useless people realize they owe their existence to the useful people and pay them the proper respect. The Useful people feel valued and therefore don't resent the useless people.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about professional useful people. These would be the people who directly provide for the needs of society. Without them, everything would fall apart and most people would die. Yet they usually get looked over and forgotten about despite their massive contributions to the general well-being.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about professional useless people. That is to say, people who would be out of a job if society collapsed. The people who don't directly meet a need of other people.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk a bit about the sugar daddy arrangement. It appears to be a short-sighted exchange that is likely damaging to both parties involved.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about IP. I recently finished reading a book called Against Intellectual Property by N. Stephan Kinsella. This book actually changed my stance on intellectual property. I discuss this shift in this episode of the podcast.