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01.08.09

Keep your worthless predictions dougw | Comments
Google confirms it, year after year people forget how poorly they can predict the future. I've seen a flurry of 2009 predictions come across my screen, which is not surprising as evidenced by the chart. However it is supremely annoying, nonetheless. Where is the culpability? People who's predictions pan out claim victory. The other side quietly accepts defeat, rarely calling attention to their misguided "foresight." I'm no longer fooled by probability, and neither should you. Consider a game: Start with 64 participants in a single elimination tournament. Each round, participants are paired. Before flipping a coin, paired ...
01.05.09

The Definitive Book of Body Language [Book Terser] books | Comments
The Definitive Book of Body Language will prepare you to listen to what someone's body is shouting, while their mouth is talking. If you interact with people, it's worth a few hours to speak their entire language. Body Language was the second of book I've read by the Pease duo and it was as effortless read as the first. The couple writes in bathroom-visit sized chunks which makes reading approachable for anyone.
01.05.09

Terse Reviews books | Comments
Books are like wine -- best enjoyed when shared -- so I'm going to offer brief reviews of any books I find worthy of perusal. I hope you will find them humorous, worthwhile, and just maybe, tempting. Enjoy.

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