John Doe·Feb 21, 2023Romantic Relationships and MarriagePreface: This post is my way of reasoning about romantic relationships and marriage. It is no way a proclamation of fact or “how things…
John Doe·Jan 30, 2023A Philosophy of UncertaintyProbabilities fall between 0 and 1, where an event with probability 0 is impossible and an event with probability 1 is certain to happen…
John Doe·Jan 17, 2023Economics in a NutshellOxford languages provides the following definitions for “economics” and “economy”:
John Doe·Jan 2, 2023Thoughts on SuicideThe “conventional” view on suicide is that it’s morally wrong and selfish. As such, it’s (generally) illegal and people who try to commit…
John Doe·Dec 20, 2022A Circular Approach to PlanningThe purpose of planning is to help you get what you want. Planning helps you get what you want by helping you make better decisions and…
John Doe·Dec 6, 2022Managing RiskI’ve only heard the term “risk management” in the context of financial markets or business operations. In these two cases, the scope of…
John Doe·Nov 8, 2022Proactive Prevention and PlanningOr, Proactive Planned Paranoia: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to tail risk. Related: preventative medicine
John Doe·Nov 7, 2022Commonly Confused ConceptsMany of the commonly confused concepts below are confused because of the way they are used colloquially. Understanding the differences will…
