“What is your personal generosity philosophy?” Jeremy of Calibrating Capital believes that generosity benefits more than just others; it can be immensely satisfying to give, especially to causes you hold dear. He provides an interesting strategy that can help improve generosity: be strategically spontaneous — think less about the dollars and more about the act; for example, separate tips from the dining out budget so that you are more motivated to tip generously. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
