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POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>šæ 008 Batman or BATNAAn inflation-adjusted chart of Global Box Office + Home Video compared to budget. All in millions. The inspiration from this episode was Tyler Cowenās response to Tim Ferrissās question: What would you put on a billboard? āIf you look at billboards we actually have, what do you see on those billboards? The billboards I see a lot of them are advertisements for insurance. Some of them are, āDonāt drive drunk.ā You see a bail bondsman on billboards and suicide hotlines. I guess I would study the market and pick one of those four things like...2021-05-2254 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>Fat Bottom TailsThis is an attempt at understanding R0 (reproductive number) as more than aĀ numbing number. View these notes as lessĀ definitive.Ā In his (2014) paperĀ Risking It All: Why are public health authorities not concerned about Ebola in the US?, Yaneer Bar-Yam writes about why R0 isn't an even distribution.OneĀ April reportĀ noted the coronavirus reproductive number was 5.7 but offered a range of 3.8-8.9. InĀ January the estimate was 2.6. There's many reasons but one is that the reproductive number varies by the individual in the network.Humans form the same (power-law graphed) networks over an...2020-04-1422 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>JTBDI finally found the name for a thing Iād noticed. For a long time, I was in a crowd, of ideas, not people. I saw something, only a glimpse. Without knowing what it was, or what to look for I didnāt know how to see it again. Then, a succession, bam-bam-bam, I saw it and I heard its name. Jobs-to-be-done. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...2019-12-181h 00
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>small changes ā large effectsBIG ideas this week: framing, jobs-to-be-done, latent needs, and local logic. Whatās great about this collection is the cost-benefit analysis. One small change can lead to huge returns. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-12-1120 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>'E' pleaseA few ideas from the letter āEā. Cue Sesame Street theme. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-12-0418 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>Designs and UnderstandingsSome of my favorite ideas around design, doing (or not), and understanding. Happy Thanksgiving. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-11-2618 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>Constraints, Convenience, Culture, CommandOur weekly audio for our weekly email. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-11-2218 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>š¤ fences, conditions, and commsOur weekly audio update from the weekly typed posts. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-11-1415 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>š¤ argue wellThis week is an alphabetical experiment from a long piece of content.No one knows everything but we don't know what specifically we are wrong about. Sometimes we guess right. Sometimes we don't. Sometimes the HiPPO chooses. Sometimes the Highest Paid Person's Opinion is right. Sometimes it's not. The solution to all the 'sometimes' is a debate. Good arguments are central to that. Devil's advocate, red teams, debate are all synonyms for this idea - and it doesn't matter what we call it so much as how we do it. John McCain said...2019-11-0420 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>āļø easeWhat is ease? Itās sending a message āin strideā. Itās coaches to a player, copywriters to a reader, a legislator to a constituent. Whenever we want to persuade someone we should make it easy for them. Whatās common to these situations is the interactions. Recently I finished Alexandra Watkinās book, Hello My Name is Awesome. Itās a good, quick, fun book. Watkinās big idea is to make names that offer ease to a consumer, specifically naming things that āhave something people can latch onto.ā It has to make sense. S...2019-10-2814 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>š² CadenceRelating to last weekās episode about stakeholders is the cadence of work they allow, permit, or encourage. This week is heavy on examples from entertainment. Itās artsy and Iām okay with that. As the replicable parts of our jobs change with technology the non-replicable parts become more important. One of those is creativity. In Tyler Cowenās book, Average Is Over he wondered what was scarce (read: valuable), one idea, āIntellectual property, or good ideas about what should be produced.ā Another, āQuality labor with unique skills.ā That sounds like jobs with a healthy dose of...2019-10-2219 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>š¤ StakeholdersOne big email this week, as the experiment continues. Briefly, businesses succeed with the right people making the right decisions over time. In this episode, we call them stakeholders. This idea is obvious yet thereās value in thinking about the principal-agent problem, inbound referrals, and the āskills to pay the bills.ā There are also cameos from two classic characters from the 1980s. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-10-1421 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>šµ Monkeying AroundThank you, everyone, for the feedback. The audio posts are much more popular than I would have guessed. Hereās this weekās midweek. These are also available on iTunes and Overcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-10-0919 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>š RangySubscribe in your podcast player of choice: What weāre looking at this week is going to be hard. Built off a podcast between Zach Lowe and David Epstein. āI think what frustrates people about this whole (decision making) arena, there is no way to know, you canāt know.ā Zach Lowe"We have a name for this in academia, irreducible uncertainty and people don't like to acknowledge and accept irreducible uncertainty." Wharton Professor, Cade MasseyThe Philadelphia basketball fans adopted a 'trust the process' mindset because of the 'frustration' and 'irreduc...2019-09-1620 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>š© Insiders, Outsiders, NewspapersOur audio experiment continues this week. If you want to subscribe in your podcast player, hereās the link.Today in the email a checklist. āļø What is the story around what you're doing? For example, does a company in an industry have a net-positive (or negative) reputation that's irrelevant to the facts? āļø What is theĀ latest consistent data? For example, sabermetrics changed baseball and driving feedback would change commutes.āļø What is the outside view? The base rate isn't the answer but it's the place to start. Take it with a grain of salt when it...2019-09-1325 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>Good Ideasš” Whatās it take to have a good idea and where do we get them? š Good ideas are like precious elements, only instead of centuries for chemical bonds to form, one new perspective can spark one. Weāll look at a few ways in this episode. šŖ Programming note, hurricane Dorian is heading my way so this week will be audio only. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-09-0221 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>šµmusic lessonsThe experiment continues. Enjoy this audio version of this weekās posts. Note: this was fun to create and Iād wager more fun to listen to. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pov40iq.substack.com2019-08-3113 min
POV40IQ << In Hibernation >>DC, audio (š§Ŗ)The short. This is an experimental feature. If you like it, let me know. If you listen it will spoil some of the surprises from this week. -Mike The long. I need to send this out to populate the RSS feed so that iTunes will validate the feed and the episodes will populate in other podcast players like Overcast. Ideally the form has to match the function and I never listen to the audio episodes in my inbox. Rather, audio is a āpodcast jobā and so thatās where Iād like this to land. Thank yo...2019-08-1910 min
The Investing City PodcastEp. 19 - Founder of The Waiter's Pad, Mike Dariano: A Thirst for KnowledgeListen to Mike Dariano talk about everything from movie theater economics to how we can harness our uniqueness as a competitive advantage. You'll want to listen to this one.
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Going Deep with Aaron Watson268 The 2017 Reading Review w/ Mike DarianoMikeās Best Books The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge by Matt Ridley Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant Early Retirement Extreme: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Financial Independence by Jacob Lund Fisker Ā Aaronās Best Books The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis & Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Games People Play: The B...2017-12-1650 min
Going Deep with Aaron Watson190 My Influences - An Exercise in Mapping Modular MentorshipA friend of mine inspired me to do this episode. We were having coffee and I rattled off a few names of folks that I read or listened to and he hadnāt heard of a few of the names. He encouraged me to share my influences so that others could learn from their wisdom. Ā The point of the exercise is to hopefully enable you to discover new people to follow and learn from. So Iām not going to mention the countless individuals in my personal life who teach me the most. Ā ...2017-02-2208 min
Going Deep with Aaron Watson171 The Best Books and Blogs of 2016 (with Mike Dariano)Ā Mikeās Best Books Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing by Michael Mauboussin The Wright Brothers by David McCullough Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Ā Aaronās Best Books Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artist...2016-12-2251 min
Going Deep with Aaron Watson118 Kevin Kelly, Preparing Us for the Inevitable Future of Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual RealityKevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired magazineĀ and a former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Review. He has also been a writer, photographer, conservationist, and student of Asian and digital culture. Ā Kelly stepped down as executive editor of Wired in 1999; his current job title is Senior Maverick. Partially due to his reputation as Wired's editor, he is noted as a participant in and an observer of cyberculture. Ā His books include; Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World New Rules for...2016-07-2529 min
Going Deep with Aaron Watson72 Mike Dariano, Creating Content and Chasing Personal GrowthMike Dariano is a writer, an educator, and a creator. He writes about productivity and better work at Productivityist and edits the site 27GoodThings.com which features good things to read, watch, and use. He also writes at The Waiterās Pad ā a blog that shares in depth notes from podcast interviews around the web. Ā He has written a few books including; My Meditations: What a Roman Emperor Taught me About Parenting, Read More Books: Hijack your Habits, Tame your Time, and Find Better Tools for Reading More Books, and Childrenās Poems for the Couch o...2016-03-1631 min
A Productive ConversationGetting Reading Done with Mike DarianošØ The Forge Your Future Challenge is back ā August 7ā9, 2025!Join yours truly, Mike Vardy, for this free 3-day experience to reconnect with what matters, regain control of your time, and set your future in motion. Just two hours a day for three daysāno fluff, just focus. Save your spot now: https://mikevardy.com/forgeyourfutureOn this episode of the show, Iām joined by Productivityistās resident book reviewer and fellow avid reader Mike Dariano. We talk about how we go about reading and what we do differently to keep our reading workflowā¦flowing.
The goal of this ep...2016-03-0141 min