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Re:Bed that saved me from the Taliban on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:54PM (#18962546)
I haven't gone through your link yet, but sounds like Survivorship Bias here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
Alex Honnold does not experience fear like the rest of us: http://nautil.us/issue/39/sport/the-strange-brain-of-the-wor...
Re:Slave, Scholar, Stoic on Friday May 26, 2017 @02:22PM (#14426108)
I like - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William Irvine, provides a good overview of stoicism.
Also here's the Feynman algorithm[1]:

- Write down the problem.

- Think real hard.

- Write down the solution.

This article not only falling for survivorship bias but also confirmation bias [2]

1: http://wiki.c2.com/?FeynmanAlgorithm 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

Do you stick a budget for your WFH rentals? How long do you rent for?
So Survivorship Bias in play in this article?
Re:Show HN: BitBar – Put anything in your Mac OS X menu bar on Tuesday February 09, 2016 @12:55PM (#11067197)
Re:This Is How I Work on Tuesday December 24, 2013 @09:09PM (#6961932)
My guess is the Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_disorder )
Re:Python Practice Projects on Tuesday December 24, 2013 @04:19PM (#6961161)
Re:Jack Dorsey Joins Disney’s Board Of Directors on Monday December 23, 2013 @06:36PM (#6957323)
Do not fall for the Survivorship Bias: http://youarenotsosmart.com/2013/05/23/survivorship-bias/
Re:Basic Data Structures and Algorithms in the Linux Kernel on Saturday November 23, 2013 @07:13PM (#6788033)
More implementations listed at: http://cstheory.stackexchange.com/a/19773
Re:Bytecode on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @08:24PM (#6729919)
Re:Clojure from the ground up on Saturday October 26, 2013 @07:48PM (#6619966)
I love the thorough Guide to Programming in Clojure for Beginners: http://blackstag.com/blog.posting?id=5

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