An Expert Is Not an Oracle
Society swings between blind trust in anyone with a diploma and proud faith in its own research. An expert is not an oracle, but that does not make a random…
Stop Before the Last Drop
A first strong impression is hard to repeat. A new taste, a trip, a purchase, a game or falling in love delivers pleasure and novelty at once. On repetition the…
The reputation bubble
We can’t study every person from scratch each time. So we keep shortened models: reliable; funny; dangerous; competent; always late; a good listener. Reputation saves time. It helps you pick…
The Unfamiliar Without a Verdict
Public fear easily turns the unfamiliar into a threat, and then calls that reaction common sense or instinct. Not knowing someone else’s culture is normal; a confident verdict passed with…
M390, Elmax and the Other Austrians
Böhler-Uddeholm AG is a steel group, one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-grade tool steel. Sheet steel, tubes, wire, forging equipment, gas turbine components, FOX welding electrodes. Plants in…
Do Not Regret, Investigate
Motivational culture offers two equally simple extremes: regret nothing, or judge yourself for the past forever. The first sounds cheerful and is almost useless; the second produces punishment without new…