We have an innate need for control so having options from which to choose makes us happy. Though this is not valid for all cultures – in collectivist cultures people are more satisfied with the outcome of a choice if it was made for them by the community or members of the family. The way we … [Read more…]
We can’t predict. No one can. Not with deep anthropological or historical knowledge, economical, political, social or any other type of knowledge whatsoever. Not using advanced statistics (correlations, regressions and other fancy words & techniques) or complicated mathematics. Nassim Taleb makes a very good point in his bestselling book “Black Swan“: if you can predict something, then it’s … [Read more…]
Bucharest might not be the prettiest city, but it sure is vivid. We have the nightlife for which my foreign friends envy me (that and the cost of beer) and we started bit by bit to have more and more events, street festivals, flash mobs…movements that color the grey city. And as applied improvisation becomes more popular, I get to improvise and … [Read more…]