When most members of the group are in favor of it. But even then, I would suggest that the procedure be ameliorated by giving a nice gift and an apologetic note to those stopped who just happen to share a physical characteristic with some bad people. No further explanation needed. All comments welcome.
Category: suggestions
Don’t Fall For “Fiduciary, No Commission, Only Make Money When You Do” Commercials.
Do I really have to explain that this method of charging you for investment advice, in no way implies that their recommendations have a positive EV, except for them? No further explanation needed. All comments welcome.
Soak the Rich for Little Perks
Stuff like avoiding lines, using car-pool lanes by themselves, or the handicapped parking idea that is #1 on this list. The key to making this work without a major backlash would be that the price charged would be high enough so that the average person would not feel bad that he couldn’t afford it himself,… Continue reading Soak the Rich for Little Perks
Periodically Review Important 5-4 Supreme Court Decisions.
My main reason to suggest this is purely mathematical. Put simply, if nine different justices had ruled, there is almost a 50% chance it would go the other way. The details regarding this suggestion would have to be worked out. No further explanation needed. All comments welcome.
Don’t Overestimate the Intelligence or Expertise of Those in Fields That Require Them to Know Complicated Rules or a Lot of Jargon.
This is doubly true if that person is teaching you something about his field and unnecessarily brings up these rules or jargon. People who really know the subject don’t do that as they have no need to show off. No further explanation needed. All comments welcome.
Allow Verdicts of “Probably Guilty” For Serious and “Me Too” Accusations.
NPresently most countries want their juries to completely acquit defendants who they think are as little as 10% or less in their mind, to be actually innocent. Because it is much worse to convict an innocent person than acquit a guilty one. But I think it is wrong to completely act as if someone is… Continue reading Allow Verdicts of “Probably Guilty” For Serious and “Me Too” Accusations.
Seek Advice from One Notch Below the Famous Experts.
My experience has been that they will be extremely helpful since they normally labor in the shadows and welcome the opportunity to help people get adept at their specialty, in order to be better appreciated. No further explanation needed. All comments welcome.
Translate Mild and Moderate Annoyances Into Money
In most cases when something irritating happens to people, their emotional reaction is quite a bit greater than it would be if they lost an amount of money that coincided with the amount that it would take to fix things (or the amount that they would take in return for enduring the mishap.) Next time… Continue reading Translate Mild and Moderate Annoyances Into Money
Do Criminals Calculate EV?
No further explanation needed. All comments welcome.
Getting Past Middle Manager Roadblocks Whose Self Interest Don’t Coincide with Their Company’s
Poker’s best-selling book (Theory of Poker) was originally published by Prentice Hall but almost wasn’t. The low level editor assigned to approving it, worried what would happen if it flopped. I told him that I would shop it around, it was a big favorite to succeed, and I changed his unethical personal equation by telling… Continue reading Getting Past Middle Manager Roadblocks Whose Self Interest Don’t Coincide with Their Company’s