View from my hotel room in Frisco, TX (outside of Dallas) The other thing I'll mention about Texas, and something I say every time I am in Texas, is the people here are some of the nicest you'll ever meet. I've lived on the East Coast, West Coast, have relatives in the Mid West, and can honestly say Texas in my opinion has the nicest people of all places I visit or have lived. You...
Successful Entrepreneurs Who Succeeded Without Traditional Education Some of my favorites: Join the Conversation Which of these entrepreneurs do you find most inspiring? Are there others you would add to this list?
Christina and I went to Bistro 33 Rocklin with her Grandpa and best friend Jean this afternoon. The interesting thing about the restaurant is it is located inside of a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Rocklin, CA. I had a burger and fries and I was telling Christina on the way back tonight it has to be one of the top 20 burgers I've ever had (and I've had quite a few). I'd definitely recommend it...
Insights from The New Yorker Profile John Mackey, the co-founder and chief executive of Whole Foods Market The New Yorker has a long article on Mackey which was a very good read. Since it is so long, I've summarized what I found interesting from it below. I'm terrible at summarizing and in college never got into highlighting my textbooks. When reading I either found it all really interesting or all really dull, so it was...
We went to San Francisco yesterday and started things off right by going to Taylor's which has awesome burgers and sweet potato fries. We surprised our birthday boy at the Motown Madness musical. Motown isn't my favorite music in the world, but I mentioned before going in that as long as I'm not the one singing, I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Little did I know, almost halfway through the musical, they would pull me up...
Finding the Sweet Spot in a World of Information Overload Look at the graph above. At first glance, it appears deceptively simple: a U-shaped curve showing the relationship between information and confusion. Yet this elegant visualization captures one of the most significant challenges we face in the modern world: finding the optimal balance between too little and too much information. This phenomenon explains why both inadequate information and information overload lead to increased confusion, while...